Sr. Josefa Therese Lee, CSJ

Josefa was born in San Francisco and, with her older sister Edna, attended Chinese grade school and high school there. Her mother died when Josefa was one year old, and she was raised by her grandmother. Sister Josefa entered the Community in 1951 after one semester at Mount St. Mary’s. In 2022, she quietly and gratefully celebrated her 70th Jubilee as a Sister of St. Joseph.

Sister Josefa’s first mission was at St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, where she served in the Central Supply Department. This experience prepared her to become Supervisor of Central Supply at Daniel Freeman Hospital, where she ministered for 16 years. Josefa cultivated many talents and used them generously in service to others. As a licensed cosmetologist, she served the Sisters in her hair salon at Carondelet Center for nearly 40 years.

She was soft-spoken and expressed her opinions with gentleness and grace. She had a deep prayer life and lived with a constant awareness of God’s loving presence.

May she rest in peace.

Please join us by Zoom for the Service of Remembrance on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 2:00pm

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Anyone wishing to share a memory of Sr. Josefa Therese Lee during the service please email please email [email protected] by October 16, 2026

The Funeral mass for Sr. Josefa will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM at St. John of God Retirement & Care Center Chapel, 2468 S St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles, California, followed by Luncheon at Founders Hall. Following will be the Committal Service at 1:30 PM at Holy Cross Cemetery, 5835 W. Slauson Avenue, Culver City, California in St. Patrick's section AA.

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RSVP will be required for attending funeral Masses going forward. Please let us know if you plan on attending Mass and staying for lunch, or just Mass. This information will help us in planning, preparing and communicating with St. John of God staff to ensure everything goes well. To RSVP send an email to [email protected] by October 17, 2026

We encourage people to carpool as parking is limited. There will be no reserved parking available. We are trying to get parking off campus with shuttle services to make it easier. More information will be sent as we firm up the plans. We will have a CSJ staff person at the gate to help direct traffic.

Donations in memory of Sister Josefa Therese Lee, CSJ may be sent to: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Villa Carondelet, 1119 Westchester Place, Los Angeles, CA 90019.