Genevieve O Snodgrass

Genevieve O. Gen Snodgrass, 85, of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center after a six year battle with cancer. She was born on January 31, 1927 in Westby, WI to Nordahl and Amanda (Vold) Nelson. Gen was baptized and confirmed at Coon Prairie Lutheran Church and graduated from Westby High School in 1944. She married the love of her life, Calvin Snodgrass, on September 16, 1945. Gen and Calvin were blessed with two wonderful children, Carlyn and Brian.

Gen is survived by her son Brian (Dawn) Snodgrass of Viroqua, three grandchildren, Cory (Jennine) Leis, Teri (Adrian) Snodgrass and Shelby Snodgrass, three great-grandchildren, Cody, Mackenzie and Natalie, two sisters, Elnores Lindvig of La Crosse and Karen (Terry Larson) Ludwig of Westby, a brother-in-law Raymond (Marilyn) Snodgrass of Union Grove, WI, special nephew Mike Wall and his special friend Sara Karel, special friends Myron and Shirley Cole, and many other nephews, nieces and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Calvin in 1996, her daughter Carlyn Blocker in 2006, son-in-law Clem Blocker in 1997, her parents, her mother and father-in-law, Lydia and Victor Snodgrass, three sisters, Helen Wall, Norine Anderson and Myra Hahn, brothers-in-law, Philip Wall, Lyle Anderson, Harlan Lindvig, Calvin Hahn and Hurlie and his wife Jean Snodgrass, and a nephew Loren and his wife Jean Anderson.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 26th, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Pastor Bruce Iverson will officiate. Burial will be in the Mormon Coulee Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crosse on Thursday from 4:00 7:00 PM and at the church on Friday from 10:00 AM until the time of services.