Josephine Rose Burgess

October 4, 1926 - December 8, 2020

Josephine Rose Burgess, 94, of Beecher, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Golden Living in Portage, Indiana. She was born October 4, 1926 in Chicago Heights, Illinois a daughter of Salvatore and Tillie (Piazza) Depasquale. Josephine was a homemaker and “quite the character”. Josephine is survived by her sons, Jeff Burgess of Peotone; Wilburn “AL” (Teresa) Burgess of Monee; Joe (Karen) Burgess of Beecher; a daughter, Nancy Redepenning of St. John, Indiana; grandchildren, Tina(Ron) Winkle, Amber (Mark) Hobson, Carli Burgess, Alyssa Burgess and Alex Burgess; as well as five great grandchildren and one great-great grandson. She is preceeded in death by her husband, Wilburn; infant son, Richard John Burgess; a grandson, Ernie Vernati; a son-in-law John Redepenning and several brothers and sisters. Josephine was a member of St. Liborious Church in Steger and Beecher Amvets Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking, bingo, garage sales, volunteering at various nursing homes and St. Liborius food pantry, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 3 to 7pm at Hack-Jensen Funeral Home in Beecher. A private service will be held. Burial will be at Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Glenwood, IL. We ask that you please follow the state’s guidelines where masks/face coverings and distancing are concerned. On behalf of the family and the funeral home staff, we would like to thank you for your cooperation.