Dorothy Geeben

Dorothy Geeben
Mayor of Ocean Breeze Park, Florida
In office
2001 – January 11, 2010
Preceded byRuth Hoke
Succeeded byDavid W. Myers
Personal details
Born
Dorothy Pauline Winter

(1908-03-31)March 31, 1908
Mondovi, Wisconsin
DiedJanuary 11, 2010(2010-01-11) (aged 101)
Stuart, Florida
Resting placeMarion, Iowa
Spouse(s)Cornelius "Neal" Bunting (1891–1958; his death)
Albert Geeben (1963–1965; his death)
Children1
ResidenceOcean Breeze Park, Florida
ProfessionPolitician

Dorothy P. Geeben[1] (née Winter; March 31, 1908 – January 11, 2010) was the oldest mayor in the United States.[2] She served as the second mayor of Ocean Breeze Park, Florida from 2001 to 2010.[3]

Geeben began her public service work on the Ocean Breeze Town Council in 1960. She became the council's president in 1976 and served in that capacity for thirty-one years. In 2001, after the death of Ruth Hoke, the first mayor and widow of Gene Hoke, son of the town founders, Harry and Queena Hoke, Geeben was chosen to be the next mayor. She served as mayor for the next nine years, running unopposed in the 2002 and 2004 mayoral elections. Geeben died on January 11, 2010, after missing the town meeting because she felt ill.[3]

  1. ^ Plante, Karen (May 2009). "Dorothy Geeben profile" (PDF). FMO News. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  2. ^ "Ocean Breeze Park Mayor, 101, Dies: Nation's Oldest Mayor Elected In 2001". WPBF. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Crankshaw, Joe (2010-01-12). "America' oldest active mayor dies in Fla. at 102". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-01-14.