Josephine A. D'Angelo D'Apollo, 76

Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother


Josephine A. D'Angelo D'Apollo, 76, of Ridley Township, died November 2, 2011 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. D'Apollo lived in South Philadelphia prior to moving to her late residence in 1966. She was a self-employed beautician at the New You and was a member of Notre Dame de Lourdes R.C. Church. Josephine was liked by everyone and was a member of the Notre Dame Players, a choir that sang in local nursing homes and retirement communities.

"My Jo: If ever there's been any manliness in me, my Josie (Mumsy) put it there! Before her; there was only a self indulgent drunken punk who by the age of 18 managed to kill a man who had just begun to reap the rewards of a lifetime of labor! However this is not about me; it's about the greatest friend, greatest partner GOD ever created on this planet she was the greatest gift I've ever gotten & for 62 years Josie was my 5'4", 110 pound lover!"

She was daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine D'Angelo grandmother of the late Daniel D'Apollo and sister of the late Michael D'Angelo (Janice).

Survivors: husband of 58 years, John J. D'Apollo, mother of Richard D'Apollo (Teresa), Michael D'Apollo (Anne) and Eva Marie Wolfe (Stephen), sister of Anthony D'Angelo (Marge), grandmother of Amanda, Timothy, John, Jillian, Stephen, Michael and Cassandra, great-grandmother of Daniel and Shane.

Funeral Mass: 10:30 AM Monday at Notre Dame de Lourdes R.C. Church, Fairveiw Road and Michigan Avenue, Swarthmore

Visitation: 9:30 to 10:15 AM Monday at the church

Burial: SS Peter & Paul Cemetery