Gretchen A. Genshaw, 82, Syracuse, passed away at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at her home from a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born Aug. 16, 1934 in Kankakee, Ill. to Melvin R. and Lucy Marie (Boyer) Dean. She graduated in 1952 from Kankakee High School and from nursing school in Kankakee. …read more.