JOSEPHINE WARE, age 95, died Sunday, April 9, 2006 at Woodward Hills Care Center, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She was born Josephine Staszkow, on March 13, 1911, to Joseph and Pearl (Zachaczewski) Staszkow, in Detroit. Resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Mrs. Ware was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother “she was a real family person.” She loved people and was an avid reader. She also enjoyed being a homemaker, taking excellent care of her home, and she loved cooking.

Deceased Spouse: the late Henry W. Ware, deceased 1985.
Surviving Daughters: Rosemary Leonard (David) and Nancy Ware Boeren
Surviving Son: Henry, Jr. (Victoria)
Grandchildren: John Leonard, Lisa Hart (Keith), Paul Leonard (Mary Beth), Mark Leonard (Kim), Jennifer Duncan (Preston) and Michelle Boeren
Great-grandchildren: 10

Visitation: Tuesday, April 11, 2006, from 2-8 PM at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Road, Troy, MI (between Maple and Big Beaver Roads).

Funeral Mass: Wednesday, April 12, 2006,  10:00 AM at St. Thomas More Church, 4580 Adams Road, Troy, with Reverend Edward a. Belczak officiating.

Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan

Memorial Tributes may be made to:
The Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1740 Mt. Elliott Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207-3496

Source:  A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Home, on-line