Genevieve "Genny" Eleanor Ingebrand Obituary (1927

Genevieve "Genny" E. ingebrand, 92, a resident of the Forest Grove community passed away on August 23, 2019 at her home. Genny was born on August 17, 1927 in Merritt, British Columbia. She was the oldest of two children born to George Levagood and Mabel (Tompkins) Janicke. Upon her parent's divorce Jenny and her family moved to Hillsdale, OR. At this time two more additions were made, step father; Hermen Janicke and baby brother Hubert bringing the total size of the family to five. Genny attended Cleveland High School graduating with the Class of 1945. She met her future husband, Wallace "Wally" Ingebrand, while in school the soon began dating and following a short courtship they married in 1947 in Vancouver, WA. They made their home in Tigard until 1959 when they moved to a small farm in North Plains. In 1972 they moved to a bigger farm in Perrydale. In 1985, following retirement they moved back to Tigard until Wally's passing in 2008. Genny moved to North Plains to be closer to her daughter, Cynthia. Genny was a homemaker and a farmer's wife. She raised a garden and did most of the canning for their family. As a teenager and young woman Genny had worked as a model and also for Sandy Kodak. She was the best cook and baker, she loved to get up early and read her bible. Genny worried about her family a lot, she was always counting her blessings and looking out for others. She loved being a grandmother and great grandmother. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, a son; Preston Ingebrand, her parents and a brother Gale Janicke. She is survived by her four children; Cynthia and Mark Johnson of Yamhill, Jeffrey Ingebrand of McMinnville, Stephen and Nick Ingebrand of Aloha, Jonathan Ingebrand of Tualatin, a brother Hubert Janicke of Hillsboro, OR, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.