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Josephine Riess Bostick

1930 - 2020

BORN

1930

DIED

2020

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Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Josephine Bostick Obituary

Josephine Riess Bostick passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the age of 89. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 4, 1930 to Oscar and Amelia Benson Riess. Beloved wife of the late Allen Lester Bostick. Mother of Pamela Franck Schultz (Alvin), Byrn Alan Rybczyk (Diane), Beverly Rybczyk Duffourc (Rene), Allen Lester Bostick, Jr. (Shay) , and the late Rhys Spenser Rybczyk. Grandmother of Byrn "Butch" Alan Rybczyk, II (Rebecca), Kenneth Victor Rybczyk (Gina), Brayden Rhys Bostick, Declan Charles Bostick, and Greta Katherine Bostick, and the late Timothy Joseph Rybczyk. Great grandmother of Cody Charles Rybczyk, Reece James Rybczyk, Hope Madison Rybczyk, Ella Marie Rybczyk, and Vincent Joseph Rybczyk. Sister of Amelia Riess Tucker and the late Oscar Riess, Jr. and Alma Riess Priester. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd in New Orleans, on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 2 p.m. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Heart Association, PO Box 840692 Dallas, TX 75284. To view and sign the family guestbook please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Feb. 11 to Feb. 14, 2020.

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Kenny Spellman

February 13, 2020

Allen,

Sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.

Sidney Falk

February 12, 2020

So sorry for you loss, will keep you, Shay and the rest of your family in our prayers. Sincerely, the Falk family.

American Heart Association

February 11, 2020

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.

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Memorial Events
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Feb

14

Visitation

1:00 p.m.

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124

Feb

14

Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124

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5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124

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