Genevieve "Gen" A. Caise

December 29, 1935 - March 10, 2022

Genevieve A. “Gen” Caise, age 86, of St. Anne passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born December 29, 1935 in Goodrich, the daughter of Joseph & Adele (Guenette) Dumas. Gen married Percy “Bud” Caise Jr. on August 1, 1994 at St. Anne Catholic Church. Gen was a forklift operator for Johnson & Johnson. She later helped Bud on the farm. Gen enjoyed cooking, crocheting, reading her Bible every day, and making gifts for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Most of all, Gen loved spending time with her family. She was a parishioner of St. Anne Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband, Percy “Bud” Caise Jr. of St. Anne; her children, Michael & Jean Foltz of Cabery, Brenda Bult of Kankakee, Kurt & Rhonda Foltz of Freeport, FL and Joseph Foltz of Kankakee; step-children, Debra Ann Caise of St. Anne, Joseph Caise of Martinton, and David & Deb Caise of St. Anne; one son-in-law, Gerald Henke of Bourbonnais; one sister, Theresa Grosso of Kankakee; one brother, Richard & Cathy Dumas of Goodrich; twenty-one grandchildren and thirty-one great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Gen is preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, JoAnn Henke and Barbara Johnson; two sons-in-law, Bill Johnson and Scott Schultz; and one brother, Adrian Dumas. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of the 11 a.m. memorial Mass on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at St. Anne Catholic Church. Rev. Pete Jankowski will celebrate the Mass. Inurnment will follow at St. Anne Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or St. Anne Catholic Church.