Geraldine "Jeri" Riisness

August 20, 2013

Geraldine “Jeri” A. Riisness age 88 of Blair died August 20th, 2013 at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair. Funeral Services will be held Friday August 23rd at 11:00AM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home with visitation 1 hour prior to service. Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery. Geraldine A. Riisness was born on November 16th, 1924 in Tiffin, Ohio to William and Melinda (Smeltz) Bogner. She graduated from high school in New Haven, Ohio in 1942. Upon graduation she worked for the Civil Service in Richmand, Virginia. She married James Riisness on June 2nd, 1944 at Andrew Field, Silver Springs, Maryland. The couple moved to Omaha, NE in 1947. Jeri worked for the Veterans Hospital for many years until her retirement in the late 1980’s. She is survived by her daughter Susan Riisness of Blair, sister Paula Zeigler of Attica, Ohio; 2 grandchildren; 1 niece; dear friend Jill Christoffersen. Memorials may be directed to the Jeanette Hunt Animal Shelter in Blair, Nebraska.