Josephine Cortesa

CORTESA, Josephine (Lombruno) Josephine (Lombruno) Cortesa, 86, of Hartford, drifted peacefully into the waiting arms of her husband of 50 years the late Frank A. Cortesa, on Thursday (August 25, 2005) at Hartford Hospital. She was born March 17, 1919 in Hartford and was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Guadagno) Lombruno. Josephine worked at the former G. Fox & Co. many years. She was a member of the South End Senior Center and Friends of Goodwin Park. She leaves a wealth of cherished memories to her three loving daughters, Ann Marie Lettieri and her husband, Christopher Sweeney of Roanoke, VA, Patricia O'Donovan and her husband, Kevin of East Hartford and Joanne Cortesa of Hartford; two sisters, Victoria Vecchiolla and her husband, Paul of Old Lyme and Mary Pignone and her husband, Anthony of Wethersfield; sister-in-law, Concetta Thompson and her husband, Walter of Orange, MA; her nieces, Barbara, Deborah, Nancy and Susan; and many extended family members and friends. Her loving care and gentle smile will be remembered in the hearts of her beloved grandchildren, Jordyn, Ryan and Sean O'Donovan. The family is grateful for the wonderful care given to Josephine by Germaine, Blanca and Maggie and by the palliative care nurses in Hartford Hospital. The funeral service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield. Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are TODAY from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association, 103 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105. For on line expressions of sympathy please visit www.desopo.com