Genevieve Kessler

Genevieve Louise (Wielinski) Kessler, 82 year old resident of Kokomo, Indiana died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at St. Josephs Hospital in Kokomo.A memorial mass will be held Friday, May 29 at 11:00 A.M. at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN with Fr. Joseph Herzing officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of the service at the funeral home.

Genevieve Louise Wielinski was born on June 7, 1932 in Little Falls, Minnesota to the late Joseph and Cecelia (Lepinski) Wielinski.She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School and Little Falls High School graduating with the Class of 1950.She was united in marriage to Jerome G. Kessler on July 25, 1953 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN. The couple moved to California and eventually made their home in Chula Vista, California.Genevieve received a Bachelors Degree in Manufacturing Engineering and had a hand in the Space Race; working on several projects including Surveyor I.She was also the Founder of the Senior Womens Basketball Association in San Diego, CA. She enjoyed camping, traveling, sewing, needlework, discovering new things, Crossword Puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, James Kessler of Boulder Creek, CA and Roberta (Edward) Heidebrecht of Greentown, IN; siblings, Margaret Maggie Plunkett of Port Orchard, WA and Joe (Margaret) Wielinski of Little Falls, MN; grandchildren, Lisa (Rob) Forester, Tom (Tyra) Lee, Kristin (Jason) Gartner, Kariane (Steven) OKeefe, Rebekke Heidebrecht, Kassia Cooper, Mary Heidebrecht; 7 great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Shirley (Kessler) Maier of Sauk Rapids, MN, Pat (Kessler) Ritter of Minneapolis, MN and a brother-in-law, Joe Kessler of Bella Vista, AR and Ken Kessler of Washington State .

Genevieve was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Cecilia (Lepinski) Wielinski; husband, Jerome G. Kessler (September 7, 1987); daughters, Mary (Kessler) Lee (September 3, 1990) Deborah (Kessler) Johnson (July 23, 2006); sisters, Barbara Szakasitis (October 28, 2010), Lucille Wimmer (September 29, 2011); brother-in-law, Larry Kessler and long-time partner, Robert Perry.