John Siegfried Geyerhahn

PORTLAND, Maine - John Siegfried Geyerhahn, 37, died of an overdose on Nov. 8, 2021. He succumbed to a long struggle with substance abuse, having embraced periods of recovery. Siegi, aka "The Flamethrower" loved to juggle and often busked in Portland city street parks. He juggled fire torches, swords, baseball bats and balls. He could juggle five balls and occasionally flash as many as eight. He was born May 25, 1984, in Brunswick, the son of Barbara Bartels and Gordon Thomas Geyerhahn. He attended Freeport schools and graduated from Bangor High School in 2003. He attended the University of Southern Maine and studied EMT-B at Southern Maine Community College EMS Department. He had a deep but unsettled religious faith and knew his Bible well. He was baptized as a Christian. He attended the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, where he was particularly fond of the Latin Mass, and the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints in North Yarmouth at different times during his life. He was a master Mason, a member of Freeport Lodge #23 A.F. & A.M. In addition to busking, he worked at several jobs, including cook, bar back, store clerk, and pizza delivery person. Among his favorite jobs was working on a lobster boat out of Portland. An avid fan of WWE, he was particularly fond of John Cena and Roman Reigns and was once told by a wrestler at a show that he was "officially" endorsed as a referee, a dream job for him. He married Maria Kondax in Scarborough on June 21, 2015. He was predeceased by his wife. They had been estranged for some time at the time of her death. He was generous and looked out for others; members of Freeport and Portland law enforcement looked out for him. He loved to play regular cribbage with one friend - and read morning spiritual reflections with another. He was a collector of religious images, WWE items, magic cards, books, buttons, badges, stickers, ticket stubs, maps, travel brochures, posters, photographs, and memorabilia of all sorts. He was a collage maker, who found unusual associations and meanings in words, numbers, and images. He was predeceased by his grandfathers, Dr. George Geyerhahn and Dr. Carl Bartels; his grandmother, Virginia Geyerhahn; and his step-grandmother, Nona Geyerhahn. He is survived by his parents, Gordon Geyerhahn and Barbara Bartels of Gloucester, VA.; a brother, Nate Geyerhahn, and his wife, Dana, of Gloucester; his grandmother, Florence Carmelita Bartels of Bedford, MA.; several aunts, uncles, nieces, and cousins. A virtual celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home of Portland.