Rose Geilenkirchen

Rose Geilenkirchen of Columbus died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Countryside Home in Madison.

Rose Marie Geilenkirchen was born January 6, 1920 in rural Humphrey, NE to Joseph and Ida (Ward) Hastreiter. She was raised in Platte County where she attended Humphrey Schools. On May 2, 1939 she was united in marriage to Dominic J. Geilenkirchen at St. Francis Church in Humphrey. They lived and farmed north of Lindsay, NE. In 1968 they retired and moved to Madison. In 1979 they moved to Columbus. Rose worked in the school system for 5 years and did volunteer work. Rose was a member of St. Bonaventure Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters. Rose loved making crafts, growing flowers, gardening, and most especially, watching her grandchildren.


She is survived by:
Son: Robert (Judy) Geilenkirchen of Columbus, NE
Son: Steve (Marcia) Geilenkirchen of Bailey, CO
Daughter: Doris (Loren) Loseke of Leigh, NE
9 Grandchildren 12 Great Grandchildren 3 Great Great Grandchildren
Brother Richard (Carol) Hastreiter of Norfolk, NE
Sister Mary Jo (Percy) Gilsdorf of Madison, NE

She is preceded in death by:
Parents Joseph and Ida Hastreiter
Husband Dominic Geilenkirchen
2 Brothers and 1 Sister
Great Granddaughter

Memorials may be made to the family wishes