Josephine "Jose" B. Ozanich died on November 12, 2015 at her home in Uniontown.
Josephine was born in Whitney, PA on March 8, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen and Mary Kropilak and her husband Patrick, the following brothers and sisters and their spouses, John Kropilak and wife Josephine, Steve Kropilak and wife Eleanor, Margaret McKulka and husband Joseph, Agnes Zuchelkowski and husband Francis.
She was a member of St. Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church and member of St. Mary Confraternity of Christian Mothers.
She is survived by a sister, Sister Mary Ann Kropilak, SCN, niece, Elaine McKulka of Farmington, PA, Monica Raisanen and husband Larry of Troy, Michigan, nephews, Bernard Zuchelkowski and wife Natalie of Brownsville, PA, Edwin Zuchelkowski and wife Cindy of Uniontown, PA, and Stephen Kropilak and his partner Joseph Gardner of South Dennis, MA, great nephews, Zachary Zuchelkowski of Brownsville, PA, and Ben, Eli, and Daniel Zuchelkowski, of Uniontown, PA, also step daughters, Susan Moore and Jeanne Langley of Uniontown, Lisa Janesko and Lana Groover of Smithfield, and their spouses, children, and grandchildren.
She was employed for 40 years for the Filiaggi family in their various companies as a bookkeeper.
Friends will be received in the Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home Inc. 603 N. Gallatin Avenue Ext., Uniontown, PA, on Monday, November 16, from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesday, November 17, until 9:30 a.m. when Prayers of Transfer will be said.
The Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church, 61 North Mount Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, PA, with Rev. Father Peter L. Peretti as Celebrant.
Interment will be held at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown.
The Parish Wake Service will be held at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, at the funeral home, followed by St. Mary Confraternity of Christian Mothers Prayer Service.
A special thank you is extended to the Amedisys Hospice Staff and private home health aide, Marsha Holp, Uniontown, for their care.
Special recognition and thank you to Joyce, Jack, and Judy Ozanich for their many years of being there to help her with her needs.