Josephine Pemberton, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, passed away at the age of 90 from complications of a stroke on July 13, 2011 in Palmdale, California, where she resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Ron and Rebecca Boxey. She was born in Clymer, Pennsylvania on January 20,1921 to her parents Anna and Paul Fedak. Her siblings consisted of four brothers, Harry, John, Al, Mike and four sisters, Mary, Ann, Helen and Irene.
The family decided to move to Detroit for a better life where Josephine went to school and graduated
from High School. She took classes in Acrobatics and loved horses and riding lessons.
She had a beautiful singing voice and attended the Conservatory Of Music in Detroit. While employed
at an automobile plant she met her future husband, Clifton Edward Pemberton and they were joined in marriage at Rosscommon, Michigan, the third day of June, 1947.
They had two children, a son, Brock Paul Pemberton and a daughter, Rebecca Josephine Pemberton and resided in Utica, Michigan.
After raising two children she went back to work in retail sales and health products manufacturing.
Upon retirement Clifton and Josephine moved to Sunny Hills, Florida. She was a strong practicing Catholic with a great devotion to Jesus, Mary and the Saints. She is survived by
her son Brock, daughter-in-law Nora, two grandchildren, grandson Brock J., granddaughter Angel, her
daughter, Rebecca, son-in- law Ron, brother Mike and sister Irene and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at St. Theresa Parish in Sunny Hills, Florida Wednesday, July 20th at 11:00 A.M. The family will receive friends and observe rosary one hour prior to services. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Sunny Hills.