Burial Notes

Service at St. Monica Catholic Church; internment at Sunset Memorial Park.

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• Nickname: Jo.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 2 April 1930 in Coos River, Coos County, Oregon, USA. ³
  

Rocco Biasca       58     Switzerland
Palmina Biasca       49     Switzerland
Letitia Biasca       18     Oregon
Josephine Biasca       16     Oregon
Laurence Biasca       14     Oregon
Robert Biasca       12     Oregon
Letitia Biasca       46     Switzerland
Charles Bognuda       23     Switzerland

• Her obituary was published in The World on 5 April 2007 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, USA.
  
  Messerle, Josephine M.        
  Dec. 16, 1913 ~ March 31, 2007
  
       A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Josephine M. Messerle, 93, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 9, at St. Monica Catholic Church, 357 South Sixth St., Coos Bay, with the Rev. Angel Pérez celebrating. Private interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park, Coos Bay. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 6, and Saturday, April 7, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave.
  
       Josephine, "Grandma Jo," was born on Dec. 16, 1913, at the Biasca family home on Coos River, the daughter of Rocco and Palmina (Signorotti) Biasca. She died on March 31, 2007, at her home of 73 years on Stock Slough with her family and early spring garden near at hand.
  
       She was a pioneering woman of great faith and strength, living a life of purpose. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, leaving a legacy of quiet elegance, grace and dignity. She was raised and educated on Coos River, graduating from Coos River High School in 1931, excelling in academics and athletics.
  
       Josephine married Everett C. Messerle on June 30, 1934, in Coos Bay. They lived on Stock Slough for 60 years, raising a family and creating many wonderful memories. She was an integral part in the creation and development of the family ranching and forestry business, Messerle & Sons. She took great pride in her Swiss heritage, traveling several times to visit her parents' homeland and families.
  
       Josephine was an active member of St. Monica Catholic Church. Additionally, she was a force in developing activities such as pet days, bingo and picnics for residents of Mercy Home, St. Catherine's and Camp Easter Seal. Josephine was a member of the grange, Rivermen's Club, OSU Mothers' Club, and was a charter member of the Catching Inlet Home Extension Group.
  
       She was an active 4-H club leader for more than 35 years, volunteered at local schools and loved to share her skills and knowledge with others. Many were those who learned to knit, crochet, sew, can fruits and vegetables, bake, arrange flowers, make plants grow and create crafts under her loving and watchful eyes. She was a champion bread baker at the Coos County Fair and an avid gardener, always willing to share her knowledge and produce from her yard or garden.
  
       Josephine is survived by her daughters, ----- and husband, ----- -----, of Colorado Springs, Colo., ----- and husband, ----- ----- -----, of Portland; sons, -----, ----- and wife, -----, ----- and wife, -----, ----- and fiancée, ----- -----, of Coos Bay; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
  
       She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Everett; sister, Leticia; brothers, Lawrence, Robert, and infant, Rocco John; daughter-in-law, Charlene; and grandson, Joshua.
  
       The family suggests memorial contributions to the Everett Messerle Family Scholarship Fund at Marshfield High School, Tenth Street and Ingersoll Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420; or the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, 1620 Thompson Road, Coos Bay OR 97420.
  
       Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel, 267-3131.