Mary Jane (Sullivan) Giese (1928 - 2018)

Born 18 Oct 1928 in Kendall, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Everett John Giese — married 11 Sep 1948 (to 23 Dec 1995) in St. Mary's Ridge, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

Died 30 Oct 2018 at age 90 in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Jane was born on 18 October 1928 in Kendall, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. She was the daughter of James Sullivan and Marie Elisa (Langsdorf) Sullivan.^[1]

In the 1930 census Jane (age 17 months) was living in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter.^[2]

In 1935 according to 1940 census Jane (age about 6) was living in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin.^[3]

In the 1940 census Jane (age 11) was living in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter.^[3]

When Jane was 19 she married Everett John Giese on 11 September 1948 in St. Mary's Ridge, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA.^[4] They had 6 children and 1 foster child.

She died in 2018, age 90.^[5]

Obituary:
Mary Jane Giese, 90, of Ontario passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at the Morrow Memorial Home in Sparta.
Jane was born Oct. 18, 1928, to James and Marie (Langsdorf) Sullivan in Kendall. She married Everett John Giese on Sept. 11, 1948, at St. Mary’s Ridge Catholic Church. Jane and Everett lived on three different farms in rural Ontario, where they raised their family. Jane was an amazing cook and baker who could make feeding a crowd seem so easy. She was a mom to whoever walked in her kitchen and a friend to all. Jane had a quick wit and was known for her wonderful one-liners. But being a mom, grandma and great-grandma were her most prized titles.
Jane is survived by her children, and grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two sisters; two sisters-in-law; a daughter-in-law; along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends, including the very special caregivers and residents of the Morrow Home in Sparta.
Jane was preceded in death by her husband Everett in 1995; two sons, Michael E. Giese, in the Vietnam War in 1971, and William J. Giese, in 1989; her siblings, Helen Schmitz, Louise Pearse, Daniel Sullivan, Jeremiah Sullivan, Lucille Schermerhorn, Myrtle Thomas, Sister Gertrude Sullivan, Dorothy Pipp, Caroline Bertoline, Tom Sullivan, and Roger Sullivan; two infant grandsons, James Ross Downing and John Gerald Downing; and a grandson-in-law, Jarret Luethe.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church on St. Mary’s Ridge, Wis. Father Michael Klos will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, Nov. 2, beginning at 3:45 p.m. with a prayer service and concluding at 7 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Ontario. Visitation will also be held Saturday from 10 am. until the time of service at the church. The Torkelson Funeral Home of Ontario is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
County Line, (Ontario, WI), 1 Nov 2018

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Bernice Benham 1976 Langsdorf Reunion Book, in the personal files of DLG. This booklet was sent to me by Dave Langsdorf of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The reunion was held on August 15, 1976 in Colville Park, Red Wing, MN. (accessed before 12 April 2022)
2. ↑ 1930 Census: 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002,
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2342335.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1940 Census: 1940 United States Federal Census NOTE United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls,
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04505; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 41-26.
4. ↑ Marriage: Leo Frank. (accessed before 12 April 2022)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39179612/mary-jane-giese : accessed 12 April 2022), memorial page for Mary Jane Sullivan Giese (18 Oct 1928–30 Oct 2018), Find A Grave: Memorial #39179612, citing Saint Marys Ridge Catholic Cemetery, Cashton, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Robert Kuhmann (contributor 46567652) .

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