Geneva O. Matson VAN HOVE

6 OCT 1905 - 28 DEC 2005

• BIRTH: 6 OCT 1905, South Whitley, Whitley County, IN
• DEATH: 28 DEC 2005, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN

1. +Nancy DE VLIEGER

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[N34445] Geneva O. Matson Van Hove

BIRTH 6 Oct 1905
South Whitley, Whitley County, IN

DEATH 28 Dec 2005 (aged 100)
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

BURIAL
Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN
MEMORIAL ID 58770576

From the SOUTH BEND (IN) TRIBUNE, December 30, 2005:

Geneva O. (De Vlieger) Van Hove, 100, of W. 7th Street, Mishawaka, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 28 in Countryside Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mishawaka. Geneva was born on October 6, 1905, in South Whitley, Indiana to the late Frank and Eva (Stillwell) Matson. Also preceding her in death were four sisters, Goldy, Grace, Gertrude and Mildred; two brothers, Boyd and an infant; and a great-grandson, Samuel.
On July 16, 1924, in St. Joseph Michigan, she married Leon "Flyer" DeVlieger who preceded her in death on September 2, 1974. On January 22, 1977, she married Leonard Van Hove who preceded her in death on January 26, 1992. Surviving Geneva are a daughter, Nancy (Tom) Flatt of Mishawaka; four grandchildren, William (Dawn) Flatt, Ronald (Diane) Flatt, James (JoAnn) Flatt and Steven Flatt; seven great-grandchildren, Marci Mandigo, Ryan, Joseph, Angela, Monica, Nicholas and Katherine Flatt. Geneva always said that she wanted to live to be 100 years old and she did just that and a few months longer. She was a member of St. Bavo Catholic Church, Mishawaka, BK Club Auxiliary and the Altar Society.

Family Members
Parents

Franklin G. Matson
1870-1948

Eva May Stilwell Matson
1871-1927

Spouses

Leon DeVlieger
1902-1974 (m. 1924)

Leonard Van Hove
1905-1992 (m. 1977)