Jefferson County Illinois Obituaries

GENEVA E. LISENBY
Born: Nov. 30, 1918; in Jefferson County
Died: Sept. 4, 2006; in Woodstock 
She volunteered at the Woodstock Food Pantry 

WOODSTOCK - Geneva E. Lisenby, 87, of Woodstock, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2006, at her home. 

She was born Nov. 30, 1918, in Jefferson County, to George and Ethel (Jones) Nichols. She 
married George E. Lisenby on Dec. 2, 1936, in Jefferson County. 

She and her husband moved to Woodstock in the 1940s. She worked as a telephone operator for 
Illinois Bell in the Woodstock office form 1948 to 1979. She also worked at Woodstock 
Hospital as a dietary aide from 1980 to 1985. She volunteered at both the Woodstock Food 
Pantry and Woodstock Memorial Hospital. 

She was of strong Christian faith and testified to all she met about eternal salvation 
through Jesus Christ. 

Survivors include two daughters, Debbie L. (Dale) Rover of Troy, Mo., and Lori L. (Ronald) 
Leonard of Lake Geneva, Wis.; five grandchildren, Jennifer L. (Patrick) Hunt of Bellflower, 
Mo., Nathan J. Rover of Troy, Jason D. (Aimee) Leonard of Lake Geneva, Amanda L. Leonard of 
Lake Geneva and Emily A. Leonard of Lake Geneva; three great-grandchildren, Josiah S., 
Benjamin P. and Samuel I. Hunt, all of Bellflower; a sister, Mary Ann (C. Eugene) Deem of 
Melbourne, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. 

The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & 
Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. 
Thursday, Sept. 7, at the funeral home. The Rev. Steve McCoy of Calvary Baptist Church will 
officiate. 

Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park in Woodstock. 

For information, call the funeral home at (815) 338-1710. 

Source: The Northwest Herald {Crystal Lake, IL}
Date: September 6, 2006
Submitted by Cindy Ford 

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