Wasco-Lake County OR Archives Obituaries.....Geiger, Betty February 27, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, March 1, 2005
     Betty Geiger, 82, a longtime resident of The Dalles, died at the local 
hospital on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, surrounded by her family.
     She was born in Lakeview on July 13, 1922. She and her three brothers 
were born to mother Enid Leighfield Frakes of Wales, England, and father John 
Frakes of Lakeview. She graduated from Lakeview High School. 
     She received the Daily Fund Scholarship for Oregon State College in 
Corvallis, where she met her husband of 64 years, Edward Geiger. They met at a 
tea dance while in college, married May 29, 1941, and moved to The Dalles, 
where they took over Geiger Cherry Orchard in 1948.
     She was a homemaker for her husband and three children. When not taking 
care of her family, she was active in the family cherry orchard, managing the 
books and payroll, organizing the pickers and picking cherries when needed. 
     She was a member of PEO and a self-taught seamstress and quilter, 
designing and constructing the Cherry Sweetheart coronation robe that was 
inspired by the Portland Rose Festival’s coronation robe. Her designs were 
featured at the local art center in 1987, showcasing her many family quilts 
and handwork designs.
     Survivors include her husband, Edward J. Geiger; son John and his wife, 
Patty, The Dalles; daughter Carol and her husband, Larry Clark, Corvallis; 
daughter Linda and her husband, Jules Valente, Renton, Wash.; five 
grandchildren, Carrie, Katie and Laurie Clark, and Joe and Maria Valente; and 
numerous nieces and nephews. 
     She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Henry Frakes, James 
Frakes and Jack Frakes.
     A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 3, at the St. 
Peter’s Catholic Church.
     Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Educational Foundation, 
1112 Cherry Heights Rd., The Dalles, OR 97058.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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