Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Thursday, July 01, 2010 at 05:52:28 :
Marin Independent Journal
Wednesday, March 25, 1992
‘Josie’ McConalogue
Retired from military
Josephine “Josie” McConalogue of Fairfax, a retired military transport stewardess who worked as a babysitter to the age of 89, died Tuesday, March 24, 1992, at the McGarr House, a senior citizens complex in San Anselmo.
She was 99.
Mrs. McConalogue retired after 10 years working as a stewardess with the military transport planes out of Fort Mason in San Francisco. After World War II, she traveled to Japan, Germany and other countries.
She worked as a babysitter for the Bristol Agency in San Francisco. Mrs. McConalogue also managed large apartment houses in the city.
She was born in Petaluma and raised on a ranch near Two Rock.
Mrs. McConalogue lived most of her life in San Francisco and became a Marin resident more than a decade ago.
She was a member of the Blind Adults of Marin.
Mrs. McConalogue is survived by a daughter, Phyllis Ostrander of San Anselmo, three grandchildren and fie great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Philip E. McConalogue, died earlier.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at McGarr House in San Anselmo.
Burial will be in Olivet Memorial Park in Colma.
Her family suggests memorial contributions to a favorite charity.
Arrangements are by Chapel of the Hills in San Anselmo.
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A death notice in the March 25 paper adds that she was the grandmother of Philip and Robert Ostrander and Sherri Ott.
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