Stanley Louis Geissmann

Stanley Louis Geissmann passed away in his home at the age of 92 on October 20, 2016. He was born on December 2, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri to Louis Manley Geissmann and Cora Louise Geissmann Medina.

Stanley lived in St. Louis and Los Angeles as a child. Before he was 18 years of age, he hitchhiked from LA to Canada and joined the Canadian Army. He returned to the United States right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He branched out with the Air Force where he served 24 years spanning World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He met his wife of 59 years, Itsuko, while stationed in Japan.

Stan retired from the Air Force on February 28, 1966, the day he brought his newborn daughter home from the hospital. A job at Boeing brought the family to Washington State and in 1970 he began working as a civil servant for the Dept. of the Navy at Keyport and Bangor, Washington. He also went to night school and graduated with an Associates Degree from Olympic College in 1973.

Stan was an advanced HAM radio operator, loved astronomy, technology, and enjoyed all sciences and history. A born electronics engineer, he loved machines, particularly airplanes, automobiles, and computers.

Stanley loved nature and animals, was kind and friendly to all, and was known for his easy going nature and sense of humor. He was proud to serve the country he loved. He was most devoted to his wife and family. He will always be remembered by his beloved wife, Itsuko, daughter Sharon (Ray Gibson), grand-daughter Kristina (Adam Gibson), great grand-children Jordynn and Wesley, his sister Catherine Marie Smith, his nephews Jim Smith and Jimmy Geissmann, and niece Gina Wilkinson. He is preceded in death by his brother, Spencer James Geissmann, and niece, Janice Geissmann.

A Celebration of Life will be held on November 1, 2016, at Rill Chapel in Port Orchard, Washington. Interment with military honors will be held on November 3, 2016 at 2:30 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Kitsap Firefighter’s Benevolent Fund.