Obituary of Josephine Milewski

Josephine Milewski, 96, of Plains Township, died Saturday , January 14, 2012, in the Wesley Village Partridge-Tippett Nursing Facility, Jenkins Township, following an illness. Born January 14, 1916, Josephine was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hedwig Jeannette Koteras Romanczak. She was a life-long resident of Plains and was a graduate of Plains Memorial High Schools, Class of 1934. Josephine had worked as a dress factory floor lady in the local garment industry until her retirement. She was a life-long member of the former Sacred Heart Church, Plains, until it was closed, and a current member of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains. She was a retired member of the I.L.G.W.U., Wilkes-Barre local, past member of the Plains Senior Citizens Organization and a past den mother of the Plains Boy Scouts Troop. Her hobbies were sewing, traveling and cooking, especially making homemade pierogies. Josephine was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty years, Joseph John, who passed away October 24, 1998; a daughter Rose Marie Bonomo; brothers Thomas J. Romanczak and Theodore Romanczak; sister Jeannette Swistock ; a grandson and a great-granddaughter. Josephine is survived by daughters Regina Rodak and husband John, South Hampton; Mary Louise Birosak, Harrisburg; sons Joseph and his wife Ruth, Duryea; Francis and his wife Judy, Warminister; Thomas and his wife Lynnette, Plains; 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Josephine's funeral will be conducted on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark Street, Plains, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday morning 8:30 a.m. to time of services. .