Anne V. Geiger

Anne V. (Conroy) Geiger, 91 of Greeley, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 26, 2016 at home. The daughter of the late Denis and MaryEllen (Cusick) Conroy, she was born January 5, 1925 in New Brunswick, NJ. To pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a nurse, Anne took a job at Diehl's Manufacturing Plant in Manville, NJ assembling airplane motors during WWII. After saving enough money, she was able to enroll in St. Peter's Nursing School in New Brunswick, NJ. She graduated in 1946 and spent the next 40 years as a Registered Nurse.

In 1949, Anne wed the late John F. Geiger to whom she was married for 63 years. Together, Anne and John bought and operated what would become Geiger's Acorn Hill, a home for developmentally disabled adults, in Budd Lake, NJ. After retiring to Lackawaxen, PA, Anne and John devoted much of their time to volunteer work. They co-founded the Active Retired Seniors Club (ACTIREES); delivered Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors; were active members of St. Ann's Parish and worked closely with the Lackawaxen Fire Company and the Pike County Senior Center.

Anne is survived by four sons and four daughters: Cletus and his wife Lily of Acadia, FL, Joseph and his wife Karen of Lanoka Harbor, NJ, Gerard of Port Murray, NJ, Thomas of Edgewood, MD, Julie and partner Raymond Simmons of Hamburg, NJ, Sr. Justine, RSM of Oil City, PA, Emily DeLeeuw and her husband William of Greeley, PA, Rosemary Allen and her husband Gary of Hackettstown, NJ; 23 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Along with her husband, she was preceded in death by sons, John F. Geiger Jr. and Vincent DePaul Geiger and daughter-in-law Cindy Geiger.

Family will receive friends at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 West Harford St., Milford, PA on Thursday, September 1, 2016 from 10 AM to 1 PM.  A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, Greeley, PA on September 1, 2016 at 2 PM with Rev.Thomas Major officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, Pike County Aging Office, 1510 Pike County Blvd., Hawley, PA 18428.