Leona K. Josefiak

LEONA TIFFANY JOSEFIAK Leona "Lee" (Tiffany) Josefiak, of Henniker, NH passed away quietly on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Pine Rock Manor, Warner, NH, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was the daughter of the late Delbert and Edythe (Weber) Tiffany of Harford, PA. Lee is survived by her husband of 49 years, Francis "Buzz" Josefiak, of Henniker, NH, whom she married on July 12, 1959. Others include her 3 children and their spouses, Leon "Buzz" Josefiak and his wife Michele, of Warner, NH, Lisa Moore and her husband Brett, of Hillsboro, NH and Risa Jurius and her husband Steve, of Meredith, NH. Their families include her 9 grandchildren. Lee is also survived by her brother Willard Tiffany, of Millbury, OH and one niece and one nephew. She was born in Binghamton Hospital, Binghamton, NY on August 21, 1933, and lived in Harford, PA until she married and moved to Middletown, NY. Lee was an accomplished violinist and violist and much of her life was devoted to musical endeavors. She was a graduate of Westchester College, Westchester, PA with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. In her years in Middletown she served on the board of directors for the Orange County Extension and she was a teacher of music and stringed instruments privately and in the Middletown School District. Her other activities included membership in the New York State School Music Association, where she was an adjudicator, and she was a member of the Hambletonian Quartet, other orchestras, and was active in the First Presbyterian Church. In 1994, shortly after retirement, Lee and her husband moved to Henniker, NH, to be near their children and grandchildren. While living in New Hampshire, she attended the First Congregationalist Church in Hopkinton, NH. Family and friends are welcome to attend a graveside memorial service, which will be held at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH on Monday, July 28th at 10AM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Father Flanagan's Boys Town, 300 Flanagan Blvd., PO Box 7000, Boys Town, NE 68010. https://www.boystown.org/donation/memorialgift.asp Arrangements are under the direction of the Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, in Manchester, NH.