Palmer Geist Obituary

Palmer E Geist, age 87 of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital, Allentown.

He was born on March 3, 1939, in Hegins, a son of the late Earl Geist and the late Neva Ely Geist.

He was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins.

He was a 1957 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and a graduate of the Ford School of Business.

Palmer served in the Army Corps of Engineers. He retired in March 1992 as Staff Sergeant First Class.

He began working at the First National Bank of Hegins in 1964. In 1970 he became the manager of new Tri-Valley Office in Valley View. After a series of mergers he retired from Meridian Bank in 1994 with thirty years of service.

Palmer was the past treasurer of the Hegins - Valley View Rotary Club and the Tri-Valley Lions Club. He was also treasurer for the Lions Club at the district and state levels. He was also treasurer for the former Hegins Labor Day Shoot Committee for many years and the Schuylkill County Wine Festival from 2009 until December 2016.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy Geist and Dean Geist.

He is survived by a niece Deana Rebuck and her husband Kenny; a great nephew Kody Rebuck; and a sister in law Sandy Geist.

Services will be held at Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM, with Rev. Lee Diefenderfer officiating.

A viewing will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the church.

Burial will be in St. John's "Kimmel's" Cemetery, Ashland.

Memorial contributions can be made to Friedens Lutheran Church, PO Box 375, Hegins PA 17938.

Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences can be left for the family at buffingtonreed.com.