Norman Richard Geiger

Norman Richard Geiger

High Amana

Norman Richard Geiger was born October 1, 1933, in Amana, Iowa, the son of Harry A. and Johanna (Schwalbe) Geiger. He graduated from Amana High School in 1951 and then attended Iowa State University, where he was a member of the Adelante Fraternity. Norman served honorably in the United States Army, spending over a year of his military service stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany. On June 16, 1956, he was united in marriage to Rosemarie Pitz at the Amana Church. Except for his time away at college and in the Army, he was employed by Amana Farms from the time he was a teenager until he retired in 1995.

He dedicated many years of service to the Amana Volunteer Fire Department. He also served on the Colonial Manor of Amana board of directors and spent a three-year term as a director with the Iowa County Cattlemen’s Association. He belonged to the Amana Heritage Society and was a lifelong member of the Amana Church Society.

Over the years, Norman found joy spending time in the Amana timber mushroom hunting; participating in a bowling league; playing cards with friends, either at the river cabin or in a couples’ bridge club; planting, tending and harvesting a large vegetable garden; attending home and away Iowa football games; travelling to Colorado in the fall and Florida in the winter; going to his grandchildren’s activities; and relaxing in his reclining chair reading newspapers and watching Chicago Cubs baseball games. In recent years, visits and phone calls from his family and friends brightened his days. When his health began to decline a few years ago, he and Rosemarie lived briefly at Stoney Point Meadows in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He moved to Colonial Manor of Amana in February 2023, which is where he passed away on June 6, 2025 at the age of 91. Drawing on his Chrisian faith, he was ready to leave the ills of this world behind and enter into eternal life.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 69 years, Rosemarie of Middle Amana, Iowa; his son, Stuart (Amy) Geiger of Cedar Rapids and their children Hanna (TJ) Lindgren of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Benjamin (Anne) Geiger of Urbandale, Iowa and Olivia Geiger of Cedar Rapids; his daughter, Elaine Geiger of North Liberty, Iowa and her children Allison (fiancé Samuel Slusher) O’Keefe of Alexandria, Virginia, Kurtis O’Keefe of Lone Tree, Iowa, and Erin O’Keefe of Chicago, Illinois; his great-grandchildren, Carter, Connor and Brendan Lindgren of Colorado Springs and Hallie and Ava Geiger of Urbandale; his brother-in-law, Harold Pitz; his sister-in-law, Lauren Fortune; and his nephews, Stephen Geiger and Scott Geiger. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother and sister-in-law, Harlan and Margaret Geiger; and his beloved granddaughter, Emily O’Keefe.

A funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Amana Church. Burial was in the High Amana Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the University of Iowa Dance Marathon in honor of Emily O’Keefe or the Amana Church Society. Powell Funeral Home in Marengo is caring for Norman and his family. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.