Loving mother of Jean DiGrace and Diane (William "Gordy") Hodge. Cherished grandmother of Janeen (late Mark) Ryan, Ryan (Julie) DiGrace, Colleen Marie Hodge, and Lisa Marie Royal. Proud great-grandmother of 11 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandmother of two. Dear sister of Rose Marie (late Edward) Carni, also predeceased by four sisters and two brothers and survived by many nieces and nephews.

Family will be present to receive friends on Tuesday, August 4, from 4:00–7:00 PM at Kazmierczak Funeral Home, Inc., 3640 Clinton Street, West Seneca. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10:00 AM at St. Philip the Apostle R.C. Church, 950 Losson Road, Cheektowaga. Please assemble at the church. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Flowers are respectfully declined. The family extends a special thank you to the staff of North 4 and the Emergency Department at Mercy Hospital for the outstanding care and compassion shown to Josephine and her family.