Eugenia B. "Jeanie" LaForge, 83, of Parsons, died at 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 28, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
She was born April 18, 1926, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Jacob Francis and Bertha Mae (Jennings) VanLeeuwen. As a young girl, she grew up in St. Paul where she attended Lone Elm Country School and was a 1944 graduate of St. Francis High School.
For a time, she worked at Owen Department Store in St. Paul and Wright and Dunham Hardware Store in Erie.
She and Edward "Bernard" LaForge were married December 27, 1948, at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Following marriage they lived in Joliet, Illinois, returned to St. Paul in 1950, and moved to Parsons in 1959 where they made their home and raised their family of ten children.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons and was a former member of its Altar Society. She enjoyed working puzzles, sewing, embroidering, and quilting. She especially had enjoyed making a quilt for each one of her children and their spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include:
Six Sons – Frank LaForge & wife, Lynnette Caney, KS
Ed LaForge Wichita, KS
Gary LaForge & wife, Lori Parsons, KS
Ron LaForge Milwaukee, WI
Donnie LaForge & wife, Vicki Parsons, KS
David LaForge Parsons, KS
Four Daughters – Carol Hogelin & husband, Bill Parsons, KS
Rita Drisdell & husband, Doug Parsons, KS
Deanna Heady & husband, Troy Parsons, KS
Mary Kay Dickens & husband, Ron Parsons, KS
Twenty-Two Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – Harry VanLeeuwen Arma, KS
Three Sisters – Sr. Rosina VanLeeuwen CSJ Wichita, KS
Jeanette Wolken Garnett, KS
Judy Fager Erie, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard LaForge, on September 8, 1989; two brothers, Roger and Ted VanLeeuwen; three sisters, Geraldine "Jerry" Hill, Gertrude Forbes, and Cleo Jacquinot; and two grandchildren, Haven LaForge and Brant LaForge.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 1, 2009, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in St. Paul. The rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church where the family will receive friends immediately following in Parish Hall.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick's Catholic Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eugenia B. "Jeanie" Laforge, please visit our flower store.
She was born April 18, 1926, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Jacob Francis and Bertha Mae (Jennings) VanLeeuwen. As a young girl, she grew up in St. Paul where she attended Lone Elm Country School and was a 1944 graduate of St. Francis High School.
For a time, she worked at Owen Department Store in St. Paul and Wright and Dunham Hardware Store in Erie.
She and Edward "Bernard" LaForge were married December 27, 1948, at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Following marriage they lived in Joliet, Illinois, returned to St. Paul in 1950, and moved to Parsons in 1959 where they made their home and raised their family of ten children.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons and was a former member of its Altar Society. She enjoyed working puzzles, sewing, embroidering, and quilting. She especially had enjoyed making a quilt for each one of her children and their spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include:
Six Sons – Frank LaForge & wife, Lynnette Caney, KS
Ed LaForge Wichita, KS
Gary LaForge & wife, Lori Parsons, KS
Ron LaForge Milwaukee, WI
Donnie LaForge & wife, Vicki Parsons, KS
David LaForge Parsons, KS
Four Daughters – Carol Hogelin & husband, Bill Parsons, KS
Rita Drisdell & husband, Doug Parsons, KS
Deanna Heady & husband, Troy Parsons, KS
Mary Kay Dickens & husband, Ron Parsons, KS
Twenty-Two Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – Harry VanLeeuwen Arma, KS
Three Sisters – Sr. Rosina VanLeeuwen CSJ Wichita, KS
Jeanette Wolken Garnett, KS
Judy Fager Erie, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard LaForge, on September 8, 1989; two brothers, Roger and Ted VanLeeuwen; three sisters, Geraldine "Jerry" Hill, Gertrude Forbes, and Cleo Jacquinot; and two grandchildren, Haven LaForge and Brant LaForge.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 1, 2009, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in St. Paul. The rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church where the family will receive friends immediately following in Parish Hall.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick's Catholic Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eugenia B. "Jeanie" Laforge, please visit our flower store.
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