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Josephine Nykaza Grubb

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 Jan 2018 (aged 99)
Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
Burial
Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Stevensville, MT – Josephine “Josie” Grubb, 99, of Stevensville, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at The Living Centre. Josie was born on June 6, 1918 in Chicago, IL to Wojchek “Albert” and Anntoinette (Skotnicki) Nykaza. Josie was married to Joseph Burke in 1940. He died in 1964 in a truck accident. She then was married to Albert Edward Grubb in 1946. He died in 1964 when he accidently drowned while on vacation. Josie enjoyed baking, crocheting, oil painting, the outdoors, fishing, camping, traveling and bingo. She had a great sense of humor and loved joking. She loved God and her church and loved her family very much. In 2007 she moved to Montana to be with her daughter and then in 2009 moved into The living Centre in Stevensville. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Joseph Burke and Albert Grubb; a son, Albert A. Grubb; a son-in-law, Philip Catalano; great-grandson, Matthew Heiland; sisters, Louise Szaflarski, Mary Swiech, Helen Karpiel, Charlotte Hovorka; brother, John Nakaza. Survivors include her daughter, JoAnn Catalano of Stevensville, MT; grandson, Thomas (Kelly) Catalano of Gillette, WY; grandson, Russell Catalano of Missoula, MT; great-grandchildren, Meranda and Philip Catalano of Payson, UT and Kameron Catalano of Billings, MT; great-great-grandson, Kyden Catalano of Payson, UT. Visitation/Vigil service will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 4:30 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. at the Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 25, 2018 at 9:30 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church 114 N. Lincoln Ave. Round Lake, IL. Interment will follow the mass in the St. Adalberta Catholic Cemetery in Niles, IL. The family suggests memorial donations may be made in Josie’s name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Stevensville, MT – Josephine “Josie” Grubb, 99, of Stevensville, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at The Living Centre. Josie was born on June 6, 1918 in Chicago, IL to Wojchek “Albert” and Anntoinette (Skotnicki) Nykaza. Josie was married to Joseph Burke in 1940. He died in 1964 in a truck accident. She then was married to Albert Edward Grubb in 1946. He died in 1964 when he accidently drowned while on vacation. Josie enjoyed baking, crocheting, oil painting, the outdoors, fishing, camping, traveling and bingo. She had a great sense of humor and loved joking. She loved God and her church and loved her family very much. In 2007 she moved to Montana to be with her daughter and then in 2009 moved into The living Centre in Stevensville. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Joseph Burke and Albert Grubb; a son, Albert A. Grubb; a son-in-law, Philip Catalano; great-grandson, Matthew Heiland; sisters, Louise Szaflarski, Mary Swiech, Helen Karpiel, Charlotte Hovorka; brother, John Nakaza. Survivors include her daughter, JoAnn Catalano of Stevensville, MT; grandson, Thomas (Kelly) Catalano of Gillette, WY; grandson, Russell Catalano of Missoula, MT; great-grandchildren, Meranda and Philip Catalano of Payson, UT and Kameron Catalano of Billings, MT; great-great-grandson, Kyden Catalano of Payson, UT. Visitation/Vigil service will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 4:30 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. at the Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 25, 2018 at 9:30 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church 114 N. Lincoln Ave. Round Lake, IL. Interment will follow the mass in the St. Adalberta Catholic Cemetery in Niles, IL. The family suggests memorial donations may be made in Josie’s name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN.


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  • Created by: Ken Nagel
  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186835097/josephine-grubb: accessed ), memorial page for Josephine Nykaza Grubb (6 Jun 1918–18 Jan 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186835097, citing Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery, Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ken Nagel (contributor 47221898).