We have lost one of our prominent people in our steam community.
On April 20, 1995 ELEANOR GEISER FELLNER passed away after a short
illness. She was 84 years old.
She was the granddaughter of Peter Geiser, the inventor of the
Geiser separator who in 1892 started the Geiser Manufacturing
Company in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Eleanor had a love for her
She just loved to talk about the Geiser Company, and how great
Peter was, and the impact the separator had on the nation. I knew
Eleanor for many years and spent many hours talking with her about
Peter and his company, She said that I knew more about the company
than she did.
She enjoyed coming to the Smithsburg Steam and Craft Show to see
people she knew and the Geiser equipment that was there. I know she
will be missed by many people, but not as much as I will miss
her!
Submitted by Mike Rohrer, 12035 Steven Avenue, Smiths burg,
Maryland 21793.
EARL C. KUNTZ, 79, of rural Abilene, Kansas, died April 10,
1995, at home.
He was born May 9, 1915. He farmed northeast of Abilene. He and
his first wife, Glenna, who died in 1993, were charter members of
the Central Kansas Flywheels, Inc., of Salina, Kansas, and were
annual exhibitors of an early O.M.C. four cylinder tractor built in
Salina by Ostenburg Motor Company, a scale model steam engine, and
a replica of an early Ford auto. They worked at times for the
Lester Roloff Mission, Texas, and distributed Gideon Bibles in New
York and California.
Survivors include his second wife, Doris; sons Darrell and
Dennis, both of Abilene; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
brothers, Nathan, Harry and Roy, all of Abilene. Peace to his
memory!
Submitted by Ewald D. Lofdahl, Lindsburg, Kansas.
