Genevieve Clara Sawyer

1917 - 2005  (88 years)

• Name	Genevieve Clara Sawyer
  Birth	21 Jan 1917	Valley, Douglas, NE
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Jan 2005	Sutherland, Lincoln, NE
  	Genevieve C. Heins, age 88, of Roscoe, passed away Jan. 21, 2005, at Sutherland Care Center. She was born Jan. 21, 1917 in Valley, Nebraska the daughter of George and Jessie (Trullinger) Sawyer. The family moved to Colorado before moving south to Paxton when Genevieve was four years old. In 1937 she married LaVern Fischer. He died three and one half years later. To this union was born one son. Genevieve later married Telesfora Garcia and this union two children were born. She laster married Carl Heins and the couple had one daughter. Genevieve had been a member of the Ogallala United Methodist Church. She is survived by one son and two daughters, seven grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Melvin Fischer, and her three husband, and one brother, Jack Sawyer. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery.
  Burial	Ogallala, Keith, NE
  	Ogallala Cemetery Section B, Block 64A, Lot 6 Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska
  Person ID	I18352	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	George Wade Sawyer,   b. 9 Aug 1889, Hallsville, DeWitt, IL d. 17 May 1954, Roscoe, Keith, NE (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Jessie Trullinger,   b. 31 Oct 1897, Farragut, Fremont, IA d. 21 Aug 1992, Roscoe, Keith, NE (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F6227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lavern Nicholas Fischer,   b. 21 Apr 1915, Roseland, Adams, NE d. 21 Sep 1941, Paxton, Keith, NE (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	1937
  Children	1. EM2 Melvin Lavern "Dick" Fischer,   b. 22 Feb 1939, Roscoe, Keith, NE d. 6 Jul 1999 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F1224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Telesforo Garcia,   b. 20 Oct 1901, Cañon City, Colorado d. 4 Mar 1974, Longmont, Boulder, CO (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1942	Deuel County, NE
  	Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages Name Telesforo Garcia Marriage Date 1942 Marriage Place Deuel, Nebraska, USA Certificate Number 5149 Nebraska, Marriages Name Telesforo Garcia Sex Male Age 41 Birth Year (Estimated) 1901 Father's Name John Garcia Mother's Name Pablita Moya Spouse's Name Genevieve Clara Sawyer Fischer Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1917 Spouse's Father's Name George Sawyer Spouse's Mother's Name Jessie Trullinger Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 May 1942 Event Place Deuel, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original) Deuel, Nebraska
  Children	1. Lois Pauline Garcia,   b. 19 Aug 1931, Roscoe, Keith, NE d. 16 May 1999 (Age 67 years)   2. Jerry Joe Garcia,   b. 21 Nov 1942, Roscoe, Keith, NE d. 19 Mar 2022, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Carl Ernest Heins,   b. 28 May 1921, Sherman County, NE d. 13 Sep 1975, NE (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1955	Cheyenne County, Nebraska
  	Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages Name Genevieve Garcia Marriage Date 1955 Marriage Place Cheyenne, Nebraska, USA Spouse Carl Heins Certificate Number 1426
  Family ID	F11201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jan 1917 - Valley, Douglas, NE Marriage - 2 May 1942 - Deuel County, NE Marriage - 1955 - Cheyenne County, Nebraska Burial - - Ogallala, Keith, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		L-R: Genevieve, Jessie and Irene (holding John)
  		Genevieve holding her son, Melvin Lavern "Dick" Fischer "Dickie 7 mo" Photo courtesy Mandi Schimek

  
  

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• Notes

  1940 Census Name Geneieve C Fischer Sex Female Age 23 Birthplace Nebraska Residence Date 1935 Residence Place Rural, Keith, Nebraska Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Logan Election Precinct, Keith, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original) Nebraska, Keith, Logan Election Precinct, Roscoe Enumeration District Number 51-7 Logan Election Precinct, Roscoe Line Number 3 Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 2 Geneieve C Fischer's Spouses and Children Lavern N Fischer Husband M 24 Nebraska Lavern N Fischer person details Name Lavern N Fischer Sex Male Age 24 Birthplace Nebraska Residence Date 1935 Residence Place Rural, Keith, Nebraska Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Logan Election Precinct, Keith, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original) Nebraska, Keith, Logan Election Precinct, Roscoe Enumeration District Number 51-7 Logan Election Precinct, Roscoe Line Number 3 Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 2 Melvin L Fischer Son M 1 Nebraska 1950 Census Name Genevieve C Garcia Sex Female Age 33 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1917 Birthplace Nebraska Marital Status Married Race w Relationship to Head of Household Wife Event Date 10 April 1950 Event Place Keith, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original) Logan, Keith, Nebraska Enumeration District 51-7 Line Number 27 Page Number 14 Genevieve C Garcia's Spouses and Children Telesforo Garcia Husband M 47 years Colorado Telesforo Garcia person details Name Telesforo Garcia Sex Male Age 47 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1903 Birthplace Colorado Marital Status Married Occupation Section Hand Industry U P R R Race weg Relationship to Head of Household Head Father's Birthplace USA Mother's Birthplace USA Event Date 10 April 1950 Event Place Keith, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original) Logan, Keith, Nebraska Enumeration District 51-7 Line Number 26 Page Number 14 Other People on This Record Melvin L Fisher M 11 years Nebraska Melvin L Fisher person details Name Melvin L Fisher Sex Male Age 11 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1939 Birthplace Nebraska Marital Status Single Race w Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Date 10 April 1950 Event Place Keith, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original) Logan, Keith, Nebraska Enumeration District 51-7 Line Number 28 Page Number 14 Jerry J Garcia M 7 years Nebraska