Mrs. WESLEY (Genevieve A. Winters) ROOD 1932-1993

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Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/5/2008 at 19:44:19

Genevieve A. Rood

Genevieve A Rood was born Sept. 23, 1932, at Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Abigail (Livingood) Winters. She died March 11, 1993 at the Good Samaritan Center in Postville, Iowa. She was 60 years old.

She grew up in rural Waukon, and attended rural schools in Jefferson Township of Allamakee County. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion UCC in Waukon.

On July 1, 1956, she married Wesley K. Rood at the West Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waukon. Following marriage they lived about ten years each in Cedar Rapids, West Union and Oelwein, and then back to Waukon.

She worked as a cook at West Union and Oelwein schools and also at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. She enjoyed getting together with her former co-workers from school and also had an avid interest in birds and collected replicas of many kinds.

Genevieve was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Virgil Winters.

Survivors include her husband Wesley of Waukon; a son, Michael and his wife Marilyn Rood of Monona, Iowa; a daughter, Sandra Rood of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one sister, Doris and her husband William Walsh, Waukon; four brothers, Lynn and his wife Lillian, Waukon, Delbert and his wife Marie, Waukon, Wesley and his wife Evelyn, Waukon and Clinton and his wife, Lorna, Waterville, Iowa; and three grandsons, Christopher, Cory and Jacob.

Services for Genevieve were held Saturday, March 13 at St. John's Lutheran Church. Rev. Lynn Groe officiated. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery.

Casket bearers were Charles Winters; Roger Winters, Jim Winters, Steve Clark, Ronnie Winters and Leslie Winters.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.