
DETROIT (WWJ) – Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Eleanor Josaitis. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Church of the Madonna on Oakland Boulevard in Detroit, with a scripture service at 7 p.m., the small church located not far from Focus Hope.
A funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Woodward in Detroit.
READ MORE: Michigan Matters: Theaters & PoliticsJosaitis, 79, died early Tuesday morning at Angela Hospice in Livonia, where she spent the past several days. She was diagnosed with cancer less than one year ago.
READ MORE: CDC: New Listeria Outbreak Tied To 23 Illnesses, 1 DeathTogether with the late Rev. William Cunningham, Eleanor took the lead in helping to heal and unite Detroit after the 1967 riots by creating Focus: HOPE, which in time became one of our city’s true crown jewels.
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