Third Generation

4. Annabelle Rose GEIER was born on 18 January 1927. She died on 19 December 1999 at the age of 72.

Annabelle Rose GEIER and Leonard O. VON RUDEN were married on 30 October 1946 in Norwalk, Monroe County, WI.^2,8 Leonard O. VON RUDEN, son of Victor VON RUDEN and Jesse CREVISTON, was born on 16 April 1923 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ He died on 14 July 2005 at the age of 82 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI.⁸

Obituary Notes: "Leonard O. Von Ruden, 82, of Wilton, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse. He was born April 16, 1923, to Victor and Jessie (Creviston) Von Ruden in the Town of Wellington. He was united in marriage to Annabelle Geier on Oct. 30, 1946, at Norwalk. They farmed on the home farm with his brother LaVern and his wife Irma until their retirement. He was a lifelong and faithful member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Wilton and served for many years as an usher at the church.

He is survived by a son, Gary (Cathy) of Ontario; four grandchildren, Brittani, Mitchell, Allyson and Mark, all of Ontario; sisters-in-law Sylvia Von Ruden of Wilton, Connie (Carl) Lewis of Slaton, TX, Helen (Evan) Summerfield of Wilton, Marlene (Larry) Peth of Tomah, Berdella (Gerald) Butzler of Sparta, Karen Geier of Wilton, Bonnie Geier of Sparta, Karen Geier of La Crosse and Bertha Geier of Sparta; brothers-in-law Arnold (Mary Ann) Geier of Sparta and Larry (Myrtle) Geier of Tomah,

In addition to his wife, Annabelle, he was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Galauner; three brothers, Glen, Lyle and LaVern; four brothers-in-law, Ike Geier, George Geier, Omer Geier and Wilbert Geier; two sisters-in-law, Irma Von Ruden and Adeline Donskey. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 19, at 11 a.m. at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Wilton. Rev. Brian D. Konopa will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday from 4 until 8 p.m. at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, and at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass.

A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the church." He was buried on 18 July 2005 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery.

Annabelle Rose GEIER and Leonard O. VON RUDEN had the following children: