Obit for GILFILLAN, Genevieve Marie (b.1914 d.2005), Murray Co., MN

=========================================================================

USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information

on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,

as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is

obtained from the contributor of the file.

  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit 

or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring 

to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written

consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,

and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

  If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 

Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:

http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm

  Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 

the submitter information or other files for this county.

  FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Clarke

  Submitted: June 2005

=========================================================================

1914 - Genevieve Marie Gilfillan - 2005 



  Genevieve was born on November 5, 1914, at Heron Lake, Minnesota to 

Frederick and Erla Heinze Berreau. The family moved to a farm near 

Woodstock and Genevieve attended country school. She graduated from Lake 

Wilson High School in 1932 and then completed her studies at the Calhoun 

Secretarial School in Minneapolis in 1934. She and Durwood Gilfillan were 

married at Flandreau, South Dakota on December 21, 1940. They lived in 

Racine, Wisconsin until 1950, where they owned and operated a machine 

shop. They moved to California and lived in Los Angeles, Canoga Park, 

Campbell, San Jose and Felton. While living in San Jose, they owned and 

operated a bookstore and after moving to Fenton, they continued with 

their mail order book business. Durwood died on June 15, 1995. Genevieve 

moved back to Lake Wilson, Minnesota in 1997. She passed away at the home 

of her brother, Fred Berreau on April 27, 2005, at the age of 90. She was 

interested in politics and the study of history connected with it. 

Genevieve enjoyed traveling, and collecting, reading and studying books. 

  Survivors include her two brothers and their wives: Fred and Fran 

Berreau, Woodstock, MN and Joe and Cloyce Berreau, Benson, MN; and 

several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; 

husband; and sisters: Gertrude Johnson, Meredith Hebl and Eileen Schuur. 

  Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Church in Lake Wilson, MN on 

Saturday, April 30, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Patrick Arens 

officiating. Special music is by Group Therapy and Almie Carlson. 

Pallbearers were all nephews, Dana Berreau, Jon Berreau, Chad Berreau, 

Michael Berreau, Mike Berreau, and Keith Johnson. Interment is in 

Hillside Cemetery in Lake Wilson, MN. 

=========================================================================

        Copyright Judy Clarke 2005.  All rights reserved.

        http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

=========================================================================