Roger Paul Giese

Roger Paul Giese Roger was born in a lovely farmhouse Southeast of Easton in Fairbault County, Minnesota on May 18, 1930, to Paul H Giese and Elda L Boeck. Roger sadly passed away on April 27, 2020, due to natural causes. Roger will be buried at Willamette Memorial Park in Albany, Oregon, on Friday, May 1st, 2020. Roger’s family lived north of Wells Mn. until Roger’s father, Paul, died due to an auto accident on Christmas Eve of 1938 when they moved into Wells, and Roger attended school. When Roger was 11 years old, he started working by setting pins in a bowling alley. He started working on construction in 1948. On January 24, 1950, Roger and Alvina (Gina) Evan worked for the Corp of Engineers on the Owahe Dam Project on the Missouri River. They later moved back to Minnesota, and Roger worked for Tonka Toys in Mound Mn. in the Shipping department. Then Wilson and Co. hired him until 1959 where they moved to Oregon. Roger then went back to construction work. He worked for the state of Oregon on the maintenance staff at the Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon and the University of Oregon at Eugene Oregon. He had his own construction company until 1976 when they moved back to Albert Lea Mn. He then worked out of the Union Hall and worked on different construction sites in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Arkansas. He enjoyed just getting into the car and seeing what is on the other side of the next hill, camping, fishing, and an occasional trip to the casino. Roger’s was an amazing person, always willing to help and never wanted any credit for his generosity. He was a one-of-a-kind person, funny, smart and outgoing. There was not a soul on Earth that did not like him. He impacted so many younger generations and his memory and his wisdom will live on for many years to come. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Ardella and her husband Norman Hosley, Roger’s wife Alvina, and five children by the names of Kathleen, Bonita, Robert, Paul, and David. Also, his mother and father in law Steve and Balbina Evan, his sisters in law Anna Evan, Irene Jean Evan of Minnesota Lake, and his brothers in law James, Eugene and David Evan. He is survived by his sister in law Joyce Evan of Wells, and many nieces and nephews. Private burial will take place at the Willamette Memorial Cemetery in Albany, Oregon.

Roger Paul Giese

May 18, 1930 - April 27, 2020