Josephine T. Tinnirello, of Warwick, NY (formerly of Titusville, FL) , passed away peacefully on April 21, 2014 in Midlothian, VA. She was 92 years old.
Born on November 24, 1921 in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Petronella (Anusczkiewicz) Domanski.
She was married to the late James G. Tinnirello (2006).
Josephine proudly served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
A homemaker, she was a member of St. Stephens Church, Warwick.
She is survived by her children: Theresa Jones and her husband JoeEd of Charlotte, NC, Alicia Barnett and her husband Dean of Richmond, VA and James M. Tinnirello and his wife Colleen of Sheboygan, WI; daughter-in-law Lucyann Tinnirello of Warwick, NY; a sister, Agnes Novakowski of Wilkes Barre, PA. She was the beloved grandmother of Joe Fitzgibbon, Christopher Frers, Jennifer Forrestire, David Frers, Douglas Tinnirello, Amanda Van Horn, Katelyn Hamilton and Adam Frers. She was known as “Babci” to her twelve great-grandchildren, whom she adored.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James, her son, John Tinnirello,. sister Alice Niescier, sister Mildred Masalski, and brother John Domanski.
Visitation will be on Friday, April 25th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Saturday at St. Stephens Church, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.