Josephine M. Westphal Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Josephine M. Westphal (Batavia, New York), born in Buffalo, New York, who passed away on January 1, 2023 at the age of 86. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Josephine M. Westphal to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Salvatore DiBenedetto and Beatrice Antoinette Rosenthal DiBenedetto; her husband Richard August Westphal; and her siblings, Marianne Balducci and Robert DiBenedetto.
She is survived by: her children, Daniel Westphal (Mary), Deborah Duerden (Peter), Ruth Buchholz (Michael) and Julie Barnas (David); her grandchildren, Abby Zawistowski (late Chad), Melissa Vanderbrook (Christopher) and Peter Duerden (Melissa Rigdon); her sister Catherine Maniscalco (Martin); and her siblings-in-law, Henry Balducci and Joanne DiBenedetto. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9908 or The Patricia Allen Fund benefiting John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, 1028 Main Street, 4th Floor, Buffalo, New York 14202.
