Josephine Ives Kirsch

Josephine Ives Kirsch died on February 13, 2000 at Corsica Hills Nursing home in Centreville, MD. She was 76 years old. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia on February 11, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Lucy Rose Brutto. Mrs. Kirsch graduated from Morgantown High School in 1941 and attended Morgantown Business College. During World War II, she worked for the State Department in Washington D.C. and, after the war, in Switzerland. Upon returning to Morgantown, West Virginia, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Education in 1956. She taught high school in Uniontown Pennsylvania for one year before moving to Dover, DE in 1957. There she taught business education and drama at Caesar Rodney High School from 1957 to 1966. From 1966 to 1973, Mrs. Kirsch taught business at Queen Anne’s High School in Centreville, MD. She retired in 1973 and lived in Chestertown, MD with her husband until her death. Mrs. Kirsch was a member of the National Teachers’ Association; Future Business Leaders of America; Chester River Yacht and Country Club, and Wild Quail Golf & Country Club. She was also a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Chestertown, MD where she did volunteer work. She also was a volunteer worker at Kent & Queen Anne’s Hospital. She was an avid golfer and a talented craft maker. Mrs. Kirsch is survived by her husband; Eugene Nicholas Kirsch of Chestertown, Md.; a daughter, Stephanie L Liguori, and son-in-law, James E. Liguori of Dover, DE and her granddaughters, Liane Rose Liguori, Erinn Madonna Liguori, and Kristen Marie Liguori, her sisters, Lee M. Olson and Theresa J. Pantalone. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Chestertown, MD. Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, Maryland. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Alzheimer’s Research Eastern Shore Chapter P.O. Box 2233 Salisbury, Md. 21802-2233 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 1000 One St. Jude Place Bldg. Dept 300 Memphis, TN 38148-0552