Memorial card for Laura Ione Geist
Full name: | Laura Ione Geist |
Residence: | Levitown PA (Bucks County) |
Date of birth: | 16 Feb 1933 |
Date of death: | 20 Sept 2014 |
Age: | 81 |
Funeral home : | James Dougherty 2200 Trenton Rd Levittown PA 19056 Phone: (215) 943-7240 |
Obituary: | Bucks County Courier Times on 25 Sept 2014 |
Text of obituary: | Laura ‘Miss Laura’ Geist passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, at Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, following a brief illness. She was 81. Laura was born in Mount Carmel and was a long time Bristol resident, retiring to Galilee Village in Levittown. Laura was a kindergarten teacher at William Penn School in Fallsington for many years. She remained in contact with many of the students she had taught over the years. After retiring, Laura became part of the Cassano family while caring for the Cassano children. Laura was a reading volunteer for the Pennsbury School District. Laura loved children and dedicated her life to teaching them. She was an independent woman who was not afraid to speak her mind. Laura may be gone from our lives, but she will live in our hearts forever. Laura is survived by her adopted family, Pete, Patti, Tom, Alyssa and Hallie Cassano, and her nieces, Frances Geist, Joanne Geist and great-niece, Debra. A memorial service to celebrate Laura’s life will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Saturday, at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations in Laura’s name be made to the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, 680 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA 19007. |
Submitted by: | hallie cassano |
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