Cleo S. Genereux Obituary (1930

Cleo Steven Genereux, passed away peacefully at the Heritage of Webster County in Red Cloud, Nebraska, on June 13, 2025, at the age of 95. Cleo was the first of eight children born to Steven and Mary (Consbruck) Genereux, at Campbell, Nebraska, on January 22, 1930. A lifelong resident of the Campbell community, he received his formal education attending the Hilltop rural school and graduated from the Campbell High School with the class of 1947. Cleo then dedicated his life to the land. From sunrise to sundown he worked tirelessly with calloused hands and a heart full of purpose. Throughout the years he nurtured his fields, developed new farm ground with his bulldozer, cared for his livestock and cultivated not just crops but a legacy of hard work, humility and integrity. Cleo met the love of his life, Dona Gene Bryan, when she moved to Campbell to teach school, and they were united in marriage on June 25, 1953, at Campbell. Together, Cleo and Dona were stewards of the land and deeply involved in their community. Cleo was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, the Campbell School Board, and had served on both the Famers Co-op Boards in Red Cloud and Minden. He was always present to lending a helping hand to a neighbor and was a source of strength and comfort to all who knew him. His greatest love and enthusiasm in life was for his family and he especially cherished the time they spent together. Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Dona, on November 9, 1999; a brother, Bob Genereux, who died in the Korean War; a sister-in-law, Kay Genereux; and brothers-in-law, Bob Bierhaus, Meade Thomas, Charlie Bryan and Jim Bryan. Left to treasure his memory are his children, Jerry Genereux; LuAnn Kosse and husband, Larry; grandchildren and great grandchildren Ben and Piper Kosse and sons Graham, Cohen and Klay; Sam Kosse and children Cutler, Keller and Greer; and Nathan Kosse and sons Warren and Waylon. Also surviving are three sisters, Betty Thomas, Evelyn Bierhaus and Joyce (Lee) Ostdiek; three brothers, Doug Genereux; Don and Jeanette Genereux and Gary and Pat Genereux; sisters-in-law, Margarita Bryan and Beth Bryan; nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. The funeral mass was 10:30 am, Saturday, June 21, 2025, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Campbell with Fr. Douglas Dietrich and the Very Rev.. Adam Sparling officiating. Inurnment was at St. Anne Cemetery at Campbell. The rosary was recited Friday, 7:00 pm, June 20, 2025, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Campbell. Memorials are suggested to the St. Anne Catholic Church, the Campbell Fire Department or the Campbell Foundation. Williams Funeral Home 241 West 4th Avenue Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970 Phone 402-746-2500 williamsfuneralhomes@yahoo.com