Obituary for Genevieve Molenaar
Genevieve Molenaar,
Saginaw, Michigan.
Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Age 105. Daughter of the late Clark and Ethel (Daniels) Alexander, Genevieve was born July 10, 1916 in Glenwood, Minnesota. She graduated from Renville Minnesota High School and then attended University of Minnesota and Saginaw Valley. She was married to Charles Molenaar on September 20, 1933 in Burke, South Dakota. He predeceased her February 3, 2006. Genevieve was a Red Cross Nurses Aid at Oak Ridge, Tennessee Hospital as part of the Manhattan Project. She was a member of First Congregational Church for 50 years where she sang in the choir for over twenty-five years and Women’s Fellowship. She was Women’s Fellowship Volunteer of the Year in 2002.Genevieve volunteered with the reading program in the Saginaw Schools and was Welcome Wagon hostess that greeted new people to Saginaw. She and Charles were the first husband and wife to serve on the board of the Saginaw Symphony where the new Civic Center now the Dow Event Center was built. Genevieve and Charles traveled through Europe and extensively through 49 of the United States and their capitals.
Surviving to cherish her memory are two sons and one daughter, C. Richard (Darlene) Molenaar, David Molenaar (James McComb), Marsha Molenaar Schafer (Benjamin); two granddaughters, Sarah Schafer (Mike Crampton), Emily Ulrich (Alec); two great-granddaughters, Sophia Ulrich and Isabel Ulrich; her sister, Patricia Dvorak; several nieces and nephews. Genevieve was preceded in death by her mother, Ethel Behr; her father, Clark Alexander; two brothers, George and John Milton; sister-in-law, Mary Milton; brothers-in-law, William Bosley and Richard Dvorak; and two nephews Michael Bosley and Bill Bosley.
Honoring Mrs. Molenaar’s wishes cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will take place in Renville, Minnesota. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the charity of your choice. Please share condolences and memories at snowfuneralhome.net
Saginaw, Michigan.
Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Age 105. Daughter of the late Clark and Ethel (Daniels) Alexander, Genevieve was born July 10, 1916 in Glenwood, Minnesota. She graduated from Renville Minnesota High School and then attended University of Minnesota and Saginaw Valley. She was married to Charles Molenaar on September 20, 1933 in Burke, South Dakota. He predeceased her February 3, 2006. Genevieve was a Red Cross Nurses Aid at Oak Ridge, Tennessee Hospital as part of the Manhattan Project. She was a member of First Congregational Church for 50 years where she sang in the choir for over twenty-five years and Women’s Fellowship. She was Women’s Fellowship Volunteer of the Year in 2002.Genevieve volunteered with the reading program in the Saginaw Schools and was Welcome Wagon hostess that greeted new people to Saginaw. She and Charles were the first husband and wife to serve on the board of the Saginaw Symphony where the new Civic Center now the Dow Event Center was built. Genevieve and Charles traveled through Europe and extensively through 49 of the United States and their capitals.
Surviving to cherish her memory are two sons and one daughter, C. Richard (Darlene) Molenaar, David Molenaar (James McComb), Marsha Molenaar Schafer (Benjamin); two granddaughters, Sarah Schafer (Mike Crampton), Emily Ulrich (Alec); two great-granddaughters, Sophia Ulrich and Isabel Ulrich; her sister, Patricia Dvorak; several nieces and nephews. Genevieve was preceded in death by her mother, Ethel Behr; her father, Clark Alexander; two brothers, George and John Milton; sister-in-law, Mary Milton; brothers-in-law, William Bosley and Richard Dvorak; and two nephews Michael Bosley and Bill Bosley.
Honoring Mrs. Molenaar’s wishes cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will take place in Renville, Minnesota. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the charity of your choice. Please share condolences and memories at snowfuneralhome.net