- Date Of Birth: January 5, 1918
- Date Of Death: December 17, 2019
- State: Idaho
Geneva Borrowman was born January 5, 1918 in Burton, Idaho, and passed away December 17, 2019 in Coolidge, Arizona.
Geneva was the third child and first daughter of Elmer and Anna Jensen. She graduated from Rigby High School and then attended Ricks College and later Brigham Young. She was a beloved teacher of First and Second Grade students for forty years in Jefferson County, Blackfoot, and Pocatello Idaho. She was a pioneer in the early education program, Head Start, reaching out to children who needed a little extra love. At age 101 she was often surrounded by her young great-grandchildren who were drawn to her patient love and kindness.
She married Reed Park Borrowman on September 17, 1940 in the Logan Utah Temple. Geneva and Reed had four children: Keith (Saralyn) of Gaithersburg Maryland; David (Kitty) of Murray Utah; Wayne (Claudette) of Coolidge Arizona and Jerry (Marcella) of Murray Utah. She has 19 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandson.
During her teaching career she was active in the teacher’s associations, working on committees at the local and state level. She was appointed to serve a six-year term on the Idaho State Textbook Adoption and Improvement of Instruction Education by the Idaho State Board of Education.
