Genean A. Granger 75, of Iron Mountain, passed away Sunday, March 17 at her home with her family by her side. She was born April 26,1943, the daughter of Charles and Helen (McCormick) Lindberg. Genean graduated from Kingsford High School in 1961.
She was a life-long learner. She graduated from Bay College in 1969, went on to obtain her ADN from Bay, then her BSN from Northern Michigan University. She returned to NMU to pursue her dream of writing poetry, and graduated with a Master’s in English in May 2014.
Genean worked as a certified Occupational Health Nurse for Grede Foundries for 10 years and Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation for nearly 19 years. She went to Honduras on medical missions, she enjoyed her job and loved the people she worked with. An avid traveler, she was either planning or on a trip, and her favorite travel companion was her dear friend, Dorothy Anderson.
The two laughed themselves through one travel dilemma after another, be it pickpockets in Prague or water buffalo poop on the path to an outhouse on the Serengeti Plains in South Africa. Through her Master’s in English she found a second career in Poetry. Through NMU and Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, she participated and won a first in Original Poetry in New Orleans and was the winner of the 90th Anniversary Convention Theme.
She went on to see her poems published and won awards. December 2018 her book of poetry “american bandstand, slices of Life, and other poems” was published. On March 7, 1970, Genean married Keith Granger.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Keith; her daughter, Kristine Granger; her son, Erik (Michelle) Granger; her grandchildren, Per Rahm, Mason and Carter Granger; brother, Richard (Peggy) Lindberg; sisters, Lisa LaHaie, Judy Lindberg, dear sister-in-law, Arlene (Reino) Lake; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Helen; her brother, Carl and her sister, Mary Fontecchio. A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30am on Thursday, March 21st at Immaculate Conception Church.
Fr. Michael Woempner will offer the Mass of Christian Burial. A luncheon will follow the funeral Mass at the James Kaczmarek Parish Hall.
In lieu of flowers you can contribute to the continuing memorial scholarship established in Genean’s name with the Bay College’s Foundation to help a single mother obtain her nursing degree through Bay College. Genean Granger Nursing Scholarship. Checks addressed to the Bay College Foundation, 2001 N Lincoln Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829 or online at www.
baycollege. edu/foundation. The family wishes to thank OSF Hospice, especially Genean’s hospice nurse, Katie and the numerous volunteers that cared for Genean in the past two years.
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