Josephine Marie Loveless LAWRENCEVILLE Josephine Marie Loveless, 90, of Lawrenceville died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in New York City, Marie was raised in Casablanca, Morocco, and resided there from 1926 until she returned to the United States in 1947. During World War II, Marie stood on her rooftop home near Casablanca Harbor and witnessed the American attack on the Vichy fleet. She had been a resident of Lawrenceville for the past 53 years. Marie had been a member of the Church of St. Ann since 1962, volunteered at the St. Ann School for many years, and was a member of the Altar Rosary Society at the church. Known as a fabulous cook and a talented seamstress, Marie worked at a Trenton sewing factory for many years, and lovingly made all of her children's clothing, and also made over 2000 Baptismal bibs for the church and beautifully crafted hundreds of hand sewn collectibles. Marie was fond of her doll and Christmas Caroler collections. The achievement she said she was most proud of, however, was raising her beloved family. Daughter of the late Gaspard and Vincente Ciaraveno Barresi, Marie is survived by her husband, former Lawrence Twp. Police Chief, Nicholas R. Loveless; her daughter, Annette Marie Loveless and her husband John Middle; her sons, Walter Barresi and wife Susan, Richard Loveless and his wife Karyn, and Robert Loveless, and her grandsons, Peter Barresi and Nicholas Middle; Marie was the sister of Jeanne Gaudino and Lucienne Renault, and, Antoine Barresi, and the late Vito Barresi and Catherine Bonithon, all of France. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Marie on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. Burial will follow in the Lawrenceville Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on Sunday from 5 - 7 p.m. and again Monday from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Marie's charity, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org. For directions or to leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.poulsonvanhise.com. A webpage has been set up with more photos and stories about Marie at josephinemarieloveless.blogspot.com. Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors 650 Lawrence Road Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609)396-8168 Published in The Times, Trenton, on Apr. 16, 2015