Loretta A. Geary

Loretta (Lori) Geary, 70, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 29 ^th 2020 after a long illness.

Loretta was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on November 15 ^th , 1950 and lived most of her life in La Crosse. She graduated from Logan High School in 1968, and graduated from the Humboldt Institute (Minneapolis) a year later. She worked for Goli Travel Agency for five years before joining Trane Company where she worked for 25 years. She relocated to Reno, Nevada in 1999 and continued to work for Trane Company for 4 more years before joining Gardner Engineering. She and her husband Dan lived in Reno for sixteen years before returning to La Crosse in 2015. For many years, Loretta was actively involved with several bowling teams/leagues in La Crosse. She also worked on numerous fundraising projects for youth baseball.

Loretta is survived by her husband, Dan Geary of La Crosse, her brother, Fred Lokken (Sandy) of Sparks, Nevada, her niece Theresa Lokken (Sparks) and nephew Sean Lokken (Washington, DC). She was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence Lokken and her mother, Theresa Lokken (Kloss).

The family wishes to thank the staff at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center for the wonderful care she received while there. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no funeral at this time. A celebration of life is currently planned to be held next summer. Any memorials or gifts of money can be forwarded to her husband Dan (728 22 ^nd Street South La Crosse, WI 54601)

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.