Vernon Geske

Vernon Geske, 87, of Green River, passed away July 31, 2016, at the Sage View Care Center. He had been a resident of Green River since the late 1960s.

He was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Wabasso, Minn., the son of Henry Frederick Geske and Elsie Louise Raddatz Geske. 

Geske attended schools in Wabasso, Minnesota. 

He married Marian "Mimi" Behrendt in Redwood Falls, Minn., April 17, 1954, and she preceded him in death on July 4, 2008.

Geske was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War. 

Following his honorable discharge from the United States Navy, he attended and graduated from Dunwoody Industrial Institute in Minneapolis and obtained his Journeyman Electrician License.

He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 322.

Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Stewart and husband Doug and Julie A. Williams and husband Dale, all of Green River; four grandchildren, Katherine, Jacob, Brady and Holly; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Mimi and several brothers and sisters. 

Cremation will take place and there will be no services at his request. 

Condolences may be left at http://www.vasefuneralhomes.com.