Ruth E. Genco

December 22, 1929 – March 14, 2024

Ruth Elizabeth Genco, 94, a resident of Moses Lake, Wash., since 1960, went home to be with the Lord March 14, 2024. Ruth was born Dec. 22, 1929, to Nicholas and Emma George in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In 1939 her family moved to homestead 80 acres in Homedale, Idaho. When she graduated high school she attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, Wash. While living in Spokane she met Peter Genco. They were married in 1952. They celebrated 64 years before Peter passed away in 2016. They moved to Moses Lake, Wash., in 1960 and raised their family of one son and five daughters. Ruth was a homemaker and stable figure in the neighborhood. In 1967 she returned to the workforce and was employed by Big Bend Community College for 25 years, retiring in 1992.