Eula Verginia VanGennip

Eula Verginia VanGennip, 96, of Marble Hill passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Stonebridge Senior Living in Marble Hill.

Eula was born February 23, 1928, on a farm in Laflin, MO, to Henry and Cornelia (VanDoren) Steinnerd. She attended grade school in Leopold and received her high school diploma from Notre Dame High School in St. Louis. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon for 74 years.

She married Elmer G. VanGennip on April 11,1950 at St. John Catholic Church in Leopold. He passed away on May 4,1988.

She was an expert seamstress, sewing her children’s clothes, priest vestments, quilts (pieced and embroidered), and she could “patch” anything. She also crocheted countless doilies and crocheted names as gifts.

Loving survivors include five children: Michael (Dorothy) VanGennip of Marble Hill, Dianne (Melvin) Holzum of Leopold, Lynn (Ruthy) VanGennip of Marble Hill, Richard (Tammy) VanGennip of Marble Hill, and Sharon (J.C.) Brucker of Chaffee; 10 grandchildren: Alissa (Perry) Davis, Tammy (Danny) Vandeven, Chris (Tabitha) VanGennip, Jennifer (Brian) Shore, Brian (Kendra) Holzum, Holly (Jeremy) Barron, Chad (Tina) VanGennip, Kevin (Jill) Holzum, Katie (Joe) Trankle, and Matthew (Adrienne Eichhorn) Brucker; 25 great grandchildren: Hannah, Emma, Wyatt, Quentin, Audrey, Evelyn, Lillian, Lauren, Megan, Allison, Colton, Liam, Jenny, Christa, Logan, Brooklyn, Katelyn, Zoey, Connor, Charlotte, Machela, Amber, Karlee, Georgia, and Fred; 2 great-great grandchildren: Gus and Heidi.

She was preceded in death by her husband; and 6 sisters: Margaret (Philip) Elfrink, Genevieve (Joe) Elfrink, Winefrieda (Elmer) Beck, Ursula (Joe) Nenninger, and Eula's twin Loretta (Gene) Arnzen and Monica (Champ) Lewis.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024, 3:00 to 7:00 pm at the Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel. Rosary service will begin at 5:00 pm. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon, on Monday November 4, 2024. Burial at St. Anthony Cemetery.