Josephine D. "Jodie" King, died on Sunday December 6, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Utica in 1911, she was pre-deceased by her husband of 67 years, Col. Laurence T. King and a daughter Josephine "Bambi" King. She also had five brothers and sisters, Domenic DiPollina, Ida Lontoc, Ann McCall, Victoria Bellucci and Constantine DiPollina. Throughout her long life, Josephine was also a matriarch of several nieces and nephews, Thomas, Regina and Joseph Bellucci, Theresa McCall and Ronald Steele. She is also survived by several grandnieces and grandnephews. Col. King and Jodie spent 30 years of military service traveling the world, retiring in Utica. After her husband's death in 2001, Jodie moved to Buffalo and was a resident of the Greenfields Lutheran Adult Community in Lancaster for 13 years. Jodie was a deeply religious woman and touched the world with peace and love in every day that she lived. She will be missed by her family and friends, not only for the example she set in the world, but also the joy and happiness she brought to every life she ever touched. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Mary's on the Hill in Lancaster on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM. There will be no calling hours. Graveside services will be Saturday, April 9, 2016 at their private mausoleum in Waterville Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Bentz Funeral Service Inc. New Hartford and DiStasio-Hills Funeral Chapel, South Dayton.