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Genevieve
Mercil, 76
Thermopolis,
Wy. - Genevieve "Gen" Mercil, 76, formerly of
Brooks, died Monday, October 8, 2001 at the home of
her son, Dean, in Thermopolis, Wy.
Mass
of Christian burial will be held Friday, October
12, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church
in Brooks with Father Tim Bushy officiating. Burial
will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in
Brooks.
Visitation
will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. with a 7
p.m. rosary service at St. Joseph's Catholic Church
in Brooks and also for one hour prior to services
Friday. Johnson Funeral Service of Oklee is in
charge of the arrangements.
Genevieve
Marie Bourgeois was born on May 28, 1925 in Brooks,
the daughter of Harvey and Hatti (Champagne)
Bourgeois. She was united in marriage to Donald
Mercil on August 3, 1943.
Genevieve
was a housewife and mother to 11 children. When the
family moved to Drayton, N.D. in 1964, she worked
as a cook at Andy's and then was employed at the
Grafton State School in Grafton, N.D. In 1981, the
family moved to Thermopolis, Wy. where Genevieve
worked along side her husband in the construction
business. Following their retirement in 1999,
Genevieve and Donald enjoyed traveling.
She
was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in
Thermopolis and enjoyed crafts, yard work and
flower gardening.
Genevieve
is survived by her husband, Donald of Thermopolis,
Wy.; five sons, Gary (Susie) Mercil of Townsend,
Wisc., LeRoy (Mary) Mercil of Brooks, Allen Mercil
of Grand Forks, N.D., Dean (Diane) Mercil of
Thermopolis, Wy. and Kenneth (Audrey) Mercil of
Grafton, N.D.; six daughters, Marlene Hince of Rock
Springs, Wy., Sharon (Chester) Paschke of Grand
Forks, N.D., Betty (Dean) Staskivige and Karen
(Bob) Halcrow, both of Drayton, N.D., Diane Hibdon
of Casper, Wy. and Deborah (Stan) Huebner of
Thompson, N.D.; a brother, Donald Bourgeois of
South Milwaukee, Wisc.; five sisters, Beatrice
Gilger of Bonita Springs, Fla., Delores Boucher and
Kathleen Warrick, both of South Milwaukee, Wisc.,
Carol Odegard of Franklin, Wisc. and Eileen Lemaire
of Dunchurch, Ontario, Canada; 34 grandchildren;
eight step grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
three step great-grandchildren; and one step great-
great-grandchild.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and a brother,
Darrel Bourgeois. A00003B2001OC10
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