The Rock of the Genite Family has
passed.
Kathryn Genite of
Sylvania Township, passed away in
her home surrounded by her loving
family on October 6, 2007.
She
was born in London, Ohio, on April
11, 1919 to Charles and Mary (Elias)
Genite. Kathryn moved with her
family to the Toledo Area in 1948.
She was employed with Jeep for more
than 40 years until retiring in
1997.
Kathryn cherished the time spent
traveling, literally around the
world with her brother and sisters,
she also enjoyed games of chance.
Kathryn was a faithful member of the
St. Elias Orthodox Christian Church,
Sylvania, the Lotus Chapter of the
Eastern Star, the Toledo Club, and
the Sylvania Country Club.
She is survived by her niece Kathie
Stafford; nephew Kenneth (Nancy)
Stafford; great-niece Sarah Louise
(Ken) Parson; great-nephew Ryan
Mellor; great great- nephew Logan
Mellor; numerous cousins; and her
administrative assistant Bonnie Lee.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her
parents; sisters Louise Genite
Stafford, Josephine Genite, Virginia
Genite, and Helen Abraham; and
brother Charles Genite Jr.
Friends may call at the Reeb Funeral
Home 5712 N. Main St. Sylvania, OH,
Tuesday October 9th from
5 – 9 PM and continuing Wednesday
from 3 – 9 PM, where Trisagion
Prayers will be offered at 8 PM. The
Funeral Service will be conducted at
the St. Elias Orthodox Christian
Church, 4940 Harroun Road, Sylvania,
(where Kathryn had been a member of
the Ladies Society for many years),
Thursday October 11th at
10 AM. Interment will follow at
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials, in
lieu of flowers, are asked to
consider the Hospice of Northwest
Ohio.
On line condolences may be offered
to the Genite family at
reebfuneralhome.com.
Many adjectives have been used to
describe Kathryn, matriarch of the
family, or CFO of the family, both
are accurate. We will remember, and
hopefully pattern our lives after
the way she selflessly put others
first; we love and will miss you
Aunt Kathryn
