Darlene Doris Giger, of Choctaw, OK, died on
Friday, June 24, 2016, at the age of 81. She was born on
April 19, 1935, to August and Emma (Leapaldt) Ziesch, in
Pettibone, ND. Darlene received her Bachelors Degree in
Education from Concordia River Forest, Chicago IL. She
married John Giger on July 10, 1960, and they were married
for 55 years. John and Darlene lived in several locations
including Albuquerque NM, Anchorage AK, Billerica MA, Long
Valley NJ, Acton MA, Woomera South Australia, and Choctaw,
OK where they made their home since 1978. Darlene taught
elementary school for 4 years in New Jersey before raising
her 3 children. She also served as a substitute teacher in
Choctaw/Nicoma Park after the children had grown. She
enjoyed reading, cooking, shopping, traveling, visiting
family, sewing, embroidery, playing piano and organ, a wide
variety of music, gardening, yard work, teaching Sunday
School and serving in the church, supporting missions
projects, and singing in the church choir. She had sung in 3
of Billy Graham's choirs. Darlene is survived by her husband
John; 1 son Mike (Lucy) of Maynard, MA; 1 daughter Nancy
(Brian Bishop) of Edmond, OK; and grandchildren Deborah (Eli
Ellison), David, and Daniel Giger, and Jared, Jacob, and
Ally Bishop. She is also survived by her brothers Robert
(Delores) of Pettibone, ND; Duane (Karen) of Pettibone, ND;
and Delton of Des Moines, IA; her sister Ardelle Loose of
Jamestown, ND; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her parents; two sisters Verla Schmidt
(Reinhold) and Lois Schmidt (Harry); her brother-in-law
Lawrence Loose; and her daughter Marianne who died at age
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John Melvin Giger, 78 year old resident of Choctaw,
Oklahoma, passed away September 18, 2018 at his home in
Choctaw, Oklahoma. Born September 21, 1939 in Englewood, New
Jersey, he was the son of Hans Giger and Margaret O.
(Krause) Giger. John was a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force
working as a civil engineer until his retirement, then he
taught math at Rose State College for over 20 years.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife of 57
years, Darlene Giger, daughter, Marianne Giger, and three
brothers, Bruce, Bob, and Art Giger. He loved mowing,
volunteering with Rebuilding Together to repair homes,
volunteering with the “Ramp Crew” to build many wheelchair
access ramps, singing in a choir (He sang in three of Billy
Graham’s choirs), traveling the world and had lived in New
Mexico, Alaska, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Australia, and
Oklahoma, playing the trombone, and was a sports fan,
especially the New York Giants and the Indy 500. Survivors
include his children; Michael and his wife Lucy Giger, Nancy
Bishop and her husband Brian; grandchildren, Deborah Ellison
and her husband Eli, David Giger, Daniel Giger, Jared
Bishop, Jacob Bishop, and Ally Bishop; siblings, Paul Adler
and Peggy Fennell; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other
family members. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Chapel Hill United Methodist
Church, 2717 W. Hefner Road, OKC, OK 73120 with Reverend
Marilynn Schellhamer |