This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#218833) Dorothy Marie Gieselman 1919-2008 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=218833> AUTHOR: volunteer DATE: 1/30/2009 at 20:08:00 Surnames: GIESELMAN,MILLER,BREUER,PIPER,MCCHESNEY,HASSETT Source: Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Cordell Hagele, Funeral Director Dorothy Marie Gieselman, 89, of Wapello, died Thursday afternoon, April 24, 2008, at the Wapello Nursing & Rehab Center. The daughter of Clarence and Esther Viola Miller Breuer, she was born March 28, 1919 at Spring Grove, Iowa. She married Howard H. Gieselman on November 4, 1939 at Burlington. He preceded her in death on January 1, 2004. Dorothy graduated from Burlington High School in 1937. She was a homemaker and farmed with her husband. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, the UMW, and Martha Circle of Wapello. She had served as a District Officer for the UMW. She was also a member of the Oakland Social Club and the Farm Bureau Women. She had been a 4 H Leader. Dorothy enjoyed sewing, gardening, church activities, and all the hustle and bustle of the farm. Her family includes two sons, Harold & Kay Gieselman of Oelwein and Wayne Gieselman & Emily Piper of Des Moines; two daughters, Janet & Mike McChesney of Fairview, Texas and Ruth Hassett of Oakville; twelve grandchildren; three step grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; four step great grandchildren; a sister, Mildred & Henry Miller of Wever; and a brother, Edward Breuer of Burlington. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard; and a son, Dale. The funeral will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, April 28, 2008, at the United Methodist Church at Wapello with Revs. Scott Smith and Harlan Winter officiating. Family and friends will stay at the church for a luncheon and fellowship before proceeding to the Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery for burial. Friends may call from 11 to 7 on Sunday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home where the family will meet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A Memorial Fund has been established for the benefit of the United Methodist Church Building Fund and the Great River Hospice.