Genevieve Lorena (Gray) Hesselman 1917-1996
"The Milton Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, Aug. 8, 1996, p 4.
Genevieve Hesselman, 78, a lifelong Edgerton area resident, died Monday, Aug. 5, 1996, at the Edgerton Memorial Community Hospital.
She was born in Milton Township of Sept. 30, 1917, the daughter of Fred and Jessie (Fox) Gray. She had attended Rock River grade school, and graduated from Milton Union High School. She was married to Robert B. Hesselman on April 8, 1939, in Dubuque, Iowa, and he preceded her in death on May 1, 1976. She had been employed at Hough Shade Company in Janesville for 25 years, until her retirement in 1978.
Survivors include three sons: Neil (Nancy) Hesselman and Robert (Barbara) Hesselman, both of Edgerton, and David Hesselman of Janesville; a brother Fred Merton Gray of Milton; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by five brothers; a sister; and a grandson, Brian.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1996, at the Bruni-Nygaard-Ward Funeral Home, Edgerton. Pastor Tom Countryman of the Edgerton United Methodist Church officiated.