My mother, Josephine Molinaro Terico, of Smallsbush Rd, Herkimer, died today at Valley Health Services, Herkimer.
Born January 13, 1914 she was raised and educated in Herkimer. She always enjoyed sewing and worked as a 'waistmaker'...sewing machine operator...in various Valley dress factories starting with Derby Sportswear and Joy Taylor in Herkimer and Focus Dress in Little Falls, retiring in 1973. After her retirement, she and her daughter made fabric dolls and toys, selling them at area craft shows and at Cooper Country Crafts in Cooperstown until her sight failed. Josie was proud that her work could carry 'the union label'.
On April 15, 1948, Josie married Tony Terico. He died in 1993.
Besides her parents, Joe and Marta Molinaro, and husband, Tony Terico, Josie was predeceased by brothers Louis and Peter Molinaro, sisters Rose Molinaro Salerno, Mary Molinaro Fiala, Caroline Molinaro Fiore, Antionette Molinaro and Francis Molinaro Osredkar, nephews Louis (GiGi) Salerno, Francis (Chick) Fiala and Francis (Joe)Fiore, and nieces Rosemary Fiala Verruck and Caroline Fiala Paul. She is survived by her daughter Mary and her friend Jeff Day, nieces Mary Salerno, Josephine Fiala Morgan and Marti Molinaro Millen, nephews Edward Osredkar and Peter Molinaro and the great grand-nieces and nephews of the Molinaro, Fiala, Fiore, Verruck, Millen, Morgan and Paul family.
There will not be a public services. Memorial donations in Josie's name may be made to the Frank J Basloe Library, Herkimer, earmarked for the audiobook fund.
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I am so sorry for your loss....there is nothing more devastating than becoming an 'orphan'. You will go thru many stages, but you will come out stronger on the other side...it wont be easy, but you will have a lot of support to do this....it has been oh my gosh, almost 20 years since I lost my mom and it still takes me by surprise when I see something/hear something/smell something that reminds me of her and I realize that she is not physically here for me to show/tell her....hugs and thoughts and prayers
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