Submitted by: Dan Rich

South Bend Tribune 7/12/2004

Geraldine H. Weisweaver

Jan. 23, 1918 -- June 28, 2004

Geraldine H. Weisweaver, 86, passed away in her residence in Sumner, Wash., on Monday, June 28, due to an illness.

Mrs. Weisweaver was a long-time resident of Mishawaka, Ind., and the last successor to the Rieffel family, born Jan. 23, 1918, to Robert and Lilas Rieffel.

She was a faithful member of the First Christian Church of Mishawaka for 67 years. After graduating from Mishawaka High School in 1936, she married Thomas O. Weisweaver in 1937. She retired from Uniroyal after a lifetime of service.

Mrs. Weisweaver is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Mary Lee Owen of Osceola, Ind.; and her son, Thomas R. Weisweaver of Puyallup, Wash. Other survivors include seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.