We now have a page set-up on our Genetti Family website with Reunion News! The dates are Oct. 16-18, hosted by Gus Genetti and Family, to be held at Genetti Best Western Plus Center City, Wilkes-Barre, PA. As more details are made available, I will be posting them to our website, as a blog post and to our private Facebook family group page. Hope to see everyone in October! Click here to view Genetti Runion 2026 Page.
We say goodbye to our cousin Marybeth Allan (nee: Genetti), a descendant of the Illinois family, who passed away on December 29, 2025.
Marybeth Allan, of Edwardsville, Illinois, was born on January 15, 1946, in East St. Louis, Illinois, and passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, after a short but courageous battle with aggressive lung cancer.
Marybeth’s greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her daughter, Bobbie (Timothy) Madura of Troy, Illinois; her granddaughters, Caitlyn (Shane) Knight-Daiss of Bellevue, Nebraska, and Makita (Michael) Trexler of Troy, Illinois; and her adored great-grandchildren, Oliver, Penelope, and Oscar.
She was the great-granddaughter of Costantino (August) Genetti (1842-1914) and Rosina Wahl Hummerer Kermeier (1842-1926). Born in Castelfondo, Costantino was the first Genetti to immigrate to the United States as a young man in 1867. He and Rosina married in 1868, settling in Collinsville, Illinois and later purchased a farm in Webster, Missouri. Marybeth is the granddaughter of their son Constantine (August) Genetti (1874-1963) and Mary Osredkar (1878-1958).
Read Marybeth’s full obituary on our website here: https://genettifamily.com/marybeth-allen/
We send our condolences to Marybeth’s family in this time of mourning.
Hello Cousins! I have exciting news! Gus Genetti and family have graciously volunteered to host a Genetti Family Reunion sometime this fall at one of Gus Genetti’s hotels in Pennsylvania. It will be a weekend event, dates and times to be announced soon. I am in the process of compiling an email list for invites. If you would like to be included on the list, please me a private message through the Contact page of this website. Include your name, email address and the branch of the Genetti family you descend from (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Wyoming, Italy). Thank you and look forward to your response!
Sadly we bring you the news that another Genetti cousin has passed on. Margaret Joyce Young Lychock left this earth on January 19, 2024 after a long illness. She was the daughter of Rita Carmella Genetti (1915-1998) and Arthur Davis Young (1913-1947); and the granddaughter of Leon Genetti (1887-1962) and Angeline Marchetti (1893-1963).
Margaret grew up in Hazleton, Pennsylvania with her twin brother Arthur, but lived most of her adult life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She leaves behind a large family of three children, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial page has been published for Margaret on our family website. You can find it here: https://genettifamily.com/margaret-joyce-young-lychock/
We extend our sympathies to the Lychock family and know that their mother and grandmother will be deeply missed.
If you would like to leave a memory, photo or tribute to Margaret, please send a message through our website contact page or private message me, and your memorial will be added to Margaret’s page.
Another Genetti cousin has passed on this month. John “Jack” Genetti was just shy of his 100th birthday!
Jack was the grandson of one of the original Genetti brothers who settled in Illinois. A second generation American, Jack was the son of John Baptiste Genetti (1890-1972) and Julia Freida Rolando (1900-1996). He was the grandson of Vigilio Genetti (1852-1932) and Domenica Maria Dolzadelli (1852-1907). Jack’s grandparents made their home in Collinsville, Illinois where many descendants from the Illinois Genetti branch still live today.
Jack had a long, interesting life and his obituary reflects his many interests and charitable endeavors. Our family genealogists will also miss Jack as he provided us on several occasions with valuable historical information about our ancestry. I am sure he will be greatly missed by his large extended family. We send our heartfelt sympathies to Jack’s sisters and many descendants.
You can read Jack’s obituary here: https://genettifamily.com/john-jack-genetti/
Sadly we report the news that another member of the Genetti family has passed away. Gary Wayne Genetti of Marshfield, Missouri left this world on May 10th, 2021 at the age of 76.
A memorial page has been created for Gary Wayne Genetti in the Tributes section of our website. You can read Gary’s memorial here: https://genettifamily.com/gary-wayne-genetti/
Gary was the great-grandson of Costantino (also known as August) and Rosa Genetti. Costantino was born in Castelfondo, Tyrol in 1841 and immigrated to the United States with Rosa in 1868. They were the first members of the extensive Castelfondo Genetti family to leave their village and come to America. The couple, along with Costantino’s brothers and sisters, are considered the founding ancestors of the Illinois branch of the Genetti family.
Being a family genealogist is not always easy. And this is one of those times. I invariably knew the day would arrive when I had to create a memorial page for William “Bill” Genetti. It was a task I hoped would never come.
You see Bill was my family history mentor. When I first began my journey into genealogy back in 2010, Bill was happy to help by sharing his extensive family research files. Over the years, he had gathered information on all of the descendants of the Pennsylvania Genetti family. His files gave me a great jump-start into compiling our extended family tree.
Bill also introduced me to the original Genetti Family Tree – an amazing collection of ancestors presented as a beautiful fine art print. It was another incredible family history gift for a budding genealogist!
In 2014 he cheered me on when I accepted the responsibility of renovating and maintaining our family website. And in the Spring of 2016, Bill asked if I would help him organize a family reunion for that October. I was honored to assist Bill in bringing together cousins from all branches of our family. It was a wonderful reunion that I will always remember.
Throughout the years, Bill and I shared information via email correspondence and the occasional phone call, sometimes surprising each other with an unexpected family secret that we had uncovered through genetic genealogy or research. Yes, Bill was my genealogy buddy! I will very much miss his insight and generosity, as well as his passion for family history and the honor he brought to our ancestors. Bill will be greatly missed by our family and his Hazleton community. But I know his memory will live on through his many descendants and a lifetime of charitable works.
To my genealogy buddy, I bid you a fond farewell and God speed!
A memorial page has been created for Bill Genetti in the Tributes and Obituaries section of our family website. Please feel free to share your memories in the comments section of that page.
Memorial to William E. “Bill” Genetti: https://genettifamily.com/william-edward-bill-genetti/
With much sadness I bring you the news that William (Bill) Edward Fox Genetti of Hazleton passed away this morning, May 8th, 2021. A great presence in the Pennsylvania family, Bill was a family man, business owner, genealogist and friend to many. Carrying on the family business from his father, Gus Genetti Sr., Bill was a prominent member of the Hazleton community. Over the years, he brought together many cousins and extended family by hosting reunions at his Genetti establishment.
We offer our thoughts and love to Bill’s wife Pat, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as his brother Gus and his family during this difficult time.
A memorial for Bill will be posted on our Tributes and Obituaries Page at a later date.
We say farewell to Erma Zambotti Ripple, the wife of Leo Alex Zambotti, (son of Ottilia Genetti and Pietro Zambotti).
Obituary provided by Legacy.com:
Erma Zambotti, 93, of Hazle Twp. passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019.
Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Mearle Ripple.
Prior to retiring, Erma worked in the local garment industry.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Leo, and six brothers and sisters.
Surviving are her daughter, Judy Malloy, with whom she resided; grandchildren, Erin Madjeska and husband, Alex; and Sean Malloy and wife, Julie; and great-grandchildren, Abby, Lexi and Piper. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from Fierro Funeral Home, 26 W. Second St., Hazleton.
Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery.
This week I am working on updates for the descendants of Raffaele and Lucia (Zambotti) Genetti. When conducting research, I check vital statistics for each person in a family, making sure their personal information is correct and up-to-date. Yesterday, while sifting through records and newspaper clippings, I found one of our cousins had recently passed away in March of this year.
Doris Hudock Kulkusky was the daughter of Mary Genetti (1901-1992) and Rudolph Hudock (1894-1970); and the granddaughter of Raffaele Genetti (1867-1949) and Lucia Zambotti (1865-1952). I have added Doris’s obituary to our Tributes Page.
Our condolences to her family.
Obituary provided by Sauls Funeral Home:
Doris Kulkusky, age 95, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and formerly of Maywood, New Jersey, died Monday, March 11, 2019 at Hilton Head Hospital.
Mrs. Kulkusky was born on November 30, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Rudolph and Mary Hudock. She grew up in Weston, Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Black Creek Township High School where she was a star basketball player and was the Valedictorian of her class. Doris earned her nursing degree in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. She became a nursing supervisor at Jersey City Medical Center and then took time off to raise a family. Doris ultimately served in private practice in Westwood, New Jersey until retirement.
Mrs. Kulkusky is survived by her loving husband of 72 years, Frank Kulkusky, daughter, Diane Barlow; Son-in-Law, Andrew Barlow; son, Robert Kulkusky; and granddaughter, Sabrina Barlow.
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