til 01 08 06 http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=GuestBook&PersonID=16057683<http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=GuestBook&PersonID=16057683> Alice D. Gieseke lifelong resident of the Marengo area The funeral service for Alice D. Gieseke, 84, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at Zion Lutheran Church, 412 Jackson St., Marengo, IL 60152, with the Rev. Glen Borhart officiating. Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services, Friday, at the church. Born Sept. 29, 1921, in rural Coral Township, the daughter of August and Mathilde (nee Steinke) Bloedorn, she passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, 2005, at St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford. On June 15, 1946, Alice married LeRoy "Roy" G. Gieseke in Union. Alice was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Roy; four sons, Dennis L. (Linda), Jerry A. (Chris), Roger L. (Wanda) and Brian C.; nine grandchildren, Jill (Chad) Olson, Brad J. Gieseke, Brett (Sarah) Gieseke, Autumn (Marc) Bechler, Ryan (Rhonda) Giesek! e, Jeremy (Kasey) Gieseke, Quinn, Michelle and April Gieseke; and five great-grandchildren, Alexis and Carter Olson, Ethan and Hayden Gieseke and Avery Bechler. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Alma and Helene Sawallisch, Sophie Lang and Eleanor Bloedorn; two brothers, Arnold and Donald Bloedorn; and two grandchildren, Philip and Amy Gieseke. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to Zion Lutheran School Building Fund appreciated. Arrangements were made by Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee, 847-426-3436. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 12/22/2005.