Born in Fitchburg, a daughter of the late Christo and Dora (Kostani) Joseph, she lived in the New Bedford area most of her life.
Sophie was a graduate of New Bedford High School and worked in the Rubber Division of Acushnet Company for 25 years until her retirement in 1979. She enjoyed playing Bingo and was a member of the Fairhaven St Mary’s Golden Agers. Sophie was proud of her Albanian heritage. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include a daughter, Christine M. Gaspar and her husband Robert of Mattapoisett; three grandchildren, Leigh Gaspar and her partner Jeffrey Calder, Kerry Grelle and her husband Roland, Jenna Wasserman and her husband Ryan, four great-grandchildren, Nicolas Grelle, Christopher Grelle, Lucy Calder, Arabella Wasserman, two nephews, Charles and Christopher Tapper of Fairhaven and a niece, Mary Ann Tapper of Jamestown, NC. She was the sister of the late Themistocles Joseph and Flora Tapper.
Her funeral will be held Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 9 AM at ROCK Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd, New Bedford followed by a funeral mass to be celebrated at 10 AM at St Mary’s Church, 343 Tarkiln Hill Rd, New Bedford, MA. Visiting Hours will be on Friday from 5-8 PM. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. For tributes and directions please visit our website at www.ROCK-funeralhome.com.
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