Obituary: Genevieve A. Thomas of Palatine

Genevieve A. Thomas (Soltys), 86, of Palatine. Born July 2, 1926, she passed away March 23, 2013. 

Beloved wife for 55 years of the late Arthur J. Thomas;  loving mother of Eileen Dettmann, Geraldine (Eugene) Kramer, Sharon (Gary) McGraw and Janice (Bill) Morton; proud grandmother of Heather, Lisa, Shan, Matthew and Billy and great grandmother of Nina; dear sister of Ted Soltys, Helen Norris, Sophie Delster and the late Bernice Szydlowski and Stephanie Jarosh; fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Genevieve grew up in Chicago, attended St. Hyacinth Grade School and graduated from Schurz High School, class of 1944.  She loved her time as a devoted homemaker and had a long successful career as a bookkeeper at Bruning Company in Itasca.  She was a recent resident at Tamarack Independent Senior Living in Palatine.

Genevieve will be fondly remembered for her devotion to family and friends, for her loving and giving spirit and for her enthusiasm for square dancing, traveling, playing the piano and reading.  She was a beautiful, bright, spirited woman who was loved and admired by all who had the good fortune to know her.

Visitation Tuesday, March 26, 3 p.m. until 9 p.m.  The funeral will be held Wednesday, March 27, 9:30 a.m. from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine to St. Theresa Catholic Church, for Mass at 10 AM.  Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery.

For more information, call 847-359-8020 or visit Genevieve's memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com

Information provided by Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home.