Peter A. Greiner, 83 of Wahpeton, formerly of Lisbon, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Lakes Regional Health Care Center. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mechanicsville, with burial to follow in Lisbon Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, where there will be a 7 p.m. parish vigil. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is handling Pete's arrangements.
Peter was born March 1932 in Keota, the son of Peter L. and Grace (Carmichael) Greiner. He graduated from Lisbon High School in 1950, following he served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Pete was united in marriage to Margo McCaffery on August 24, 1963 in Wheaton, Illinois. Pete farmed nearly his whole life in the Lisbon area with members of his family, including his nephew Scott Wendler. He enjoyed his town and was happy to volunteer when asked, woodworking, stained glass, traveling, gardening and most of all the time spent with his family. Pete was a member of the Lisbon American Legion Post 109, Optimists Club, Mt. Vernon VFW, board member of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, served as council member and mayor of Lisbon, Mt. Vernon/Lisbon Ambulance Board, Knights of Columbus, and was on the planning committee for Lisbon School Million Dollar Challenge.
Pete is survived by his wife Margo; children Peter E. "Rick" (Raynel) of Lisbon, Michael (Leann) of Milford, and Troy (Michelle) of Spirit Lake; six grandchildren Jessica, Peter J., Elizabeth, Sean, Ryan and David; one great-grandson Treyton; siblings Jane Carney of Coggon, Perry Greiner of San Jose, California, Martha Fitzgerald of Omaha, Nebraska, Myra Kashen of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Gloria Schnippel of Indianapolis, Indiana; as well as his nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by parents, siblings JoAnn Arcand, Rita Wendler and Colleen Hawkins.
Memorials may be directed to either Lakes Regional Medical Center Hospice and or to the National Kidney Foundation.