Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Geiger, Edward John July 21, 1996
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Virginian-Pilot  July 23, 1996
NORFOLK - Edward John Geiger, 82, of the 1100 block of Land Street, died Sunday, 
July 21, 1996, in Virginia Beach.

An aviation pioneer, Mr. Geiger started his airline career with the Pennsylvania 
Central Airline in 1935. He later worked for Capitol Airlines, which later became 
United Airlines, from which he retired in 1977, as a management supervisor. He was 
a member of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church where he was active in and the 
senior member of the St. Gregory Choir. He was also the original conductor of the 
St. Cecelia Choir at St. Gregory. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, 
Council Number 9056, the United Airlines Retiree Association, The Legion of Mary, 
the Commodore Chorus, the Benedictine Obleates and the St. Gregory's September 
Senior Citizens Club.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia "Pat" Geiger; four daughters, Patricia M. 
Gustafson of Norfolk, E. Claire Geiger of Virginia Beach, Mildred M. Poole of 
Richmond, and Vivian G. Burgess and her husband, Vincent, of Midlothian; seven 
sons, James E. Geiger and his wife, Yvonne, of Vermilion, Ohio; Michael H. Geiger 
and his wife, Barbara, of Suffolk; Thomas D. Maynard of Sidney, Ohio; William 
David Maynard of Virginia Beach, Thomas R. Geiger and his wife, Rhonwyn, of 
Tallahassee, Fla.; Richard M. Maynard of Virginia Beach, and Joseph G. Maynard and 
his wife, Tammy, of Chesapeake. Survivors also include two sisters, Edith G. Sobal 
of Cannonsburg, Pa., and Irene G. Manning of Pittsburgh, Pa., as well as 23 
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. Geiger was preceded in death by 
his parents, John M. and Mary Z. Geiger and a sister, Anna Mae Geiger Moran.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Thursday, July 25, 1996, at 10 a.m. 
in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church by Father John Peck. Burial will follow 
in St. Mary's Cemetery, Norfolk. The family will receive friends at the church 
Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m. Smith & Williams 
Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, Virginia Beach, is in charge of arrangements. In 
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Gregory's Catholic School 
Education Fund or to a charity of choice.

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