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Memorial services for Merle Gene Geigle, age 66, of Pierre will be at 1 PM, Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Kesling Funeral Chapel in Mobridge. Inurnment will be at Spring Valley Cemetery in Pollock. Merle passed away April 1, 2019 at Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, SD.
Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge is in charge of arrangements.

Merle Gene Geigle was born to Emanuel and Orvilla (Freeman) Geigle at the Lowe Hospital in Mobridge. He continued to live in Pollock and in 1959 they moved to Mound City. He started grade school at the Mound City School until he graduated from the 8 ^th grade.

In 1970 Merle and his parents moved to the Horseshoe Ranch north of Glenham, SD. They moved into the town of Glenham in 1985. Merle moved to the Oahe Inc. in Pierre, SD, on March 21, 2013 and remained there until the time of his passing. He enjoyed many friends and families over the years.

Merle is survived by his two sisters, Marlene Ritter, Mobridge, SD, Donna Backhaus, Vermillion, SD, brother, Sherman (Carolyn) Geigle, Everett, WA, several nieces and nephews, Cindy (Ritter) Moser, Pollock, SD, Randy Ritter, Mound City, SD, Tammie (Ritter) Fischer, Mobridge, SD, Dean Bader, Wrenchell, MN, Ryan Bader, Cloquet, MN, Norrine (Backhaus) Ritter, Mobridge, SD, Jordan Backhaus, TX, Candace (Backhaus) O'Connor, Burbank, SD, John Backhaus, Vermillion, SD, Danielle (Backhaus) Jacobs, Merrillan, WI, Brenda (Geigle) Kubiza, Gladstone, OR, Leslie (Geigle) Schaffer, Tempe, AZ, Misty Geigle, Everett, WA, two sister-in-law's, Aggie Geigle, Keo AK, one aunt Margaret Geigle, Bismarck, ND, special friends from Oahe Inc., Mike, Donnette, DeAnn and Kenna, as well as numerous other great nieces and nephews and other extended family, employees of Oahe Inc. in Pierre, SD, and a lifetime of other friends.

Merle is preceded in death by his parents, Emanuel and Orvilla, brother, Lyle Geigle, sister, Janet (Geigle) Mowder, Fern (Geigle) Merkel, three brothers in laws, Bernie Merkel, Herbert Ritter, LeRoy Backhaus, niece, Debra Ritter, two infant nephews, Ryan Mowder, Lydelle Bader, two great nephews, Michael O'Connor and Freddie Fischer II, grand -parents, Adam and Ottelia Geigle, Fred and Pearl Freeman.

In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials directed to the Pollock Spring Valley Cemetery.