George H Gessner
George H. Gessner, 76, died Thursday afternoon in Good Samaritan Home at Postville following a brief illness.
He was a retired carman for the Great Western and North
Western railroads for over 30 years.
Survivors include a son, Paul of Merced, Calif.; three daughters, Betty Resor of Milwaukee, Sharon Meyer of Postville and Karen Hanson of Atwater, Minn.; a brother, Joseph of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Helen Carlson and Mary Pisney, both of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Hazleton. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Brant-Kerns-Jamison’s, where a parish rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. A memorial has been established.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Saturday 16 Apr 1988
