Sr. Genevieve Pinion O.P.

Sinsinawa, Wisconsin Sister Genevieve (Gertruda) Pinion, O.P., died at St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa, on July 16, 2020. Private services will be held at the Motherhouse. A talented musician, Sister Genevieve taught music all her life. In 1942, she taught school music in Milwaukee, and in 1945, she taught music at Visitation High School in Chicago. In 1947, Sister Genevieve went to Florence, Italy, to study at the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini and lived with our sisters at Villa Schifanoia. In 1951, she began many years of teaching at Rosary College, River Forest, Ill. In 1966, she returned to the Sinsinawa Motherhouse and continued teaching. In 2014, Sister Genevieve joined the sisters at St. Dominic Villa. Genevieve was born in Marshfield, Wis., October 12, 1922, to Joseph and Gertrude (Felker) Pinion. She is survived by two sisters, nieces, nephews, and her Dominican Sisters. Casey-McNett Funeral Home of Cuba City is handling the arrangements.