Georg W Siegert

Georg Walter Siegert, age 96, died peacefully on Monday, August 28, 2017 while in hospice care. He was born in Berlin, Germany on January 15, 1921. In Berlin, he attended Actors Academy of the West, worked as an actor and assistant stage director at many professional German theaters, mostly in Berlin. He was announcer and radio actor with the American radio station RIAS in Berlin. He immigrated to the United States in 1951. From 1952 to 1984 he worked for the German Division of the Voice of America as chief announcer, producer-director and department chief. After retirement in 1984, he served as Washington correspondent for several European radio stations, narrator for several U.S. Government films produced by the U.S. Army, Department of Agriculture, National Park Service and the U.S. Information Agency; and provided German narration and voice over work for several local recording studios. He performed one summer season with the Olney Theater, MD and performed with the Washington Concert Opera as the Major-Domo, in the Richard Strauss opera Ariadne auf Naxos under the direction of Stephen Crout. And lastly, Georg’s passion for acting was foremost in his life. He admired Shakespeare and the German author Goethe who wrote Faust and memorized various Faust soliloquies which he performed on many important occasions.

Georg was preceded in death by his wife Eva of 64 years. He is survived by his brother Kurt Siegert, living in Atlanta, GA; his sister Ingrid Brown (husband, Ed) of Williamsburg; nieces: Ingrid Siegert (husband, Tim Puckett) of Atlanta GA, Sandra Wimbish (husband, Scott) of Midlothian, VA, Karen Brown of Hong Kong, Barbara Hendricks (husband, Tom) of Santa Rosa, CA and nephew: George Bell (wife, Diane) of Virginia Beach, VA; great nieces: Allie and Megan Brown of Hong Kong, Liza and Sarah Wimbish of Midlothian VA, and great nephews: Charles Griffin of Berkeley, CA, Davis Brown of Hong Kong and Turner Wimbish of Midlothian, VA.

We give special thanks to the staff and caregivers of Brookdale, Williamsburg and to Kindred Hospice. Their devotion and care for Georg were unending. Also, a thank you to his dear friends in Bethesda, MD, Cathy Battistone and Steve Battistone, Debbie Brown, Margi Helsel-Arnold of Geriatric Care Counseling and Capital City Nurses of Bethesda, MD who took care of the Siegerts prior to moving to Williamsburg.

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.nelsencares.com.

Arrangements under the direction of Nelsen Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA.