Genevieve J. “Gene” Nelson, nee Johnson, loving wife of 59 years to Delburt H. Nelson, M.D.; loving mother of Barbara Hill, Richard (Jeanne) and Stephen; loving “Nana” of Valerie (Jonathan) Smoak, Pamela Hill, Christopher Nelson, Nathan Hill, Katherine Nelson, Laurel Hill, Cameron, Julia, Andrew, Travis, Noel and Wendolyn Nelson; dear great-grandmother of Gideon, Micah, Juliana and Jonathan Smoak; fond sister of Evelyn Walberg. Visitation Wednesday 3 to 9 p.m. at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave., (155th/Wheeler Dr. and Harlem), Orland Park. Lying in state Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Service 11 a.m. at Elim Baptist Church, 10835 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, 60655. Interment Oak Hill. Memorials to Stonecroft Ministries Inc. or Elim Baptist Church preferred. 708-532-5400 or www.legacy.com
