Geneva L. "Gene" Nesbitt, 92, died at 7:25 p.m. June 24, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Community, Cridersville.
She was born Aug. 1, 1919, in Bluffton to Henry and Carrie Koch Leonhard, who preceded her in death. On April 25, 1942, she married Robert H. Nesbitt, who died in 2003. They celebrated 61 years of marriage before his death.
Mrs. Nesbitt lived most of her childhood in Fort Recovery. She graduated in 1940 from Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Her career in nursing spanned 35 years, mostly in the private duty sector. She practiced nursing during the years her husband was overseas in World War II. Following the war they lived in Lima and Dayton from 1953 to 1975. In 1975, they returned to the Lima area. She moved to Otterbein Independent Living in 2004, where she enjoyed several years socializing and playing bridge. She was a life member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima, and its Ruth Circle. She was a member of the Lima Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Ohio Nursing Association.
Survivors include two sons, William (Beverly) Nesbitt, of Lima, and Carl L. (Michele) Nesbitt, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Honn, who died in 1998.
Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima. The Rev. David Harris will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be will be at a later date in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima.
Lima News, June 27, 2012
She was born Aug. 1, 1919, in Bluffton to Henry and Carrie Koch Leonhard, who preceded her in death. On April 25, 1942, she married Robert H. Nesbitt, who died in 2003. They celebrated 61 years of marriage before his death.
Mrs. Nesbitt lived most of her childhood in Fort Recovery. She graduated in 1940 from Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Her career in nursing spanned 35 years, mostly in the private duty sector. She practiced nursing during the years her husband was overseas in World War II. Following the war they lived in Lima and Dayton from 1953 to 1975. In 1975, they returned to the Lima area. She moved to Otterbein Independent Living in 2004, where she enjoyed several years socializing and playing bridge. She was a life member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima, and its Ruth Circle. She was a member of the Lima Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Ohio Nursing Association.
Survivors include two sons, William (Beverly) Nesbitt, of Lima, and Carl L. (Michele) Nesbitt, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Honn, who died in 1998.
Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima. The Rev. David Harris will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be will be at a later date in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima.
Lima News, June 27, 2012
Geneva L. "Gene" Nesbitt, 92, died at 7:25 p.m. June 24, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Community, Cridersville.
She was born Aug. 1, 1919, in Bluffton to Henry and Carrie Koch Leonhard, who preceded her in death. On April 25, 1942, she married Robert H. Nesbitt, who died in 2003. They celebrated 61 years of marriage before his death.
Mrs. Nesbitt lived most of her childhood in Fort Recovery. She graduated in 1940 from Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Her career in nursing spanned 35 years, mostly in the private duty sector. She practiced nursing during the years her husband was overseas in World War II. Following the war they lived in Lima and Dayton from 1953 to 1975. In 1975, they returned to the Lima area. She moved to Otterbein Independent Living in 2004, where she enjoyed several years socializing and playing bridge. She was a life member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima, and its Ruth Circle. She was a member of the Lima Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Ohio Nursing Association.
Survivors include two sons, William (Beverly) Nesbitt, of Lima, and Carl L. (Michele) Nesbitt, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Honn, who died in 1998.
Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima. The Rev. David Harris will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be will be at a later date in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima.
Lima News, June 27, 2012
She was born Aug. 1, 1919, in Bluffton to Henry and Carrie Koch Leonhard, who preceded her in death. On April 25, 1942, she married Robert H. Nesbitt, who died in 2003. They celebrated 61 years of marriage before his death.
Mrs. Nesbitt lived most of her childhood in Fort Recovery. She graduated in 1940 from Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Her career in nursing spanned 35 years, mostly in the private duty sector. She practiced nursing during the years her husband was overseas in World War II. Following the war they lived in Lima and Dayton from 1953 to 1975. In 1975, they returned to the Lima area. She moved to Otterbein Independent Living in 2004, where she enjoyed several years socializing and playing bridge. She was a life member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima, and its Ruth Circle. She was a member of the Lima Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Ohio Nursing Association.
Survivors include two sons, William (Beverly) Nesbitt, of Lima, and Carl L. (Michele) Nesbitt, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Honn, who died in 1998.
Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima. The Rev. David Harris will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be will be at a later date in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima.
Lima News, June 27, 2012
Family Members
Siblings
Children
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
