Josephine Frances O'Rourke

Atlanta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, October 31, 2026, Mrs. Josephine O’Rourke, 98, loving wife of the late Edward James O’Rourke.

Josephine was a native of Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Emmittsburg, MD. She was devoted to her faith and family. She was a faithful member of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church and attended Mass every day. She enjoyed gardening, fiber arts, crocheting and reading. Josephine had a curious mind and a thirst for knowledge.

Family members include her children and their spouses: Thomas Joseph “Tom” and June O’Rourke, Patrick Edward “Pat” and Nancy O’Rourke, Martin Francis and Donna O’Rourke, John Michael and Barbara O’Rourke, Fr. Michael James “Mike” O’Rourke, Daniel Mark “Dan” and Robbie O’Rourke; Cleta O’Rourke and Bob Bless, Cecilia O’Rourke “Ceci” and Gordon Nelson; grandchildren: Andrea Garden, Craig O’Rourke, Nathan O’Rourke, Sean and Audra O’Rourke, David O’Rourke, Brian O’Rourke, Katie O’Rourke and Chris Greico, Amanda O’Rourke and Andy Abramson, Matt O’Rourke and Jeanne Vu, Megan Bless and Thomas Bonynge, Dan Bless, Karen Bless, Anne Bless and Lee Norment, Kelly Bless, Michelle Bless and Joshua Martin, Mark and Melody Bless, Teresa Bless, John Bless, Julia Nelson and David Kelley, Sydney and Tristan Nelson; great grandchildren: Connell O’Rourke, Keaton O’Rourke, Cyrus O’Rourke, Joe Norment, Katie Norment, Lizzie Norment, Michael Norment, David Norment, Peter Martin, Ceci Martin, Imelda Martin, Elliott Bless, Veronica Bless, Beatrice Bless, David Kelley, Jr., and Joanna “JoJo” Kelley; and brother-in-law: Hugh Rocks.

In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents, Francis “Frank” and Julia Mary Fitzgerald, and siblings, Mary Julia “Peg” and Tom Arcidiancono, Elizabeth Agnes “Betty” and Bill Garner, Anna Jeanne “Jane” and Paul Virbal, Patricia Margaret “Pat” Rocks, Dorothy May “Dot” and John Coleman, James Edward “Jef” and Bev Fitzgerald.

The funeral Mass will be Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with Fr. Michael O’Rourke O.P. as celebrant. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park.

A Rosary will be held Tuesday evening at 5:00 P.M. and the family will receive friends following until 7:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com