Josephine "Jo" (Boyle) Connolly

Josephine Boyle Connolly, 1/1/31- 1/3/26. Beloved wife of 70 years of Thomas Connolly (ret’d CFD). Proud mother of seven children - Joseph, Charlie (Eileen), Cathleen (Mark) Robinson, Ann (Liam O’Connor), Thomas, Deirdre and Noreen. Beloved daughter of the late Mary (nee Moran) and Charles Boyle. Sister of Genevieve (Bob) Johnson and the late Kathleen Boyle. Loving grandmother of Erin (Kenny Heyne) and Sean Connolly; Margaret (Eric) Connolly Anderson and Kevin Connolly; Rose (Patrick) Maher and Ellen (Michael) Pollack; Rory and Cathal O’Connor; and Holden, Ethan, Owen and Zoe Leon. Great grandmother to five. Fun-loving aunt and cousin to many.  Jo had a great sense of humor, and was usually the life of the party (sometimes to her children’s chagrin). She talked to everyone and could extract someone’s life story in minutes. She was proud of her Irish heritage and maintained strong connections with her cousins there. The family is grateful for the care Jo received at Central Baptist Village the last several years. She was one of a kind and will be missed.   In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Misericordia, 6300 North Ridge, Chicago IL 60660, https://support.misericordia.com/. Visitation at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, 2215 W. Irving Park, Chicago, from 9:30-11 on Wednesday, 1/7, followed by funeral Mass. Interment private.  Arrangements by Cooney Funeral Home