Genevieve McGarvey, 91

Genevieve Gen McGarvey, 91, of Kalispell, passed away at Immanuel Lutheran Home on Nov. 8, 2010. Gen was born on May 6, 1919, in Cyrus, Minn., to Henry and Bertha (Sanvik) Bugge. She was baptized by the Rev. N. Forde and confirmed by the Rev. G.O. Forde at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Starbuck, Minn. Gen graduated from Cyrus High School in 1937. She later graduated from Humboldt Business College of Minneapolis. She worked in Minnesota for four years before moving to Tacoma, Wash., in 1942. She worked as an executive secretary for an insurance company located in Tacoma. She married Alex A. Purdy on Dec. 30, 1950, in Tacoma. Alex and Gen moved to Kalispell, where Alex had property on Airport Road. They raised cattle on the edge of Kalispell and had a small trailer court near their home. During this time, Gen worked as an executive financial secretary for Treasure State Equipment Company with offices in Kalispell, Missoula and Eureka, Calif. She later was employed with Miracle Ear in Kalispell. Gen was also very active as a hospital volunteer at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Alex Purdy died on Jan. 31, 1981, in Las Vegas. Gen married Dale L. McGarvey on July 11, 1998, in Hawaii. She and her husband Dale resided at 405 Third Street East in Kalispell. In addition to enjoying applying her skills as a homemaker, Gen enjoyed keeping books for her husband, as well as ballroom dancing and traveling. She especially enjoyed her trips to Hawaii. Gen was preceded in death by her parents " her mother Bertha died in 1956, and her father Henry died in 1959. She had one brother, Harris Bugge, who passed away in 1987. Gen is survived by her husband, Dale L. McGarvey; her stepchildren, John McGarvey, Margaret Henderson, Michael McGarvey and Allan McGarvey; her niece, Bernice Waddell, and her husband, Terry, of Ewen, Mich.; and grandnieces, Dawn and Paul Benjamin of Lowell, Mich., and Heather and Nik Gruber of Moorhead, Minn. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, at Epworth United Methodist Church with Pastor Robert D. Ross officiating. Interment will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, followed by a reception celebrating Gen s life at Epworth United Methodist Church. Johnson - Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Gen s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Gen s guest book, offer condolences and share memories.