Josepine Ruth Mcdonald

Charlotte, NC - Josephine Patelo McDonald, 77, of 1408 Mockingbird Lane, Charlotte, NC, formerly of Newport, died Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Carolinas Medical Center, Mercy.She was the wife of the late Herbert Homer McDonald. Born in Falmouth, MA on September 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mary Almeda Patelo. Mrs. McDonald worked earlier in life as a nurses aid. She is survived by six children Robin Lyons of Charlotte, NC, Cathy Powell, Dean Kuykendall and Clyde Kuykendall all of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Joseph Bridgeman of Miami, FL and Robert Bridgeman of Newport, RI, twenty one grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 2:00 PM in Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. Burial will be in Newport Memorial Park in Middletown.