She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and “Baba” and was an excellent cook and seamstress. She enjoyed listening and dancing to polkas and loved socializing with everyone, having never met a stranger. Gen had the opportunity to travel in her retirement years visiting various European countries and her beloved family homeland of Poland. Well into her 90s, she traveled to her grandchildren’s weddings in Mexico and again to Poland in the Rzeszow area where she met many of her Rzasa descendants.
She was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Lucernemines site.
Genevieve is survived by her daughter Jeanne Wardrop and husband Dan of Sugar Land, TX with whom she resided; son Jack Kogut and his wife Lisa of Marble Falls, TX; five grandchildren, Nevin Wardrop and his wife Maritza, Meggie Priest and her husband Gilbert, Drew Kogut, Lexi Ramsey and her husband Will, Derek Kogut and one great-grandson, Clint Wardrop.
In addition to her parents, Genevieve was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, Stanley, and grandson Ethan Kogut. She was the last surviving sibling of five brothers: Stanley, Tony, Henry, Andrew, and Fred, and four sisters: Veronica, Til, Mae, and Alice.
Friends and family may be received Wednesday, July 26th from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc, Homer City. A Blessing Service will be held Thursday, July 27th at 10:30 AM at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Lucernemines site. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.
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