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Eunice Rae (Geiman) Currier, age 87, of Monroe, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2028, at Ridgewood Care Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. No family services are planned at this time, but a family graveside gathering will be scheduled in the spring.
Eunice was the fifth of nine children born to Daniel Christian and Leona Irene (Maxey) Geiman in Bancroft, South Dakota. Eunice graduated from Bancroft High School in 1955. She was united in marriage to Delmer Leroy Currier on June 26, 1955, at the Bancroft Methodist Church. The couple were married 62 years until Delmer’s passing in 2017.Shortly after marriage, the couple moved to Monroe, Iowa, where they resided until death.
To this marriage were born four children – Steve, Donna, Everett, and Sheryl; nine grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. She is survived by her family and her siblings Delbert Geiman, Shirley Weeks, Dean Geiman, and Sandra Pina. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Donald Geiman, Mildred Ulsh, Lavonne Samulson, and Carol Miller, and two great grandbabies.
Eunice was best known for her orneriness that always resulted in deep belly laughs from her and everyone around her. The stories of her childhood escapades on the family farm were widespread and often times repeated. Eunice was also well known for her cooking and baking and candy making. She spoiled her family with all the delicious baked goods. The smell of baking bread was commonplace in her home. Many people in town often asked her to bake and sell her delectable delights, but she always adamantly refused. She didn’t want her passion to become something she had to do that would make her lose the joy she found in her kitchen.
Besides her family, Eunice had a great love for all children. Eunice babysat for many families, and numerous children thought of her as their second mom. She loved playing and laughing with them, scaring them and then laughing till she couldn't breathe, doing somersaults in the yard right along with the kids, and racing go-carts with her nephews. She also had great compassion for taking care of the elderly. At every holiday, her family was never allowed to eat holiday meals until the food trays she had prepared were delivered to elderly people in town who had no family.
In 2007, the first signs of dementia were noticed. True to form, that disease led to a very long goodbye. We lost so many parts of our beloved mother over those 17 years, but even when she could no longer speak or know who we were, there was a spunk and a very strong will in her to live life on her own terms. The workers at the care center often commented, “If it ain’t Eunice’s idea, she ain’t going to do it.” Along with her family, many care workers came in to tell her goodbye with tears in their eyes on her last day on this earth. She was dearly loved, and she is deeply missed.
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