Genevieve Adornetto passed away May 22, 2007 in Los Gatos after a short illness. She was born on Christmas Day 1923, in Loguivy de la Mer, France, the fourth child of five born to Piere and Marie Ravad. During the second World War, she met and married U.S. Army Major Joseph Adornetto in Paris, France. She came to America with 600 other “war brides” on a Liberty ship that arrived in New York. Genevieve gave birth to two daughters, Michele born in 1946 and Janet born in 1951. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Adornetto (1961). Genevieve worked as a nurse in Alameda and will be remembered for her vibrant and energetic personality. She will be missed by all her family and friends including: her daughters, Michele Burch (Roger) and Janet Vanderhoof (Austin), grandchildren Joseph (Jennifer) and Sean (Darlene) Burch and Bryan (Laurie), Blair and Blake Vanderhoof and her great-grandchildren Joseph, Tyler, Sarah, Ian and Knox Burch and Camden Vanderhoof.
Private Services to be held on Saturday, June 2nd. Inturnment at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association.
