Cecelia G. Joseph

Cecelia G. (Schick) Joseph, 90, of Stratford, died on June 24 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the widow of Louis L. Joseph.

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Ron Smith of Newtown.

Born in the Bronx, N.Y., to the late Edward and Philomena Schick, she had been a Stratford resident for 26 years and had previously resided in Norwalk for 15 years. She had been a member of the Junior Bridge Club for 70 years. Mrs Joseph had been a member of the Ladies Guild of St Matthew Church in Norwalk, where she had also served as a volunteer secretary. An avid bowler, she also enjoyed ceramics and crocheting.

She is also survived by another daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Dennis Williams of Prospect, Ky.; four grandchildren, Janet McKeown and her husband, Cole, Steven Smith and his wife, Karen, Gregory Williams and his wife, Valerie, and Jessica Williams; two great-grandchildren, Jonah and Heather McKeown; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral was held on June 28 in the Pistey Funeral Home, 2155 Main Street, Stratford, and at St Mark Church with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Contributions in Mrs Joseph’s memory may be made to Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.

The Newtown Bee         June 29, 2001