Obituary

WOYWOOD, GENA LOU (nee Genevieve Louise Dove), age 85, died on April 23, 2018 in Albuquerque, NM.  Raised in Elmhurst, IL, Gena Lou graduated from York High School and received her B.S. in Psychology from Elmhurst College, where she met her husband Dennis.  After working briefly at Westinghouse in Milwaukee, WI, Gena Lou moved with Dennis to Cherry Hill, NJ, where they raised their three sons, Warren, Derek, and Brett.  Gena Lou was an enthusiastic volunteer with the PTA, Music Boosters, Thomas Paine Elementary School library and bowling league, Maple Shade Congregational Church, and American Red Cross blood donor center, who named her Volunteer of the Year for the southern New Jersey region in 1991.  After moving to Albuquerque, Gena Lou was an early and dedicated supporter of the Peppertree/Royal Oak Residents Association and Quality New Mexico.  A viewing for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE in Albuquerque.  Private interment will be at Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City, IA.