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Josephine (Jodie) Fahey, 93, died peacefully on December 20th under the care of the staff at the Linden Hall Nursing Facility and Willow Tree Hospice. She was a life-long resident of Kennett and member of St. Patrick Church. She graduated from Kennett High School, attended Goldey Business (later Goldey-Beacom College), and enjoyed a forty-year career at Atlas Powder Company and its successors.
Jodie was kind and generous, and she valued her many long-term relationships with early schoolmates, neighbors, relatives, and co-workers, and was cared for by and respected by dedicated friends from near and far. She was known for her amazing memory and knowledge of every aspect of her extended familys lives, and honored her heritage by passing down a lifetime of family stories and possessions.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. and Kathryn Keating Fahey and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Mullen Fahey. She is succeeded by a brother, Edward J. Fahey and his wife, Susan; three nieces, Susan Calio (James), Patricia Donmoyer (Larry), and Jane Orner (John); a nephew, Robert F. Fahey (Carolyn); two contemporary cousins, Msgr. Charles J. Fahey and James L. Keating; ten great-nieces and nephews, and seven great-great nieces and nephews.
Friends are asked to contribute to charities of their choice and are invited to a Requiem Mass at St. Patrick Church, 212 Meredith St., Kennett Square, PA at 11:00 am on Monday, December 28, 2015. Interment will be private.
Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home in Kennett. To view her online obituary, please visit www.griecocares.com.
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