Mrs. Genevieve A. "Gen" (D'Accurzio) Ciotti

Mrs. Genevieve A. "Gen" (D'Accurzio) Ciotti, age 83, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare Center with the love and support of her family. Born in Utica on August 29, 1929, Genevieve was the daughter of the late Amedeo "Mutz" and Mary (Andrello) D'Accurzio. Raised and educated locally, she graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School in 1947 and attended SUNY Oneonta and the Utica School of Commerce. On April 19, 1958 she married Thomas J. Ciotti with whom she shared 55 years of unconditional love. As a young girl, Gen enjoyed working at her father's restaurant, Mutz's Luncheonette, located on the corner of Mohawk and Bleecker Streets. As a young woman, Gen was employed in the insurance field at the Post Agency, specifically in Medical Billing; first for her nephew Dr. Albert D’Accurzio, and then for Dr. Sudershan Dang. She later volunteered at the St. Joseph’s Nursing Home where her mother resided, and eventually retired to become ‘Nonnie’; the greatest role of her life. Gen was a dignified, intelligent, sophisticated, and classy woman who was a source of strength and inspiration to her loved ones. She took great pride in gathering her family for Sunday dinners and enjoyed vacationing with them in Lake George and Saratoga. Gen always loved to read, and more recently, she delighted in playing bingo with her friends. She was a parishioner of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Gen is survived by her husband, Thomas John; her twin daughters and her sons-in-law, Mary Ann "Mia" and Leon DeBernardis, Jr., and Teresa Ann “Teesee” and Paul Dunn, all of Utica; and her grandchildren, Thomas John DeBernardis, and Jenna Nicole Dunn. She will also be remembered by her brother and sister-in-law, Albert, Sr. and Shirley D'Accurzio of New Hartford, her niece and nephew, Dr. Albert D’Accurzio and his wife Debbie D'Accurzio, and Marlene D’Accurzio-Anderson and their families; her first cousins Alberta Dwyer, Richard D’Accurzio, Angela Petronella, and Gloria Della Gala, and her cherished family canine companions, “Mutz” and “Maxwell”. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 at the Eannace Funeral Home, Inc., 932 South St., corner of Hammond Ave. Genevieve's funeral service and Celebration of Life will commence on Wednesday morning at 11:00 from the funeral home and at 12:00 at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where her Mass of Christian Burial will be offered by Fr. Joseph Salerno. Entombment will follow in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum.

Mrs. Genevieve A. "Gen" (D'Accurzio) Ciotti

August 29, 1929 - July 6, 2013