Annelia Joseph

Annelia Joseph Feb 16, 1937-October 24, 2017 Born in Haiti, Saint-Louis du Nord on February 16, 1937, Annelia Joseph, our Mom, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had left us and departed peacefully from this earth to join her cherished Lord on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Catholic Hospice of Holy Cross Hospital, surrounded by her beloved family and friends. She was the youngest of her 4 siblings, whom had preceded her several years ago. In 1964, in search of a better life for her 3 young children, she decided to leave Haiti for the Bahamas. There, she added 5 additional sons to her family for a total of 8 children. Unfortunately, 4 of her sons had preceded her over the past years. In 1976, again, she decided to emigrate to the United States, ended up residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in search of a much better life for her family. Over the years, she worked in multiple different jobs to care for her family, her most recent job prior her retirement in 2005 was at Publix Supermarket, the bakery department. In November 11, 2013, our Mom, Annelia, suffered a massive stroke complicated by multiple ailments, including Alzheimer. The next month, December 2013, she was moved to Wilton Manors Nursing Home in need of closed and monitored clinical care. She resided there and cared for by some amazing nursing assistants until October 22, 2017. Known for her unwavering Christian faith, one of the pioneers of this growing Haitian Catholic community, she was an active and remained a lifelong member of the Divine Mercy/Saint Clement Catholic Church. She enjoyed being a member of the Legion Mary prior to her illness where she considered every member as her friend and family. She was well known not only for her delicious Haitian dishes but also for her annual family Holiday “feasts”, which her family longed for and missed very much since she was succumbed by this deadly illness. Annelia, our beloved mother, grand-mother, great-grand-mother, aunt and friends to many, will be sorely missed. While we know she is at peace and that her struggles had ended, perhaps wishing that the last four years had not been lost to her illness, that things could have been different, we take comfort that she is in God’s care. We love our Mom, but God loves her more. Annelia is survived by her 4 children, Aviole Jean-Pierre and her family, Minerve Joseph “Alice” and her family, Larry Joseph and his family and her youngest son Max Bonhomme, numerous grandchildren, a total of 19 and 12 great-grand-children. She is also survived by a host of nephews and nieces Saint-Jules, St-Charles, Odne, Thomas, Samuel, Jacqueline, Ketly, Fannette, Kathleen, Margareth, Fritzlene and their respective families….as well as numerous cousins, dear friends and their collective families.

Annelia Joseph

February 16, 1937 - October 24, 2017