Vivian R. Geer

Vivian R. Geer East Lansing Vivian died peacefully on August 29, 2009 in her home with family. She was 82. She was born on October 2, 1926, the daughter of Bryan J. Anderson and Margaret P. (Green) Anderson Cooper in Polk, NE. At the age of 12, she moved to Torrington, WY where she graduated from Torrington High School at 16. She received a BA from the University of Wyoming with numerous honors, including Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. She obtained her Masters of Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati in Romance Languages. Vivian married Robert J. Geer in 1949 in Evanston, IL and moved to Michigan in 1955. She taught French and Spanish in college and various high schools. She provided private tutoring to competitive ice skaters. She retired from Lansing General Hospital (Ingham Medical) where she worked as a medical transcriptionist. Vivian served as a chaplain at the Ingham County Correctional Facility for Women, Chaplain's Assistant at Ingham Medical, and in a Christian Coffeehouse ministry at the Masters House. Vivian is survived by her husband, Robert Geer and their nine children: Richard (Carol); J. Stephen (Michelle) of Florida; Robert W. of Florida; Marjorie Snider of Virginia; James; Patricia (Richard) Peterson; Paul (Susan); David (Yulia) of Kansas; and Shirley of Virginia; 20 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren and numerous others she called her own. A writer and a poet, a brilliant mind with a humble and generous, loving spirit, Vivian loved music, theater, travel, bird watching, and cherished her Lord Jesus, her family and friends. In her recent years Vivian enjoyed singing with the senior citizen's group, the Young at Heart (YAH) Singers, and will now be adding her rich alto to the heavenly choir praising her Lord and Savior. The funeral service will be held at Christ Community Church, 227 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 1, 2009, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m., at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, MI 48933 (517-482-1651).