1913
Genevieve
2015
Genevieve Vollum
May 19, 1913 — January 20, 2015
Funeral services for Genevieve "Gen" H. Vollum of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 26, 2015 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend John Holt and Reverend Kent Otterman will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea.
Genevieve died Tuesday morning, January 20, 2015 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center. She was 101 years of age.
Gen was born May 19, 1913 on her grandparent's farm (John L. and Matilda Johnson) in Freeborn County. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1931 and St Olaf College in Northfield in 1935. That year she began her teaching career in Kearney, Nebraska teaching English and music.
Gen was united in marriage to Iner Odean Vollum on August 25, 1937 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Together they raised a family of three children; Nancy (1938), Jay (1941), and John (1949). She then taught school part time in the Albert Lea school district until her retirement from teaching.
Gen loved to travel having spent time in Europe, North Africa and Scandinavia. She wintered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona with her husband for a number of years. Summers were spent at the family cabin at Leech Lake in Walker, Minnesota where she loved to swim. For the last several years she lived at Bancroft Creek and Hidden Creek Good Samaritan residences.
She loved to sing and was an active member of the First Lutheran Church Choir for 36 years. Gen was very adventuresome learning to ride a bike at 50. She also enjoyed painting, poetry and was an AAUW lifetime member.
Gen is survived by her children Nancy and her husband Steve Swanson of Salt Lake City, Utah, Jay and his wife Mickey Vollum of Bloomington, Minnesota, John and his wife Diane Vollum of Carver, Minnesota, grandchildren Eric Swanson, Scott (Jacki) Vollum, Matthew Vollum, Mason Vollum and Claire Vollum. There are three great grandchildren Abby Swanson, Grace Swanson and Kai Vollum. Also surviving is one brother Carlyle (Jeanne) Lageson of Albert Lea, Minnesota, several nieces and nephews and loving goddaughter Linda (Egge) Pederson.
Gen was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Genevieve died Tuesday morning, January 20, 2015 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center. She was 101 years of age.
Gen was born May 19, 1913 on her grandparent's farm (John L. and Matilda Johnson) in Freeborn County. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1931 and St Olaf College in Northfield in 1935. That year she began her teaching career in Kearney, Nebraska teaching English and music.
Gen was united in marriage to Iner Odean Vollum on August 25, 1937 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Together they raised a family of three children; Nancy (1938), Jay (1941), and John (1949). She then taught school part time in the Albert Lea school district until her retirement from teaching.
Gen loved to travel having spent time in Europe, North Africa and Scandinavia. She wintered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona with her husband for a number of years. Summers were spent at the family cabin at Leech Lake in Walker, Minnesota where she loved to swim. For the last several years she lived at Bancroft Creek and Hidden Creek Good Samaritan residences.
She loved to sing and was an active member of the First Lutheran Church Choir for 36 years. Gen was very adventuresome learning to ride a bike at 50. She also enjoyed painting, poetry and was an AAUW lifetime member.
Gen is survived by her children Nancy and her husband Steve Swanson of Salt Lake City, Utah, Jay and his wife Mickey Vollum of Bloomington, Minnesota, John and his wife Diane Vollum of Carver, Minnesota, grandchildren Eric Swanson, Scott (Jacki) Vollum, Matthew Vollum, Mason Vollum and Claire Vollum. There are three great grandchildren Abby Swanson, Grace Swanson and Kai Vollum. Also surviving is one brother Carlyle (Jeanne) Lageson of Albert Lea, Minnesota, several nieces and nephews and loving goddaughter Linda (Egge) Pederson.
Gen was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
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