Josephine R. Van (Slattery) Meenen

Van Meenen, Josephine R. (Slattery)

Rochester: January 17, 2014. at age 98. At the Maplewood Nursing Home in Webster, where she received excellent and loving care for 5 years. A Gentle, Loving, Spiritual, Irish, Catholic Woman who was slow to anger and always forgiving. She was loved by everyone and always had a smile to give. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Isaac, daughter, Kathleen and son, James; parents Patrick and Mary (Gaskin) Slattery; sisters Lillian Tubbs and Kathryn Hawley.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Joan (Gerard) Kuter of Williamson; daughter-in-law Sharon VanMeenen; Grandchildren, Timothy (Deanne) Kuter and Patrick (Sandi) Kuter; Karen vanMeenen, Michael VanMeenen, Kirsten VanMeenen (Jonathan Weininger); 6 gr-grandchildren; 1 gr. gr. granddaughter; nieces, cousins & friends, especially, Paula Bramwell.

She was born to Patrick and Mary (Gaskin) Slattery in Lima, NY. After graduating from St. Mary's Commercial School, Rochester at the age of 16, Jo was employed at the Home Dairy where she met her future husband. Later employment included Stromberg Carlson. She was on many church committees (St. James Rosary/Altar Society, Adult Group functions, Legion of Mary, etc.) and prayed the rosary twice a day most of her life. Jo was also a voting booth electioneer.

Friends may call Monday, January 20th , 6-8 p.m. at Crawford Funeral Home, 495 N. Winton Rd. (between Browncroft & Humboldt, Rochester). Funeral Mass Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Rose Church, Lima, NY. Interment at St. Rose Cemetery, immediately following.

Friends may contribute in her memory to the Cenacle Crusade for Prayer, 310 Cenacle Rd./P.O. Box4005, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-0430. Online Condolences welcomed at: www.CrawfordFuneralHome.com

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