Josephine Steffens Bojnowski, 98, of Newington and Newtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Bojnowski. Born in Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline Steffens and niece to the late Monsignor Lucian Bojnowski, she was a resident Newington, Connecticut and an active member of Church of the Holy Spirit in Newington. The last 16 years she resided in Newtown and was a member of St. Rose of Lima. Josephine retired from the Newington School System after nearly 25 years of service. She started as a grade school teacher and then became the Supervisor the Schools Language Arts program. Governor Ella Grasso bestowed the outstanding educator’s award for her work to teach children to read. Josephine was also an adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford, helping to prepare aspiring teachers in the field of remedial reading.

What began with an enjoyment of attending travel logs cultivated a passion for world travel that led to trips to places as distant as Russia, Alaska, Latin America and Europe.

A loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she leaves her son, Joseph Bojnowski and his wife Jane of Newtown; her five grandchildren, Perry, Wendy, Chad, Laura and John, and ten great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, June 24th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima, Newtown. She will be laid to rest in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in New Britain, CT with her husband. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470. To share a memory with her family, please visit us at www.honanfh.com.

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