{"id":121731,"date":"2019-08-23T11:05:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=121731"},"modified":"2019-08-23T11:06:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:06:50","slug":"rev-von-giessler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/08\/23\/rev-von-giessler\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. Von Giessler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rev. Von Edwin Giessler, born October 15, 1934, in Harrison Township, the only child of Edwin &#8220;Ed&#8221; and Mary (Woods) Giessler, who both preceded him in death, went home to be with Jesus at HealthPark Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday, August 9, 2019.\u00a0\u00a0He had been a resident of Fort Myers since 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rev.-Von-Giessler-obit-photo-8-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121732\"\/><figcaption><strong>Rev. Von Giessler<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Surviving are his wife, Rita (Dixon) Giessler of Fort Myers; two daughters, Susan (Donald) Mosier of Convoy and Shelly (Shawn) Dunno of Van Wert; two stepsons, Michael (Jacquelyn) Dixon of Cape Coral, Florida, and John Dixon of Fort Myers, Florida.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/American-Flag-for-obituaries-6-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8711\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Jason (Katie) Mosier of Van Wert, Megan (Kevin) Myers of Columbus, and Zen Collins and Logan Collins, both of Van Wert; and two great-grandsons, Lane and Brooks Mosier of Van Wert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He loved and was so proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Giessler, a graduate of Wren High School, was a specialist in the U.S. Army as a clerk in Battalion Transportation Training Headquarters in Fort Eustis, Virginia.&nbsp;&nbsp;Following his service to his country, he graduated from Huntington University and the United Brethren Theological Seminary in Huntington, Indiana.&nbsp;&nbsp;He then pastored churches in Rockford, Cincinnati, Van Wert, Dayton, Venedocia and Lima. His life was committed to God and he was a faithful servant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Giessler had also been employed at the Chrysler Amplex plant in Van Wert as a buyer. Following his and Rita\u2019s move to Florida, he was employed at Edison National Bank for about six years prior to his retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He loved conversing with people, singing, reading, and was also an avid woodworker and enjoyed doing handyman work around the house and for his neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He leaves behind many friends in Van Wert and Fort Myers, as well as the people of the congregations he ministered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Celebration of his Life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 14, at North Union United Methodist Church,4486 U.S. 127 north of Van Wert.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visitation is from&nbsp;9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Rev. Von Giessler be made to the Salvation Army.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. Von Edwin Giessler, born October 15, 1934, in Harrison Township, the only child of Edwin &#8220;Ed&#8221; and Mary (Woods) Giessler, who both preceded him in death, went home to be with Jesus at HealthPark Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday, August 9, 2019.\u00a0\u00a0He had been a resident of Fort Myers since 1994. 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