Georgiana French, 84, of Arlington, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at the A. J. Merrick Manor in Fremont.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Arlington Community Church, with the Rev. Shirley Schmidt officiating. Interment will be in the Arlington Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington; the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Visitation will also be held Thursday, one hour prior to services at the church.

Georgiana “Sis” French was born Oct. 14, 1920, in Blair to Charles and Cassie (Hastings) Hansen. She grew up in Blair and was a graduate of Blair High School.

On Oct. 22, 1939, she married Gifford E. French in Blair. The couple lived on a farm northeast of Arlington, where they farmed. In 1957, they started French’s Eggs Inc. with their son, Eugene, on the farm. They later moved the business to Elkhorn before selling it in 1980. Mr. and Mrs. French moved to Arlington in 1993.

Mrs. French was a member of the Arlington Community Church; was a member of extension clubs for many years; and volunteered at Arbor Manor in Fremont, and was a Red Cross volunteer at the Fremont Area Medical Center.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Melvern Hilgenkamp of Arlington; daughter-in-law, Sharon French of Elkhorn; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gifford, in 1996; her son, Eugene; a brother, Harvey Hansen; and two sisters, Hazel Sorensen and Helen Hilgenkamp.

Memorials are suggested to the Arlington Community Church, or the donor’s choice.

Funeral Leaflet

In Memory of Georgianna “Sis” French October 14, 1920, Blair, Nebraska; January 30, 2005 Fremont, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:30 am Thursday, February 3, 2005 Arlington Community Church, Arlington, Nebraska. Officiating: The Rev. Shirley Schmidt; Music Selections: “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”; “Softly and Tenderly”; Melvin “Red” Misfeldt, Soloist; Kay Voss, Organist

Honorary Pallbearers: Brandon French, Elizabeth Ruskamp; Cole French; Madison Hilgenkamp

Pallbearers: Greg French, Mike French, Jeff French, Chris Hilgenkamp; Joe Ruskamp; Eddie Ruskamp

Interment: Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Nebraska

Arrangements by Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, Nebraska