Josephine Licata

1925 - 2018

Josephine Licata, 92, of Arnold, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at Platinum Ridge Nursing Home, Brackenridge. She was born Feb. 15, 1925, in Indiana County, to the late Charles and Margaret (Commaratta) Zaffuto. Josephine spent her entire life in Arnold, where she was a homemaker and a member of Mt. St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in New Kensington. She was also a member of the New Kensington Eagles. Josephine enjoyed dancing, cooking, baking and especially enjoyed spending time with her family, children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Joseph Licata; her children, Anthony "Tony" (Marlene) Licata, of Plum Borough, and Michele (Bruce) Armstrong, of Winchester, Va.; and grandchildren, Chad (Katrina) Armstrong, of Hay Market, Va., Megan Armstrong, of Winchester, Va., Tara (Tim) Marman, of Cranberry Township, and Dina Licata, of Pittsburgh. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Phillip, Tony and Charles Zaffuto, and a sister, Stella D'Amico.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the DUSTER FUNERAL HOME INC., 347 E. Tenth Ave., Tarentum, PA 15084, 724-224-1526, where prayers of transfer will be at 9:15 a.m. Friday followed by a Christian funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in Mt. St. Peters Church, New Kensington, with Monsignor Michael J. Begolly, her pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell.
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