Gloucester Alumni

ESSEX — Jane E. Joseph, 60, lifelong of Martin Street, died Friday, April 25, 2008 in the Beverly Hospital, following her sudden illness.

Born in Ipswich, May 12, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Elizabeth (Perkins) Joseph. She attended elementary school in Essex and was a 1965 graduate of Gloucester High School. After completing her studies at Burdett College in Lynn, she continued her education at North Shore Community College.

She was employed as a medical secretary and transcriptionist for 20 years at Cable Hospital in Ipswich, and was later employed at Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport. For the last five years she worked at Beverly Hospital.

She was an avid reader, and was especially fond of her cat Archie.

She is survived by her sister Priscilla Fraser and her husband Malcolm of Florida, several nieces and nephews, and her beloved cat Archie. She was the sister of the late Lawrence Joseph and the late Katherine Rowe, both formerly of Essex.