JOHN GIESIGE FAMILY

John Giesige and Mary Ann Dietrick were married and lived near New Bavaria and had three sons: Urban who married Emma Thome and they had three children, Mary, Leonard, and Robert; Clarence who married Bertha Reber and they had three children, Earl, Ethel and Martha; and Bertram Giesige who married Agnes Reber and they had three children, Richard, Clifford, and Margaret.

John and Mary Ann's grandchildren were as follows: Mary M. married Leonard R. Reber and their children are Katherine, Carol, Patricia and Mark; Leonard Giesige married Ann E. Laws and their children are Richard, Lanny, Elizabeth (married Denny Steffan), Susan and Laura; Robert Giesige married Marie Reber; Earl Giesige married Ruth Laurer and their children are Don, Marilyn, Tim (married Dorothy Hawk), Gerald, Debby, Pam, and Chris; Ethel Giesige married Johnson and had one girl Nancy; Martha Giesige married Bernard Okuly and their children are Joan and Edward; Richard Giesige married Inez Kunesh and their children are Richard Jr., Edward (married Joan Workcutter - son Greg), Tom and Tony; Clifford Giesige married Mary Evelyn Steffan and their children are Jim (married Blanche Shoemaker - Terry - Tammy -Dean - Cherly - Bryan), Dennis (married Meyer), John (married Sandra Eitzman - Todd - Christina -Scott); Margaret Giesige married Carl Wenzinger and their children are Ronald (married Arlene - Patty - Kevin - Sandy - Scott), Gerald (married Dolores Lammers - Kay - Karen -Lisa - Lori - Bobby), George (nephew), Janet, Linda, Beverly, Kenneth.

[Photo, p. 215a] Mr. and Mrs. Bert Giesige, Richard, Margaret and Clifford

[Photo, p. 215b] Janet Wenzinger, New Bavaria -Firemen's Convention, Ada, Ohio.

Janet was the New Bavaria Fireman's Queen and a contestant at the 100 year Fireman's Convention at Ada in 1974.

Submitted by the Family