Geneva R. Lambert's Obituary
Geneva R. Lambert, 96 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on July 19, 2023 at Mary Queen and Mother Skilled Nursing Care, Shrewsbury, Mo. She was born April 18, 1927, in Drake, MO.
Geneva was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and Altar Sodality, Columbia, IL, Red Hat Society, and Columbia Women's Club. She and her late husband Charles enjoyed dancing and traveling, having visited many foreign countries and most of the 50 states. She also enjoyed cooking and providing delicious meals to her family. Geneva was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and sister.
Surviving are her daughters, Deborah Jean Daly of St. Louis, MO, Peggy (Wes) Suzor of St. Louis, MO, and Mary (Mike) Jenniches of Alton, IL; grandchildren, Abby Lynn (Michael) Zoia, Andrew C. (Brittany) Guinn, Corey M. Jenniches, and Claire Nichole (Nico Valerio) Jenniches; great-grandchildren, Charlie and Alex Zoia, along with other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Lambert, who she married on August 26, 1950. He passed away on April 18, 2005; parents, Edwin L. and Alma, nee Schalk, Langenberg; brother, Edwin Langenberg.
Visitation will be Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Columbia, IL. Funeral mass will follow visitation at 11:30 am at church, with Fr. Carl Scherrer officiating. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Immaculate Conception Catholic Education & Activities Center Building Fund, 411 Palmer Road, Columbia, IL 62236
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