Genevieve Marie (Nutter) Robb died Tuesday, January 24 2023 at the age of 97 surrounded by her loving family. Born February 24, 1925, in rural Shelton Nebraska to Josephine and Harold Nutter she was the oldest of three children and the last surviving sibling. Upon graduating from high school in Gibbon Nebraska she attended Kearney College for her pre-nursing coursework and then attended Bryan School of Nursing as a member of the Women’s Army Corps. She graduated in 1946 and worked as a nurse at Bryan Hospital before marrying Gordon Robb in May of 1948. She had three children, Pam, Peggy, and Patty. Genevieve served as a nurse at Bryan Hospital and then with several physicians. She ended her career as the Director of Nursing at Homestead Nursing Home in 1987.
Gen was a member of the greatest generation. Throughout her life, she experienced the transition from a rural farming family without modern conveniences and lived through the ravages of the dustbowl, and the great depression. She culminated this transition by moving to the “big city “of Lincoln Nebraska. (pop.1945 13,000) These experiences shaped her life and influenced her sense of gratitude for what she had, and her quest for knowledge. Genevieve was always willing to adopt new ways of doing things and she and Gordon were among the first to adopt mobile phones and other contrivances of modern civilization. Together they would frequently reminisce about the changes that they had seen over the course of their long lives.
She was enthusiastic about her rural heritage and was entranced with gardening and growing things. She had a sense of adventure and was enthusiastic about traveling to novel places. She was a devoted wife and mother and took great pleasure in the accomplishments of her daughters, their children, and her grandchildren. Her sons-in-law are in agreement that she could serve as an archetype for an excellent mother-in-law.
Genevieve is preceded by her husband Gordon, eldest daughter Pamela, and brothers Dick and Ron. Ge is survived by her son-in-law John Ludwickson, daughter Peggy Robb and her husband Joseph Higgins, daughter Patty Hehn and her husband Daryl. Grandchildren Megan and Johanna Ludwickson, Kathleen Higgins, and Matthew and Connor Hehn. Great-grandchildren Kaleb, Colten, Alexis, and soon-to-be arriving Sophia.
Celebration of Life for Genevieve will be held Friday, February 24, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68512. lincolnfh.com
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