Born in Pennsylvania on January 29, 1912, Josephine S. Kukora was the daughter of John Kukora and Anna Majircak?, both born in Czechoslovakia.

The family was not readily found in census records prior to 1930, but Josephine graduated from Brownsville High School, Class of 1930.

At the time of the 1930 Federal Census of South Brownsville, Fayette County, John Kukoa, retired, and Anna Kukora, had the following children in the home: Verne, 23, Katherine, 42, Frank, 20, Frances, 20, Josephine, 18, Agnes, 16, and Helen, 13. - Other known children were Anna and John.

According to the 1940 census, by 1935, Josephine was living at the Clara Ford Nurses's Home, Detroit, Michigan, and was employed as a hospital nurse at Henry Ford Hospital.

OBITUARY: Detroit Free Press, Aug 26, 1987 - KUKORA, Josephine S., age 75 [Aug 24, 1987]. Former supervisor of nurses at Henry Ford Hospital. Dear sister of Francis B. Kukora and Miss Verna Kukora of Penn. Funeral from the Eppens VanDeweghe Funeral Home, 6150 Cadieus Rd. at Harper, Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and to St. Matthew Church at 10 a.m. Prayers Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Contributions to the Society for the Propagation of the faith would be appreciated.