George C. Kreigsman

George Chamlee Kreigsman, 89, second son of Albert O. Kreigsman and Grace Chamlee Kreigsman, died Monday, February 20, 2012. George was born at 312 S. Bay St. in Eustis on October 26, 1922. He was predeceased by his wife Martha and two brothers, Owen and Kenneth, and two sisters, Joy and Kathy. George went through Eustis schools, graduating in 1940. He served 3 years in the Air Force, 26 months in the CBI theater of operations. George was active in the community, serving in the Eustis Chamber of Commerce, the Eustis Optimist Club, Pine Meadows Golf Club, and was past president of the State of Florida Car Parts Jobber Association. He loved to hunt, fish, play golf and work in the yard. He worked at H & D Auto Parts from 1946 to 1963 at which time he opened his own business, Car Parts Center. He retired in 1982. He is survived by daughters, Rita McLaughlin and Grace Johnson, and son, George R. Kreigsman, and adopted son, Breck Johnson, three grandchildren, John (Marne), Mark (Stacy) and Karen, and five great grandchildren. He also had two step children, Brenda Walls and Brad Tennant, and five step grandchildren and nine step great grandchildren. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. George left this message: “To my family, friends, church members and business associates, I thank you for a very successful and happy life on Earth. To each and every one “THANKS!” A graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery, Eustis on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM. The family will receive friends at the Harden/Pauli Funeral Home Chapel, Eustis on Sunday, February 26, 2012 from 3:00 PM till 6:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice. Online Guestbook available at www.hardenpauli.com Arrangements by Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.