Nothburga 'Butch' Geise

Nothburga (Butch) Geise , age 94, of Coldwater, passed away Tuesday, June 9 , 2020 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. She was born July 9, 1925 in Carthagena to the late John & Bernadine ( Wuebker ) Stelzer . On April 21, 1945, she married Elmer Geise in Philothea , he preceded her in death on July 12, 1974.

She will be missed by her children Connie Howe, Coldwater , Janet & Ralph Gels, Coldwater , Sandra & Charles Fortkamp , Maria Stein , Donald & Jennifer Geise , Dayton , Patricia & Jerry Kanney , Coldwater ; a son-in-law James & Tammy Tangeman , Gahanna; 13 grandchildren ; 31 great-children ; siblings Imelda ‘Sis’ Puthoff , Chickasaw and John Stelzer , Coldwater and sister-in-law Evelyn Geise , Celina.

She is preceded in death by a daughter Deborah Tangeman; son-in-law Nick Howe; parents of Elmer Geise, Henry & Elizabeth Geise; stepmother Leafa Geise; siblings and in-laws, Elenora & Walter Schockman , infant sister Corinne Stelzer, Henry & Sally Stelzer, Lidwina & Albert Bergman, Florian & Alvera Stelzer, Willibald & Alma Stelzer, Delphina & Irenus Quinter, Werner & Rosella Stelzer, Norbert & Adele Stelzer, Francis Stelzer Killed in Action, Lawrence Puthoff, Ruth  Stelzer, ; Loretta & Elmer Schulze, Arthur & Cecelia Geise, Alfred & Catherine Geise, Esther & Delbert Smith, Viola & Woodrow Sitzman, Mildred & Lester Kinninger , Robert Geise, Martha & Wilbur Thobe, Charles & Ruth Geise, step-sisters Mary Jane Knapke, Josie Knapke and their husband Robert Knapke.

‘Butch’ was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was a member of St. Ann’s & St. Cecelia Auxiliary, and a life-long member the VFW Auxiliary. A fter her family was raised, ‘Butch’ worked for many years at Hemmelgarn Eggs in Philothea and then finished her working career as a cook for the Coldwater School s . Her favorite past time was b owling, watching her grandchildren in sports & band , playing cards, walking and cheering for her favorite baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds. She did volunteer work for the Mercer Co. R ight to Life Bootie Project.

Mass of Christian Burial limited by social distancing will be held at 10:30 am Friday, June 12, 2020 at Holy Trinity Church with livestream at https://www.coldwatercluster.org/information/watch-mass-online . Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 pm Thursday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater. Memorials may be made to Cancer Association of Mercer County, American Heart Association or Alzheimer’s Association. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.