Genevieve Joann Boni

Genevieve "Gen" Boni, 81 of Lake Sumner, NM died Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born December 29, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the home of Walter and Edna (Ross) Wolf. She attended schools in Fort Wayne, IN. Gen married Barton Boni on May 24, 1968 in Virginia City, NV. She managed apartment buildings in Ventura County, CA. Gen and Barton made their home in California, Indiana, and Arizona where they lived on the Navajo Reservation for 14 years and the Hopi Reservation for one year before moving to Lake Sumner in 2002. Gen loved to read and watch FOX News. She is a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner. She is preceded in death by her parents and a sister Ernestine Wolf. Survivors include her husband of 43 years Barton Boni of Lake Sumner; two daughters Cynthia Beverforden of Keams Canyon, AZ; Susan Beverforden; and a son Clarence Beverforden of San Fernando Valley, CA; two grandchildren Erik Jonasson and Mark Beverforden; a great-grandson Jacob Beverforden; one brother Joe Wolf of Cincinnati, OH. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Tuesday, August 30, 2011 from St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner, NM. Mass will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 31, 2011 with Father Simeon Wimmershoff officiating. Burial will follow at St. Anthony Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Gabriel Baca, Andy Marquez, Joe Lovato, Robert Lopez, Sylvester Roybal and Bill Hancock. All arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home, 830 N. Fifth Street; Fort Sumner, New Mexico. (575) 355-2311. To place an online tribute or sign the guest book please visit www.chavezfuneralhome.com