Cooper Funeral Home

Josephine was born on Oct. 5, 1920 in Oswego. She was the youngest of eight children born to Syrian/Lebanese immigrants Najeeb George and Freda (Ahad) Karam.Josephine and her late, beloved husband of 71 years, Loyal, were married on Nov. 28, 1942 in Oswego. They lived in New Britain, Conn., Oswego and Franklin, Pa. before making their home in Medina in 1947.Prior to her marriage, Josephine studied at Rochester Business Institute in Oswego and worked as a secretary for the Social Security Administration in Washington, DC for two years. As a newly wed Josephine worked for the Civil Service in New Britain.Josephine was an active member of Holy Trinity Parish, St. Mary’s Church. She was involved in Catholic Daughters Court Santa Maria #295, St. Mary’s Mother’s Club, Senior Citizens of Western Orleans, Medina Creative Home Club and volunteered with Red Cross Blood Drives for over 30 years. As a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Josephine enjoyed baking, canning, cooking and entertaining. Her family’s favorites were her Lebanese dishes of tabouli, kibbee, thyer and stuffed grape leaves. Jo and Loyal loved hosting backyard barbecues and playing pinochle with their many friends and family.Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her three brothers and four sisters.Josephine is survived by her six children: Ronald (Mary-Jo) of Clay, N.Y., Stanley (Candace) of North Carolina, Patricia Sands (Calvin) of Medina, Mary Wigle (Jeffrey) of Texas, Kathleen Kreppel (John) of Clarence, and Barbara Peyton (Christopher) of Connecticut and former daughter-in-law, Maryann Tryt Reeves of Dexter, N.Y. She also leaves 18 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren as well as many loving nieces and nephews who always remembered her with phone calls and letters, especially George Karam who visited faithfully. Friends may call on Friday, May 4, 2018 (4:30 to 7 p.m.) at the Cooper Funeral Home, 215 West Center Street, Medina. The Rosary will be prayed on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the fun... (The Daily News Online)