Frank Geikie

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• Parents: Father: David Geikie Mother: Clara Bunbury
• Census: 1901, Douglastown, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada; In the 1901 Canadian Census he was recorded, age 4, living in Douglastown, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada with his parents.
• Census: 1911, Douglastown, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada; In the 1911 Canadian Census he was recorded, age 13, living in Douglastown, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada with his parents.
• Military: 21 May 1918; He was drafted on 21 May 1918 into the Canadian Army for service during World War I.
• Census: 1921, Newcastle, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada; In the 1921 Canadian Census he was recorded, age 22, living in Newcastle, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada with his parents. He worked in a saw mill.
• Immigration: 1925; He came to the United States in 1925.
• Census: 1930, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 33, living on 847 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts with his widowed mother. He was employed as a tool worker in a tool factory.
• Residence: 1932, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; According to the 1932 Athol, Massachusetts, City Directory he lived on 75 Canal Street.
• Residence: 1934, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was living in Athol according to the 1934 Athol, Massachusetts, City Directory.
• Draft Registration: 1942, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1942 he registered for the draft giving his age as 45, his address as 1 Morse Place, Athol, Massachusetts and his employer as the Union Twist Drill Company.
• Last Full Review: 11 Oct 2020

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Frank married Gladys Irene Deyo in 1929 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Gladys was born on 2 Dec 1908 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 May 2001 in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: From 12 Apr 1951 to 11 Apr 1955; He served in the U.S. Navy from 12 April 1951 to 11 April 1955.
• Residence: 1957, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed in the 1957 Athol, Massachusetts, City Directory.
• Residence: 1995, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; At the time of his death, he resided at 18 Hamilton Avenue, Orange, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 12 Sep 2020

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Frank married Eleanor Marie Atherton on 4 May 1957 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Eleanor (daughter of George Ernest Atherton and Dorothy M. Harvey) was born on 2 Jul 1938 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Oct 2005 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Oct 2005 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Graduation: 1977, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1977 he graduated from Mahar Regional High School, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Military: From 26 Sep 1986 to 6 Jun 1997; From 26 September 1986 to 6 June 1997 he was in the U.S. Navy rising to the rank of a Chief Petty Officer. During his 20-year naval career, he received two Navy Achievement Medals and numerous other citations, including for marksmanship in pistol and rifle shooting.
• Residence: 1990, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee; In 1990 he lived on 462 Colonial, Munford, Tennessee.
• Miscellaneous: 1 Jun 1997, Hemet, Riverside County, California; He sustained injuries in a skydiving accident on 1 June 1997 in Hemet, California.
• Obituary: 20 Jun 1997; Bruce Geikie, master parachutist, 38, with 20-year career in Navy Bruce M. Geikie, a chief petty officer attached to North Island Naval Air Station, died June 6 of injuries suffered in a skydiving accident. He was 38. Mr. Geikie died at Riverside General Hospital, where he was taken after he was injured June 1 in Hemet. A master test parachutist, Mr. Geikie was assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 8 aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz. During his 20-year naval career, he received two Navy Achievement Medals and numerous other citations, including for marksmanship in pistol and rifle shooting. As a member of the U.S. Parachutist Association, Mr. Geikie had logged 4,795 jumps. He held a Class D expert parachutist license and was a certified tandem instructor, an accelerated free-fall jump master and a senior parachute rigger accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Geikie was a native of Orange, Mass., where he was a member of American Legion Post 172. He had lived in Fallbrook for the past two years. He is survived by his wife of seven years, Penny; daughter, Samantha Elizabeth Geikie of Fallbrook; his mother, Eleanor Geikie of Orange, Mass.; sisters, Cara Deane of Orange, Mass., and Lisa Jean of Douglasville, Ga.; and brother, Glenn Geikie of Franklin, Mass. Services were June 12 at North Island Naval Air Station. Donations are suggested to the Samantha Geikie Trust Fund, in care of Valley Merchants Bank, 800 E. Florida St., Hemet, CA 92543. Published by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Friday, June 20, 1997
• Last Full Review: 10 Oct 2020

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Death: SSDI gives his death as 5 June 1997.

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He died at Riverside General Hospital from a skydiving accident.

Family/Spouse: Penny Mohler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Glenn married Tina Mercure [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cara married Fred Andrew Deane [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lisa married Bernard J. "Bernie" Jean [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aubree married Anthony Samuel Novak [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]