{"id":41881,"date":"2026-08-04T05:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41881"},"modified":"2026-08-04T05:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:39:19","slug":"john-wayne-geske-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/john-wayne-geske-58\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wayne Geske, 58"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Thief River Falls \u2013 John Wayne Geske, 58, of Thief River Falls, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at his residence with his loving family by his side.<br \/>\nJohn was born on January 28, 1968, to Arnold and Linda (Bursheim) Geske. John attended St. Hilarie Elementary School, Knox Elementary School, Franklin Middle School, and he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1986. After high school, John attended the Northland Technical and Community College in East Grand Forks to be a truck driver.<br \/>\nJohn drove for several companies over the years including Paradis\u2019 INC. and for the last several years he has been an owner operator with Hartz Truckline in Thief River Falls. When John was not driving a truck, you could often find him helping local farmers. John loved helping area farmers and appreciated the great friendships that he made.<br \/>\nOn September 2, 2010, John was united in marriage to Melanie Dawn (Carr) Moody. They later divorced. John lived in Mounds View, Becker, and relocated back to Thief River Falls in 2021. Some of John\u2019s great joys were the birth of his son, Cory, in 1993, and his grandson, Jason, in 2011.<br \/>\nJohn married Barb Audette on July 22, 2026.<br \/>\nJohn is preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents, John and Edna Geske; Leonard Bursheim; and Albert and Opal Bjella; his sister-in-law, Laura Geske; his nephew, Joshua Geske; and his niece, Joy Geske; mother-in-law, Beverly Jean Audette; brother-in-law, infant David Audette.<br \/>\nJohn is survived by his wife, Barb; his son, Cory Geske; and his grandson, Jason Geske of Thief River Falls; stepchildren, Breandun Davide Asp and Chandler (Kayla) Asp and their children, Skye and Mason Asp. He is also survived by his brother Mike Geske of Thief River Falls, and Rev. Jeffrey Geske of Thrall, TX; father-in-law, Richard (Heidi) Audette; siblings-in-law, Randy (Michele) Audette, Robert (Jennifer) Audette, Rodney Audette, Ronald (Kristi) Audette, and Brenda (Brent) Johnson. He is also survived by his first marriage, Jordan (Stephanie) Carr, and Noah (Lyric) Moody, and their children. In addition, he is survived by many nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, and cousins.<br \/>\nThe family would like to thank everyone who helped John as he journeyed through his health challenges.<br \/>\nThe service to celebrate John\u2019s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls.<br \/>\nVisitation will be from 10-11 a.m. at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls.<br \/>\nBurial will be at Riverside Cemetery, rural St. Hilaire.<br \/>\nCondolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thief River Falls \u2013 John Wayne Geske, 58, of Thief River Falls, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at his residence with his loving family by his side. John was born on January 28, 1968, to Arnold and Linda (Bursheim) Geske. 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