Pierce, Josephine E.

Josephine E. Pierce
April 9, 1933-March 23, 2004


Niles Daily Star,  Thursday, March 25, 2004, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library


Funeral service for Josephine E. Pierce, 70, of Woodruff Street in Niles, are Monday, March 29 at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home with Pastor Barbara Wirt of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Pierce died on Tuesday at 11:20 a.m. at Lakeland Hospital.

She was born on April 9, 1933, in Valdese, N.C. She had lived in the Niles area since 1962, coming from Salisbury, Md.  She was retired from nursing in 1977 following 14 years at Healthwin Specialized Care in South Bend.  She was a member of Westminster Church and served in the U.S. Air Force as a nurse while stationed in Japan. She volunteered at Fernwood Botanical Gardens and enjoyed arts and crafts, sewing and gardening.

Survivors include a brother, James V. Sciscenti of Roswell, N.M., and close friends Marcia and Larry Moore of Niles. She was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Sciscenti in 1988.

Visitation will be an hour prior to services.

Memorial contributions may be made to Fernwood Botanical Gardens.

Funeral arrangements were handled by Halbritter Funeral Home.