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ELLIS, GLADYS GENEVIEVE Was born March 28, 1923 in Liberty, Nebraska. She passed away peacefully, December 27, 2012 at the age of 89. Genevieve grew up in nearby Sterling and later moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. There, she worked as an executive secretary for the telephone company and a Red Cross nurses aide at Lincoln General Hospital. This is where she met, nursed and later married Harold O. Ellis. Genevieve dedicated her life to God, her husband and children. In 1960 the family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She loved children so much, she devoted much of her time working in the "Mother's Day Out" program at church. Her children's friends and neighborhood children congregated at the Ellis home. She took them all under her wing and they loved Genevieve so much, to this day many of them still call her mom. She loved music, square dancing, travel, scrabble and Christmas. Genevieve is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Harold; her Children: Beth and her husband, Jim; Bob and his wife, Mary; Carol and her husband, Gil; Grandchildren: Claire, Scott and his wife, Britta, Holly and her husband, Michael and Alex; Great Grandchildren: Arianne and Noah. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, January 3,2013, 10:00 a.m. at: Asbury United Methodist Church 87112. The family requests in lieu of flowers, please send donation to Asbury United Methodist Church in honor of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grand- mother. W
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