Michael Giese

Michael Giese age 59 of Tracy, MN died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at the Sanford-Tracy Area Hospital. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Tracy Eagles Club. Interment will be in the Tracy City Cemetery at a later date. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Michael Dean Giese was born December 28, 1954 to Harold and Elda ((Jensen) Giese in Tracy, MN. As a young boy he grew up on a farm near Tracy, before his family moved into Tracy. He attended Tracy Public Schools and graduated from Tracy High School in 1973. After graduating from high school Mike moved to Mason City, IA, where he worked for Glenn Marshall Sanitation and also at K-Mart. He then moved back to Tracy to help care for his aging parents and transferred to the K-Mart Store in Marshall, MN, where he worked as a warehouseman. Mike loved anything to do with motorcycles, his dogs, and hanging out with his friends in the “man cave”. He enjoyed NFL football and was a huge New Orleans Saints fan. He loved spending time with, what he called his, “adopted grandchildren”. On Sunday, February 9, 2014 Michael died at the Sanford-Tracy Area Hospital at the age of 59. Mike is survived by his two brothers, Wayne (Dorie) Giese of Palmyra, WI and Dennis (Jo) Giese of Yankton, SD; his girlfriend, Shirley Haymes of Tracy, MN; two nephews, Shaun Giese of Palmyra, WI and Paul Giese of Mason City, IA; two nieces, Lachelle (Chad) Rouhoff of Johnson Creek, WI and Jackie Giese of Mason City, IA; seven grandchildren; three step- daughters; great nieces and nephews; and many friends. His parents and one sister, Muriel preceded him in death.