Obituary of Josephine Agatha Brozycki

Josephine Agatha Brozycki passed away on Tuesday, August 16th, 2011, at The Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation, after receiving Last Rites of the Roman Catholic Church, with several family members at her bedside. The eldest child of Boleslaw “Aleck” Nowicki and Anna Mardas Nowicki, she was born August 14th, 1909 in Great Meadows, New Jersey. Josie was the widow of Joseph J. Brozycki, whom she married on June 18th, 1929. She was a strong-willed, independent woman with a soft spot for her grandchildren and anyone who was in need. Whether it was providing a place to stay, a meal (or several meals), clothing or transportation, she followed the biblical verse “inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” During her life, Josephine was a veritable dynamo, engaging in numerous endeavors, including onion farming, housecleaning, and sewing garments at the Manhattan Shirt factory in Middletown, NY, until moving to the farm homestead on Route 17A in Goshen, where she worked at dairy farming alongside her husband until his death in 1984. A communicant of St. Joseph’s RC Church in Florida, NY, and a member of the Living Rosary Society, she regularly attended Mass on Sundays and all Holy Days of Obligation until her age and health no longer permitted her to do so. Her faith was a very important part of her life, which she strived to fulfill on a daily basis. Josephine is survived by her children Clare Kimiecik, Mary Thompson, and John Brozycki, all of Florida, NY. Grandchildren Eileen (Phil) Straub, Charles (Gail) Kimiecik, Donald (Judy) Kimiecik, all of Florida, NY; Theresa (David) Smith of Pine Bush, NY, Edward Brozycki and Daniel Brozycki, both of Middletown, NY, Lori Jean Brozycki of Teaneck, NJ, Karen Hicks of Georgia; Kathleen (John) Brancaccio of Goshen, NY, Walter (Martha) Thompson, Jr. of Spring Glen, NY, Doreen (Steven) Hamel of Florida, NY; Kenneth (Karin) Kimiecik of Santa Clara, CA, James (Elizabeth) Kimiecik of Goshen, NY, Roger (Christine) Kimiecik of Rockville, MD, George (Kelly) Kimiecik of Randolph, NJ; John (Christina) Brozycki of Wallkill, NY, Thomas (Gigi) Brozycki of Middletown, NY, and Marilyn (Wayne) Smith of Florida, NY. She is also survived by son-in-law Kenneth (Virginia) Kimiecik and grand-daughter-in-laws Vivian (Richie) Kimiecik and Pattie (Lou) Nixdorf, all of Florida, NY; 34 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her son Edmund, his wife, Ellie Brozycki, and their infant son, Joseph; daughter Virginia Kimiecik; sons-in-law Richard Kimiecik and Walter Thompson, Sr.; daughter-in-law Carol Ann Brozycki; grandsons, Richard Kimiecik and Craig Smith; sisters Anna Dembeck, Helen Profenno and Jean Barrett; and brothers Stanley, Frank, John, Joe, and Chet. Visitation will be held from 2-4 & 7-9 pm Friday, August 19th at T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 22 Glenmere Avenue, Florida, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am Saturday, August 20th at St. Joseph’s Church, 14 Glenmere Avenue, Florida, NY, the Reverend Dariusz Sobkowicz will be officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Florida, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 122 East 42nd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.