He was born in Glenwood, Iowa on November 12, 1929.
He was married to Meredith on August 14, 1954.
George served in the Navy during the Korean War and worked as an Electronics Technician in the Aeroscience Program for the Boeing Company. He was a member of The Knights of Columbus and had a passion for ballroom dancing, roller skating, camping, boating and kite flying with his family. He liked to scuba dive, and even took up snowboarding in his seventies.
He was survived by his wife, Meredith and his 5 children, George, Pam, Jenni, Dori, Dan and his sisters Evelyn and Elizabeth.
His 19 Grandchildren: Cathy, Alesha, Clarissa, George, Crystal, Josh, Sean, Heather, Sheila, Deanna, Monica, Gordon, Maria, Caleb, Shannon, Jonathan, Jereme, Arielle, and Amy, along with many Great and Great-Great Grandchildren including Christiana who is with us today, and a couple of others on the way!