Josephine M. Patania

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother Josephine (Noe’) Patania on December 11th, 2024. Josephine was born on December 4th, 1930, to her Sicilian parents, Francesco Noe’ and Sebastiana (Piazza) Noe’. She was the fifth of nine children raised in the old West End of Boston. She often recounted fond memories of the people and the neighborhood.

She was the loving wife of Salvatore Patania for 61 years. They wed on March 25th, 1951, at Sacred Heart Church in Boston’s North End. Early on, they lived in the West End, then Melrose and eventually settled in Revere, where they would raise their family of five. Even after the passing of Salvatore in 2012, Josephine lived independently at the family home in Revere until the time of her death.

Since Salvatore’s work took him offshore for days at a time, she was responsible for every aspect of daily life. Cooking, cleaning and the raising of her children were just some of the responsibilities she bore. Nothing shook her. Somehow, even with all these responsibilities, she found time to enjoy doing puzzles and playing games with her children, as well as crocheting, crafting with her family and Bingo on Friday nights. 

Over the last 12 years Josie thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her many wonderful friends at the Revere Senior Center. Her sweet friends regularly doted on her, making her feel welcomed and loved. She found joy in laughing, joking, and playing games including Bingo, using her favorite card, and other activities that involved spending time with her friends.

More than anything, Josie enjoyed time with her family. Every holiday was a family gathering. Christmas Eve was a feast worthy of royalty; oftentimes cooking for over 50 family members and invited guests. This is a family tradition that continues until this day.

Josephine is survived by her five children and their spouses: Salvatore Jr. and his wife Evelyn of Melrose, Maria Sciaraffa Briere and her husband David of Fort Myers, Florida, Jo-Ann DeSimone and her husband Louis of Woburn, Francis and his wife Gail of Peabody and Linda Hanson and her husband Peter of Melrose.

She is the loving grandmother of 12: Janice, Salvatore, Rosemarie, Anthony, Marissa, Michael, Lisa, Francesca, Carla, Peter, CJ and Paul.  Loving great-grandmother of 11: Tyler, Alex, Matthew, Gianni, Josie, Teddy, Millie, Nicholas, Adam, Isla Rose and Marina Mae.  Josephine is predeceased by her 8 siblings: Giuseppe, Carmelo, Vincent, Angelo, Jimmy, Frank, Anna and Santo.  She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, all of whom will miss her loving heart and happy demeanor.

Funeral services for Josie will be held at Buonfiglio Funeral Home, 128 Revere Street, Revere, MA, from 4:00-8:00 PM on Tuesday, December 17th and again on Wednesday, December 18th at 10:00 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at Saint Anthony’s Parish, 150 Revere Street, Revere, MA, at 11:00 AM. Entombment will be at Versailles Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA.