Josephine A. Legerski
May 8, 1918 — October 18, 2012
Josephine A. Sienko Legerski (nee Kijowski)
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Age 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 18, 2012.
Loving mother of Edward (Gertrude) Sienko and Carole Costa; dearest grandmother of Dr. Mark (Dr. Bernadine Bank) Sienko, Dana (Patrick) Blatti, Scott (Debbie) Sienko, Jeff (Melynda) Costa, Lisa Costa (Fiance Robert Williford), Marc (Candace) Costa and Christopher Sienko; great-grandmother of Michael Noble, Jason Blatti, Amanda Blatti, Cassandra Costa, Jordan Blatti, Dexter Sienko, Liam Sienko, Jacob Sienko, Nicholas Costa, Kelly Sienko, Julia Costa, Antonio Costa, and Joshua Costa; A�??adoptive sonA�?i�� Raymond (Jeanne) Page and special friend Frank Stiglich also survive.
Preceded in death by her husbands Louis A�??CubbieA�?i�� Sienko and Edward Legerski; parents Samuel and Helen (nee Bobak) Kijowski; her beloved sisters Rose (Jack) Mateski, Mary (John) Novak, Helen (Tony) Kunstek; and beloved brother George A�??DudzieA�?i�� Kijowski.
Jo was a parishioner of St. Mary Nativity Catholic Church and a former parishioner of St. Thaddeus Catholic Church. She loved to play euchre with her family, A�??AggravationA�?i�� with her neighbor Olga and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Jo enjoyed the simple pleasures of family and friends the most. She was deeply loved by all whose lives she touched and she will be forever missed by those who were fortunate enough to have been a part of her life.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to Dr. Farhana Alvi and Joliet Area Community Hospice Home for their excellent care and support.
A Celebration of JosephineA�??s life will begin on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. with prayers at the funeral home chapel then moving in procession to St. Mary Nativity Catholic Church in Joliet for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Visitation will be on Monday, October 22, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at TezakA�??s Home to Celebrate Life.