- Date Of Birth: July 2, 1926
- Date Of Death: May 15, 2018
- State: Indiana
Louise J. Geis, 91, formerly of Vincennes passed away Tuesday May 15, 2018 at 5:24 AM at The Villas of Guerin Woods in Georgetown, IN with her family at her bedside.
Louise was born July 2, 1926 in Vincennes the daughter of Grover C. and Perna Marie Dickerson Rumer. After graduating from Lincoln High School she went on to graduate from Deaconess School of Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from University of Evansville and her Masters degree in Nursing Administration from Indiana University. On October 10, 1959 she married Anthony L. Geis and they made their life together for 54 years until his death in 2013. She served in various capacities for over 30 years at Good Samaritan Hospital beginning as an instructor and retiring as Director of Nursing in 1983. She was a member of St. John Catholic Parish, the Altar Society, Indiana Society of Nursing Service, American Nursing Association and BetaSigma Omicron.
She is survived by her children, Anne Kimmel, and her husband Mark of Greenville, IN, Rose Marie Geis of Louisville, KY and Carolyn Geis of St. Paul, MN. Grandchildren, Mason Kimmel, Meredith Kimmel, Sydney Rose Geis, Benjamin Stevens and Rei Hanson. A sister, Joan Goodwin, and her husband Richard of Vincennes also survive.
Louise was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a sister Betty L. Bush.
