Josephine Francis (Geiger) Pulcini

KENSINGTON - Josephine Francis (Geiger) Pulcini, 93, of Kensington, widow of Anthony Pulcini, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Monday (September 8, 2014) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, with her loving family at her side. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late Leopoldine and the late Joseph Geiger, she was the secretary for her husband's business, Kensington Welding and Trailer Company, for many years. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Shirley Pulcini with whom she made her home, and Carol and Richard Paskiewicz of Kensington, a granddaughter, Dr. Tracy Paskiewicz of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two brothers, William Geiger of New York City, and Raymond Geiger of Atlanta, Georgia, and many nieces and nephews. A devoted mother to her daughters and granddaughter, she loved spending time with them and buying presents for them. She will be greatly missed. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Anna Yeske, and four brothers, Joseph, George, Carl, and Frank Geiger. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Friday (September 12, 2014) at 10am DIRECTLY AT St. Paul's Church, 467 Alling Street, Kensington. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Friends and relatives are invited to call at Porter's Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway, Berlin, on Thursday (September 11, 2014)from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kensington Fire Department, 880 Farmington Avenue, Kensington, CT 06037 where her husband was a charter member, or to The Dialysis Unit, The Hospital of Central, Connecticut, 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT 06050.