Sarah Elizabeth Joseph, 78, of Decatur, Ala., formerly of Saxonburg and Brentwood, passed away Friday at the Parkway Medical Center, Decatur, Ala.

Born March 31, 1933, in New York, she was the daughter of Patrick Francis Hodge.

She was a registered nurse.

Surviving are her son, Mark F. (Janette) Joseph of Decatur, Ala.; her daughters, Linda A. Kelly of Charlotte, N.C., Kathy L. (Ray) Sigmund of Saxonburg, Patricia D. (Mike) Harding of Mount Lebanon and Lori A. (George) Sardineer of Valencia; her brother, Donald (Marian) Joseph of Baldwin; 10 grandchildren, Brenna, Caitlin, Kristin, Kelly, Michael, Erin, Justin, Jamie, Jessica and Alexandria; and three great- grandchildren, Austin, Greyson and Savannah.

She was preceded in death by her father and her husband, Frederick P. Joseph, who passed away on Jan. 8, 2012.

<B>JOSEPH</B> — Friends of Sarah Elizabeth Joseph, who passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Jack Hartman officiating. Interment will follow in Butler County Memorial Park.Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to the American Diabetes Association.Information also is available at www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.