Josephine O. Pagano, nee Paesano, age 97, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and formerly of River Forest, IL, died Friday, February 1, 2019, at Brighton Gardens of Wheaton. She was born September 24, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY.

Josephine attended St. John's University and graduated from Prospect Heights School of Nursing. She served in the US Army Nurses Corps during World War II. She was a Nurse Anesthetist in evacuation hospitals located in England, France and Germany.

She was employed as an ICU/CCU and Emergency Room Nurse at Westlake Hospital, West Suburban Hospital and Oak Park Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Aurelius J. Pagano; loving mother of Dr.Ralph J. (Ricki) Pagano and Carolyn (Thomas) Tylutki; proud grandmother of David (Lindsay) Pagano, Elizabeth (Leroy) Smith, Christine (Stephen) Mares and Cheryl (Lee) Georgas; and cherished great-grandmother of six.

Services will be privately held. Interment will be private at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project , PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.