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Josephine Wallace Obituary

WALLACE, Josephine "Jo" Barnum Age 79, a long-time resident of Milton, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 after a brief illness. She was a great-grandniece of the showman P.T. Barnum. Jo is survived by her husband John D. "Jack" Wallace, her two sons, Alfred W. Trenkler and David Johnson Wallace, her daughter-in-law Judy Lloyd, her brother William Barnum of Boston, her "honorary" daughter Ellen Ochs and son Jamal Ait Hammou, and her stepsister Amy Wilson of Vermont. She was stepsister of the late Philip Suter of Concord, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jo's name may be sent to Milton Hospital Development Fund, 100 Highland Street, Milton, MA 02186. A Memorial Service in celebration of Jo's life will be held on Saturday, November 8 at 1:00PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 535 Canton Ave., Milton, MA. For online guest book, www.dolanfuneral.com

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Published by Boston Globe on Nov. 6, 2008.

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