Geneva Fern (Boswell) LESHER

LESHER, BOSWELL, KENT, GLAWE, BOYLAN, BERLEEN, WEIMANN, WASON, CHAPMAN, CARLSON, KNOSBY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/7/2007 at 15:19:37

Geneva (Genevieve) Fern Boswell Lesher, 79, of Clarion, died on Monday, July 26, 2004, at her home. Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 29, at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, with Elder Jerry Smith officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion. Geneva was born on June 24, 1925 in Lehigh, to Clarence and Pearl (Kent) Boswell. The family moved to Webster City, where Geneva attended school. Geneva and Dannie Lesher were married on May 23, 1941 at Bethany, Missouri. They resided in Rowan for many years and owned the Rowan Tap. Geneva worked for Webster City Products from 1963 until retirement. After retirement she enjoyed her family, fishing, gardening, traveling, school events for her family, and church fellowship.

Geneva was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Elnor Glawe, Alice Boylan and Dorothy Berleen; and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughters, Gloria Weimann and Karen (Bill) Wason; grandchildren, Starla (Jerry) Chapman and their children, Mike and Jenni, Susie (Dave) Chapman and their children, Shaun and Jessica, and Scott Wason and his children, Zachary, Katie and Jacob; sister, Verla (Leonard) Carlson of Webster City; brother, Everett (Gene) Boswell of Norfolk, Virginia; and sister-in-law, Virginia (Louis) Knosby.

August 4, 2004
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Geneva (Genevieve) Fern Boswell Lesher, 79, of Clarion, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2004 at her home. Services were held Thursday, July 29th at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Clarion. Elder Jerry Smith officiated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Geneva (Genevieve) Fern Boswell Lesher was born June 24, 1925 in Lehigh, the daughter of Clarence and Pearl (Kent) Boswell. The family moved to Webster City where Geneva attended school. Geneva and Dannie Lesher were united in marriage on May 23, 1941, at Bethany, Missouri. They resided in Rowan for many years. While there, they owned the Rowan Tap. Geneva worked for Webster City Products from 1963 until her retirement.

She is survived by two daughters, Gloria Weimann and Karen Wason and husband, Bill; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Verla Carlson and husband, Leonard of Webster City; brother, Everett Boswell and his wife, Gene of Norfolk, Virginia; sister-in-law, Virginia Knosby and husband, Louis; many nieces and nephews. Geneva was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dannie; three sisters, Elnor Glawe, Alice Boylan, and Dorothy Berleen; and two great-grandchildren.

August 5, 2004
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