EAST HERKIMER - Mrs. Josephine (Molinaro) Terico, of Smalls Bush Road, Herkimer, NY passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. Born January 13, 1914 she was raised and educated in Herkimer. She always enjoyed sewing and worked as a "waist maker" otherwise known as a sewing machine operator. She worked in various Valley dress factories, starting with Derby Sportswear and then Joy Taylor in Herkimer and Focus Dress in Little Falls, retiring in 1973. After her retirement, she and her daughter made fabric dolls and toys, selling them at area craft shows until her sight failed. Josie was proud that her work could carry "the union label." On April 15, 1948 Josie married Anthony J. "Tony" Terico at their church which they attended, St. Anthony's Church in Herkimer with Reverend Gustav Purificato officiating. Josie was preceded in death by her husband Tony on October 22, 1993. Predeceased relatives also include her parents Guiseppe "Joe" and Marta (Sinibari) Molinaro; her brothers Louis and Peter Molinaro; sisters Rose Molinaro Salerno, Mary Molinaro Fiala; Caroline Molinaro Fiore; Antoinette Molinaro and Frances Molinaro Osredkar; nephews Louis (GiGi) Salerno, Francis (Chick) Fiala; and Francis (Joe) Fiore; and nieces Rosemary Fiala Verruck, and Caroline Fiala Paul. She is survived by her daughter Mary and her friend Jeff Day; nieces Mary Salerno; Josephine Fiala Morgan; and Marti Molinaro Millen; nephews Edward Osredkar; and Peter Molinaro; and the great-grandnieces and nephews of the Molinaro, Fiala, Fiore, Verruck, Millen, Morgan, and Paul families. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to The Enea Family Funeral Home, 220 North Washington Street, Herkimer, NY, Funeral directors Harry & Kevin Enea 315-866-1011. Josie will be privately interred with her husband at St. Mary's Cemetery, Town of Herkimer. There are no scheduled public services. Memorial donations in Josie's name may be made to the Frank J. Basloe Library, Herkimer, earmarked for the audio book fund.