Paul A. Geohegan

Paul served in a U.S. Navy air squadron as an Aviation Ordinanceman during the Korean War. Following his military service, he returned to Green Bay and married Jeannine Mertens on October 30, 1954. The couple had three sons and four daughters.

Paul graduated from St. Norbert College. He was employed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. In 1966, he was appointed a Special Agent with the FBI. He served first in Little Rock, Arkansas and was later transferred to New Orleans, where he supervised FBI Field Agent training and FBI training of Louisiana police agencies for many years. Following Jeannine’s death in 1992, he and Elizabeth “Beth” Gautreaux were married on September 24, 1994. The couple retired in Lacombe.

Paul was an officer in the Society of Former FBI Agents and a former board member of several other law enforcement associations. He was most recently a parishioner at St. John of the Cross and was active in church organizations, serving as Eucharistic Minister, usher, lector and member of Knights of Columbus and Finance Council. In 2016 Paul and Beth were recognized by the New Orleans Archdiocese as recipients of the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion for their service in parish ministries.

Paul is survived by his wife, Beth; sons: Kelly (India) Geohegan of Spring, TX, Casey (Leanne) Geohegan of New Orleans, and Carl (Elizabeth) Geohegan of Mandeville; grandchildren: Nick, Andrea, Kirk, Paul, Michael and Erin; and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Jeanette Geurts and his brother Joseph Geohegan, both of Green Bay.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents; Jeannine; infant daughters Ann, Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth; brothers Albert and Jan Geohegan, and sisters Lois and Nora Hickey.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff of Notre Dame Hospice and Home Instead who saw to Paul’s care and comfort. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to a charity of choice.

Visitation will be at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2019. The Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Green Bay, Wisconsin at a later date.