Name: Josephine Wydra Life Dates: 7/9/1924 - 10/30/2011 City Of Birth: Rochester, NY Pre-deceased by Predeceased by her husband Tadeusz "Ted" Wydra; parents, Liborio Vincenza Maenza; sister, Sarah Perno. History She is survived by her children, Rosemary Wydra, Andrew (Christine) Wydra, Suzanne (John) Stanton, Vivian (Christopher) Way; grandchildren, Christina (Terence) O'Brien, Erica, Colleen, Sarah Wydra, Rachel, Allison, Diana, Katie, Jeffrey Stanton, Mason, Paige, Spencer Way; brother, Fred (Rose) Maenza; special thanks to the staff at Hamilton Manor Nursing Home; many nieces nephews. Donations In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 in Josephine's Memory. Services Josephine's Visitation will be on Wednesday 2-4 7-9 PM at the Funeral Home, 1411 Vintage Lane (between 390 Long Pond Rd.). Her Funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30 AM at Holy Cross Church (4492 Lake Ave.) Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Additional Information Josephine was married to Ted Wydra for 52 years and was a homemaker. She was most passionate about being catholic and going to church. Her friends were from the "Ladies Group" and "The Club". She was a fan of Country Music and of Billy Ray Cyrus. She so enjoyed playing Wii Bowling. Her special holidays were, Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. She liked traveling, camping, card playing, especially Gin Rummy, sewing, bingo, games of chance, scratch offs and crocheting. She was an accomplished bowler and participated with the womens travel team. What gave Josephine the most enjoyment in her life was spending time with her family and close friends. The best way to describe Josephine is that she was traditional, devoted, reliable, a caregiver, a matriarch, was hard working, thrifty and charitable. She was a great cook and baker and enjoyed food. She enjoyed watching ice skating and hockey. She was an Amerks Sabres fan.