Josephine “Jo” Hepler, 89, died peacefully at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater, on November 29, 2022, A lifelong resident of Bound Brook, Jo was the daughter of Nicholas and Filomena (Latonzio) Altamura. Jo was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1951. She was a devout communicant of St. Joseph Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and had been a member of the Rosary Altar Society. Her greatest joy was being with her family, she loved cooking family meals and spending time with her daughters and grandchildren.
Josephine was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Herbert in 2017; her sisters Mary Grab and Jenny Romano, and her brother Sergio “Sam” Altamura. She is survived by her loving daughters Annie Wuelfing and her husband Peter; Julie Hogan and her husband Dodd; Barbara Hepler; and Susan Chaparro and her husband Claudio; her grandchildren Jennifer and Kevin Wuelfing, Lacey and Nicholas Hogan, and Alexis and Joshua Chaparro.
Gathering with the family will be 4:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home, 225 Mountain Ave., Bound Brook, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 Am, Friday, December 2, 2022, at St. Joseph Church in Bound Brook. Burial at St. Joseph Cemetery in Bridgewater will follow.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
4:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Friday, December 2, 2022
10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)
St. Joseph Church
Friday, December 2, 2022
11:15 - 11:45 am (Eastern time)
St. Joseph's Cemetery
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