Obituary of Geneva Sanders

She was an avid reader and enjoyed having a good discussion on politics or current events. She also enjoyed cross word puzzle.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, October 31, 1931, Geneva Sanders

passed away at John F Kennedy

Haven Hospice Center

in Edison, New

Jersey on May 31, 2017. Geneva lived in Fords, New Jersey the last 10

years, moving from Rome, New York where she had resided for 39

years. She retired from General Electric, Utica, New York after 25 years

and later worked for then-mayor of Rome, current New York State

Senator Joseph Griffo. Well-known for her intellect, love of literature

and sports, Geneva leaves behind sister Gloria Spear and her three

daughters Paula, Robin and Sharon Sanders. Geneva is immortalized by her daughters

on the “2015 Society Wall” at the Smithsonian Museum of African

American History-Culture, Washington, D.C. Lieu of flowers, gifts can

be made to “Sanders/Spear Scholarship Fund-6153”