Obituary

J. Matthew Geeze, 19, ascended into Heaven on October 31, 2000 at the Mary Bartz VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso, IN. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Station, IN. Matthew was a student and graduate of Northwest Indiana Special Education Co-Op in Crown Point. He was born to Richard and Brenda (Harth) Geeze on July 5, 1981. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Walter Geeze and baby sister; special friends: Mindi, Embry and Jason. He is survived by his devoted sister, Shannon Brewer (Jay Smelley) of Oklahoma City, OK; loving brother, Shawn Brewer (Melissa) McGregor, of Portage, IN; special niece, Madison Brewer; two loving nephews: Skyler Brewer and Sinjin Smelley; maternal grandparents: Herbert (Edna) Harth, of Valparaiso, IN; paternal grandmother, Margaret Geeze, of Brackettville, TX; four siblings: Richard Geeze, of Boise, ID, Thomas Geeze, of Chesterton, IN, Lisa Holley, of Merrillville, IN, and Cindi Geeze, of Chicago, IL; seven nieces and nephews; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m. from the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, South Haven, IN with Fr. Douglas Mayer officiating. Interment will take place in McCool Cemetery, Portage, IN. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 3 from 3 to 7 p.m. from the Kraft Funeral Services and Crematory, Inc, 370 N. County Line Rd, Hobart. Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Contributions can made to the Mary Bartz Hospice Center.