Josephine T. Madonna

Josephine T. Madonna BROCKTON Josephine T. (Dziergowski) Madonna, 84, of Brockton, died Tuesday, Dec. 02, 2008, peacefully at her home. She was the beloved wife for 54 years of Augustino A. Madonna. Born Sept. 15, 1924, in Bridgewater, she was a daughter of the late Stanislaw and Mary (Mollis) Dziergowski. Josephine was raised in Bridgewater and attended Bridgewater schools. She worked as an office clerk for J.J. Newbury in Bridgewater and was a homemaker. Josephine lived in Brockton for the last 54 years of her life. She was a former communicant of St. Margarets Parish, Brockton. Her greatest joy in life was caring for and loving her family. Josie will be remembered for her beautiful smile and her kind ways. She is survived by her beloved husband, Augustino A. Madonna of Brockton. She was the loving mother of her four children, Diane T. Rudolph and her husband Gary of Brockton, Carol A. OConnor and her husband Paul of Brockton, Brenda M. Connoly and her husband Tom of Bridgewater and Steven Madonna and his wife Susan of Easton; her nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Stanley Dziergowski, Alex Dziergowski, Mett Dziergowski and Sophia Dziergowski. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Friday, at 8 a.m., thence to St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 103 Center St., Bridgewater, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Bridgewater. Calling hours Thursday, 5-8 p.m. Donations may be made to Old Colony Hospice, 1 Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368. For directions and obituary, visit www.RussellFuneralHome.com.