Charles Geisinger

1926 - 2015

Charles Lewis Geisinger, 89, of Taneytown, Maryland died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, PA. Born May 3, 1926 in Ceresville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Lewis Henry and Mary Bessie Getzandanner Geisinger. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Sauerwein Geisinger, to whom he was married for 45 years. She died in 1993.

Charles was a dairy farmer, and he and his wife farmed together in Frederick and Carroll counties from 1953 to 1980. Prior to his farming days, he worked at Bowers Lumber Company in Frederick, Sheppard Diesel in Hanover, PA, and I.H. Crouse and Sons, Inc. in Littlestown, PA. He was an active member of Grace United Church of Christ in Taneytown. He enjoyed traveling, and took many trips along with his wife Mary Louise after retiring from farming.

Surviving are son, Dennis Geisinger and wife Debbie of Taneytown; daughter, Deanna Davey and husband Mark of Wilmington, NC; son, Darren Geisinger of Taneytown; brother, J. Daniel Geisinger of Frederick; sister, H. Beryl Fowler of Frederick; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Grace United Church of Christ, 49 W. Baltimore St, Taneytown, MD, with the Rev. Steven Ostendorf officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.myersdurborawfh.com.