Genevieve Arlene Dop, 92, of Newton, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Newton Village. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service and again after the service with a lunch on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials to Newton Fire and Ambulance may be left at the funeral home.
Genevieve, the daughter of John and Elizabeth “Bertha” (Jansen) Van Genderen, was born Oct. 4, 1930, in rural Sully. As a child, she lived southeast of Sully and then New Sharon before her family moved to the Van Genderen family farm northeast of Sully. During that time, Genevieve attended country school. In 1943, her family moved to a farm northeast of Monroe and later to Reasnor. Genevieve attended grade school by Monroe and later graduated from Monroe High School in 1949. Jan. 23, 1951, Genevieve was united in marriage with Wilson Dop in rural Monroe. Shortly after, Wilson went to serve his country in the U.S. Army, and while he was away from home, Genevieve worked at Rolscreen in Pella and then at the Vernon Company in Newton. Upon his return, she became a homemaker. In 1956, they made their home on a farm in rural Prairie City, and in 1969, moved to the Dop family farm in rural Reasnor. In 2019, she moved to Newton.
Genevieve was a member of The Way Church in Newton, formerly Newton Community Reformed Church. She enjoyed weekly sewing and quilting days and also going to Bible studies. She had previously attended Prairie City First Reformed Church and Otley Reformed Church. Most recently, she was attending chapel at Newton Village where she resided. Genevieve liked doing embroidery work, gardening, and canning. She also was a talented baker making cookies, cinnamon rolls, and homemade breads.
Those left to honor Genevieve’s memory are three children Rodger (Lisa) Dop of Monroe, Douglas (Ruth Ann) Dop of Monroe, and Betty Ann Dop of Newton; son-in-law Dan Shea of Newton; five grandchildren Tracy (Jay) Porter, Jason (Jessie) Dop, Matthew (Allison) Dop, Kurtis Dop, and Kyle (Erin) Dop; 11 great-grandchildren Jonas, Isaac, Noah, Taylor, Trenton, Theodore, McKenzie, Cooper, Owen, Brooklynn, and Levi; her siblings Lois Van Gorp of Reasnor, Lila De Kruyff of Otley, and Ron Van Genderen of Monroe; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Wilson Dop; daughter Donna Shea; siblings Russell (Ruth) Van Genderen and Norma (Harris) Van Waardhuizen; and siblings-in-law Carroll Van Gorp, James De Kruyff, and Lois Van Genderen.
