PANCRAZIO, Josephine

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, October 18, 2012 Josephine Pancrazio, 88, of Prescott, Ariz., born Feb. 10, 1924, in Chicago Heights, Ill., passed away Oct. 18, 2012. Services will be 1 p.m. Oct. 20, 2012, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, corner of Cortez and Carleton streets, Prescott. Arrangements by Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, Prescott, Arizona Josephine Pancrazio February 10, 1924 ~ October 18, 2012 Josephine died Thursday, October 18, 2012 at the Pineview Care Home in Prescott. She was born February 10, 1924 in Chicago Heights, Illinois; the daughter of Dominic and Caroline (Pizzonia) Pancrazio. Josephine was 88 years old. She was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Fraternity and enjoyed music, dancing, traveling, food and family; not necessarily in that order. Josephine loved her family and was very proud of them and her Italian heritage. She is survived by her brother Angelo (Barbara) Pancrazio, sister Betty Gallup, nieces; Bonita (Lance) Sandleben whom Josephine lived with in Prescott, Nancy Lindhout, Donna (Barry) Lombardo, Carolyn Cosentino, Mary Jo Pancrazio (Geoff), Teresa (Keith) Snyder, nephew Dominic (Gail) Spagnola, and numerous great nieces and nephews. A celebration of Josephine’s life will take place at 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, corner of Cortez and Carleton, in Prescott. A celebration of Josephine’s life will take place at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, corner of Cortez and Carleton, in Prescott.