Josephine Theresa Cavada

Josephine Theresa Cavada (nee Savala)
Born: August 9, 1930
Died: November 17, 2016

Passed on to be with her heavenly Father while sleeping at her home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Loving daughter, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother.

Born Josephine (Josie) Theresa Savala in Lockport, Illinois on August 9, 1930, from parents who immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico in 1918, Josie was the baby of the family, one of six siblings.

Josie was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert J. Cavada, her five siblings, Louise (George) Moreno, Joe Zavala, Ernie (Millie) Savala, Mary (Clarence Jr.) Clark, and Jane (Phil) Rodriguez, as well as her parents, Anna (nee Lopez) and Joseph Zavala, who all are celebrating and awaiting her arrival in heaven.

Josie leaves behind and will be deeply missed by her six children, RoseAnn (John) Ties, Kathy (Richard) Hugi, Bob (Lupe) Cavada, Cindy (Kurt) Shroba, Bill (Karen) Cavada, and Rick (Karen) Cavada. Her grandchildren Melissa (Ron) Tondini, Samuel Hugi, Dan (Maria) Mireles, Jonathon, David and Christopher (Quyen) Cavada, Kelsey (Francine), Samantha (Prior), Theresa and Justin Shroba, Tom Winnerowd, Felicia, Mike and Joe Cavada, and Kyle and Kaitlin Cavada and her great grandsons Zachary, Troy and Sean Hansford and her great granddaughter Isabella Jones. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Josie was baptized at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Lockport, and attended Sacred Heart School, graduated from Providence Catholic High School in 1948, and she and Bob were married at St. Dennis Catholic Church on February 1, 1953 after meeting on-the-job where they both worked at Florsheim Shoe Company in Chicago. Josie and her late husband lived on Ames Street in Lockport prior to building their home in New Lenox in 1964, where she resided for the next 52 years. Josie lived a life of service first to her family, then as a "lunch lady" at Lincoln-Way High School, served as an election judge at the New Lenox Fire Station for many years, prepared meals for the Priests at St. Jude Catholic Church, cared for the elderly as an in-home Certified Nurses' Assistant, and finally, retired from Our Lady of Angels Retirement Center in Joliet.

Family and friends are invited to gather together at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Road, New Lenox on Monday, November 21, 2016 from 3-8 pm. Funeral service will take place Tuesday, November 22, 2016 with prayers at 9:30 am in the funeral chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Jude Catholic Church, 241 W. Second Avenue, New Lenox for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Joliet.