Josephine was born in Dale, N.D., the daughter of George and Anna (Williams) Abraham. She married James D. Comfort on April 14, 1952, in Peoria. Jim passed away March 28, 1998, in Peoria.
She was also preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Josephine is survived by one daughter, Mary (Howard) Thomas of Peoria; three sons, James (Julie) Comfort II of Peoria, Timothy G. Comfort of Peoria and Gregory J. Comfort of Bloomington, Ill.; 10 grandchildren, Jim, Drake, Caitlin and Dominic Comfort, Deanna Venzon, Kristen and Nick Comfort and Vince, Elise and Mary Thomas; and three great-grandchildren, Maddie, Reid and Lydia Venzon.
Josephine and her husband, Jim, were former owners of Jim's Steak House in Peoria, retiring in 1987.
She was a former member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and its Mothers Club.
Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - May 7, 2012.
Josephine was born in Dale, N.D., the daughter of George and Anna (Williams) Abraham. She married James D. Comfort on April 14, 1952, in Peoria. Jim passed away March 28, 1998, in Peoria.
She was also preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Josephine is survived by one daughter, Mary (Howard) Thomas of Peoria; three sons, James (Julie) Comfort II of Peoria, Timothy G. Comfort of Peoria and Gregory J. Comfort of Bloomington, Ill.; 10 grandchildren, Jim, Drake, Caitlin and Dominic Comfort, Deanna Venzon, Kristen and Nick Comfort and Vince, Elise and Mary Thomas; and three great-grandchildren, Maddie, Reid and Lydia Venzon.
Josephine and her husband, Jim, were former owners of Jim's Steak House in Peoria, retiring in 1987.
She was a former member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and its Mothers Club.
Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - May 7, 2012.
Family Members
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Sadie Abraham Unes
1906–1994
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Kathryn Abraham Corey
1907–1999
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Sr Anna Marie (Julia Helen) Abraham
1909–1986
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Annie Abraham
1910–1917
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Annabelle "C.B." Abraham Williams
1911–2005
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Edward Francis Abraham
1914–1981
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Philip D. Abraham
1915–1997
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Albert A. Abraham
1917–1997
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Joseph G. "Joe" Abraham Sr
1920–1998
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