Merle Gene Geigle was born to Emanuel and Orvilla (Freeman) Geigle at the Lowe Hospital in Mobridge. He continued to live in Pollock and in 1959 they moved to Mound City. He started grade school at the Mound City School until he graduated from the 8th grade.

In 1970 Merle and his parents moved to the Horseshoe Ranch north of Glenham, SD, and remained there until they moved into the town of Glenham in 1985. Merle moved to the Oahe Inc. in Pierre, SD, on March 21, 2013 and remained there until the time of his passing. He enjoyed many friends and families over the years.

Merle is survived by his two sisters, Marlene Ritter, Mobridge, SD, Donna Backhaus, Vermillion, SD, brother, Sherman (Carolyn) Geigle, Everett, WA, several nieces and nephews, Cindy (Ritter) Moser, Pollock, SD, Randy Ritter, Mound City, SD, Tammie (Ritter) Fischer, Mobridge, SD, Dean Bader, Wrenchell, MN, Ryan Bader, Cloquet, MN, Norrine (Backhaus) Ritter, Mobridge, SD, Jordan Backhaus, Austin TX, Candace (Backhaus) O’Connor, Burbank, SD, John Backhaus, Vermillion, SD, Danielle (Backhaus) Jacobs, Merrillan, WI, Brenda (Geigle) Kubiza, Gladstone, OR, Leslie (Geigle) Schaffer, San Tan Valley, AZ, Misty Geigle, Everett, WA, one sister-in-law’s, Aggie Geigle, Keo AK, one aunt Margaret Gei-gle, Bismarck, ND, special friends from Oahe Inc., Mike Weasel Head, Donnette Anderson, DeAnn Rausch and Kenna Bauer, as well as numerous other great nieces and nephews and other ex-tended family, employees of Oahe Inc. in Pierre, SD, and a life-time of other friends.

Merle is preceded in death by his parents, Emanuel and Orvilla, brother, Lyle Geigle, sister, Janet (Geigle) Mowder, Fern (Geigle) Merkel, three brothers in law, Bernie Merkel, Herbert Ritter, LeRoy Backhaus, niece, Debra Ritter, two infant nephews, Ryan Mowder, Lydelle Bader, two great nephews, Michael O’Connor and Freddie Fischer II, grand -parents, Adam and Ottelia Geigle, Fred and Pearl Freeman.

In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials directed to the Pollock Spring Valley Cemetery C/O Cindy Moser, P.O. Box 174 Pollock, SD 57648.

D a t e o f S e r v i c e

T i m e o f S e r v i c e

Merle Gene Geigle

1953 ~ 2019

Miss Me - But Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me,

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room, Why cry for a soul set free!

Miss me a little - but not for long And not with your head bowed low.

Remember the love that we once shared, Miss me, but let me go.

For this journey that we all must take And each must go alone;

It's all a part of the Master's plan A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart Go to the friends we know,

And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me, but let me go.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

Merle Gene Geigle 66 Years ~ 0 Months ~ 20 Days

BORN: PASSED AWAY: March 12, 1953 April 1, 2019 Mobridge, South Dakota Pierre, South Dakota

CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICES: 1:00 PM, Saturday, April 27, 2019

Kesling Funeral Chapel Mobridge, South Dakota

CLERGY: Pastor Randall Cloud

MUSIC:

“I’ll Fly Away” “How Great Thou Art”

“Just As I Am”

URNBEARER:

Cindy Moser

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Mike ~ Donnette ~ DeAnn ~ Kenna ~ Jeremy

from Oahe Inc.

INURNMENT: Spring Valley Cemetery Pollock, South Dakota

Arrangements Entrusted to Kesling Funeral Home.