Boonville - Robert Geiskopf, 80, of Ford Street passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Faxton-St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Healthcare in New Hartford. Mr. Geiskopf was born in Boonville on May 9, 1928, to Harold J. and Jennie Schue Geiskopf. He grew up in Boonville and graduated with the Class of 1946. For several years following, he lived and worked in Utica. He eventually returned to Boonville and was employed at the Ethan Allen Furniture Company in machine maintenance until his failing vision forced him to leave the company. Mr. Geiskopf was a member of St. Josephï¿(TM)s Church, Boonville. He greatly enjoyed baseball, and played on his high school team and on town teams before moving to Utica. He is survived by several cousins, including Mary Tabolt of Croghan, Jeane Lillie of Watertown, and Donald Schue of Boonville. A prayer will be offered Monday at 9:45 a.m. at the Trainor Funeral Home, Inc., 143 Schuyler Street, Boonville, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Josephï¿(TM)s Church, Boonville, with the Reverend Donald H. Karlen as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Josephï¿(TM)s Cemetery, Boonville. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Boonville Fire Co. Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 164, Boonville, NY 13309.
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