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Josephine DiBella

Still waters run deep. Most knew her as a smiling, agreeable woman, but behind her eyes was a contemplative, hard working woman. Josephine was a problem solver. You’d find her out in the fields well into her 60’s, working as hard as anyone on the family farm. If not in the fields, she’d most likely be cooking for her family; the preparations for her gravy started at 4 a.m. The meals were terrific if for no other reason than most of it had been harvested off their land and canned for use year-round. Staff at Pitman Manor learned of her talents and cut her loose in the kitchen for a few meals. In truth she was a Philadelphia girl who was a transplant to Woolwich Township. Her formative years found her exploring her artistic side, focusing on fashion. She was as likely to have settled in Manhattan as Woolwich. She played a little bingo, loved cowboy shows and movies and the sounds of Sam Cooke. Her earlier years found her out with her husband dancing the Jitterbug and the occasional Polka.

The seminal event of her formative years was her family visiting DiBella Farm and the beautiful girl catching the eye of a handsome boy. Josephine and the late Carmen shared a 66-year marriage blessed by two children, Joseph (Phyllis) and Rose Anne (Robert) Smith and later by 4 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Come celebrate 94 great years Thursday September 18th, 9-10 a.m. at Daley Life Celebration Studio, Swedesboro where there will be an 10 a.m. service. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, Woolwich. In lieu of flowers donations to United Methodist Communities at Pitman, 535 North Oak Ave, Pitman NJ 08071 will be appreciated.  The following is the link to the Methodist Community’s website”: https://share.google/RU9uTF1P6OUg0nkNW