Erwin K. Geigle, Ph.D.

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Geigle, Erwin K. Ph.D. age 72 of Minnetonka, MN, died on September 28. He was born in Poland in 1944 to Immanuel and Maria (Jose) Geigle. The family of eight immigrated to the United States in 1952 and settled in Turtle Lake, ND. As a boy, he worked for area farmers starting at the age of 11 years old. Erwin pursued higher education and obtained Ph.B. and M.S. degrees from Univ. of ND and a Ph.D. from the Univ. of MN. He obtained a very coveted scholarship for three years as a National Research Fellow through the United States Department of Education. Erwin enjoyed the academic environment as he spent 11 years as a full-time student after high school. Janice J. Dockter and Erwin were married on November 1, 1969 in Turtle Lake, ND. They shared similar values and they instilled the value of a formal education in three children; Maria (Jason Moon and grandson, Isaac), Julia (Florent Martel) and Solomon. Education, government, and private industry are how Erwin wanted to "experience a career". In education, he was a high school teacher, a college professor, and a technical college president. He also worked in state government and private industry. Erwin was also employed as an IT Director and later held positions as vice president and president. His last position was in a company of 350 employees where he was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to St. Stephen's Human Services, the Autism Society of MN, or a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4th at 10:30 am in Turtle Lake, ND and a memorial open house on Sat., Oct. 15 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Unitarian Universalist Church in Wayzata. Arrangements with Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake, ND. goetzfuneralhomes.com

Published on October 2, 2016