Genevieve Julia Post, 87, of Leonardtown, MD passed away August 15, 2014 at Solomons Nursing Center in Solomons, MD.

Born August 21, 1926 in Waterbury, CT she was the daughter of the late Frank Penevich and Julia Burba Penevich.

Genevieve celebrated over 50 wonderful years of marriage to her late husband, Alfred John Post, before his passing in August 2000. She was devoted to her husband and loved to care for him and her family.

She was a delicious baker, best known for her nutmeg cookie logs. She enjoyed collecting cook books and helping her husband make wooden animals. She was an avid reader, with her favorite book being Gone with the Wind. She enjoyed travelling to Florida with her husband every November. She was devoted to her church, Immaculate Heart of Mary and to St. Jude. She taught Sunday school, was a Pre-K aide, and worked many Lenten Suppers. She also volunteered at Little Flower School. Her greatest love was for her family, and she enjoyed taking care and cheering on her grandchildren in the younger years.

Genevieve is survived by her daughter, Virginia McKeen (David) of Leonardtown, MD; her sister, Frances Bernius (Edward) of Watertown, CT; her grandchildren, Erica Bourgeois (Mark) of Mechanicsville, MD and Andrew McKeen of Columbia, MD; her great granddaughters, Adriana Claire Bourgeois and Elaina Tiffany Bourgeois; her nieces, Jean Meschi-Bernius (Larry) of Highland, IN, Nancy Bernius (Francois) of France; and nephews, Roger Bernius (Joann) of Clifton, NJ, Bruce Post (Mary) of Essex, VT and Harvey Post.

In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Post and her son, Frank Jerome Post.

Family will receive friends for Genevieve's Life Celebration on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with prayers recited at 7:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Marco Schad on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Maryland, 10665 Stanhaven Place, Suite 205D, White Plains, MD 20695.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.