James V. Geary Jr., 80, of Riverside, died on Jan. 9, 2026. Born on Oct. 1, 1945, he was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. He loved to golf, was a huge fan of Notre Dame football and the Chicago Bears. An avid landscaper, he loved to garden. He was known as a constant (along with Ange) dog walker with his five beloved dogs around the streets of Riverside. He was a man of few words, but when he talked, people listened!
Jim was the husband of Ange (nee Chott) Geary; the brother of Michael (Janet) Geary, John (Kathleen) Geary, Patrick (Debbie) Geary and the late Dennis Geary; “special uncle” of Karen Koch, Diane Kienzle, Mark Hoffman, Matthew Hoffman and Denise (Erin Leidy) Hoffman; brother-in-law of Edward (Maureen) Chott, Jacqueline (Dr. Thomas) Carey and the late Gwynn (the late Joseph) Hoffman; and the uncle of numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were held on Jan. 15, 2026 at St. Mary Church in Riverside. Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jim’s memory to the Parkinson’s Foundation (www.parkinson.org) or the Tunnels to Towers Foundation (www.t2t.org).
Arrangements were handled by the Original Kuratko Family, Kenneth D. Kuratko-Director.
