Belvidere, IL

Genevieve O. Dunbar, 96 of Belvidere, IL passed away peacefully, Monday morning, March 16, 2015 in Park Place Nursing Home in Belvidere.  Genevieve was born October 13, 1918 in DeKalb, IL the daughter of Grover C. and Rose (Wells) Spotz.  She married Mr. Kenneth M. Dunbar on October 15, 1937 in Belvidere.  Genevieve was a cook for Belvidere C.U.S.D. #100 for 17 years retiring in 1989.  She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Genevieve is loved and will be missed by her children, Nancy R. (Jerry) Butram of Belvidere, Nick A. (Sharon) Dunbar of Sycamore; grandchildren, Julie Hawthorne of Belvidere, Jim Thomas of Montana, Jackie (Mark) Adamany of Rockford, Vallie (Richard) Eden of Springfield, IL, Allison Dunbar of Kirkland.; great grandchildren, Jordan Burkholder, Natalie, Nadia and Johnny Adamany, Amber and Ava Eden, Cole Dunbar; several nieces and nephews.  Genevieve is predeceased by her parents, husband, Kenneth; brothers, Allen, Donald, Grover, Russell and Kenneth Spotz; sister, Loretta Yerk.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2015 in Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services, 218 W. Hurlbut Avenue, Belvidere, Il with Rev. Stephen Persson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Sycamore, IL officiating.  A memorial gathering will be held from 10:00 a.m. to service time Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials in Genevieve's name can be given in care of her family.  To light a candle or to share a memory, please visit www.AndersonFCS.som