Salem - Josephine L. (Carson) D'Amato, age 89, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2025, on what would have been her 71st wedding anniversary. She was the beloved wife of the late Panfilo "Benny" D'Amato.

Born and raised in Beverly, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Catherine (Duest) Carson. She was educated in Beverly and received her associate's degree from North Shore Community College.

Josephine worked as a nursing assistant, running the Fast Track at Salem Hospital for many years until her retirement. After she retired, she worked as a cashier at Crosby's Market in Marblehead, where she loved socializing with her customers. In her younger years she worked in the Lynn shoe factories, which is where she met her husband, Benny. She was active at the senior center in Salem. She and her husband loved to travel to Las Vegas and Aruba, and they spent their winters in Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida. She was a cub scout leader and also taught cooking and sewing to the girl scouts. Josephine was an animal lover, especially dogs. She loved to shop and participate in the many activities, especially bingo, at Sunrise at Gardner Park, where she had resided for the past three years. Her greatest joy was spending time with her loving and devoted family.

She is survived by her loving children, Daniel D'Amato and his wife, Shirley of Raymond, NH, Tina Marie Zukowski and her husband, Lou of Salem, and Laurie and her husband Robert Callen of Norwood; four beloved grandchildren, Angela Green, Kristin Trask, Anthony D'Amato, and Kacie Foss; eight adored great-grandchildren; Winter, Finn, Griffin, Murphy, Benjamin, Warren, Jameson and Cohen; as well as one on the way. She was the sister of the late June Silva and Albert Carson, Jr.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the Staff and all her friends at Sunrise at Gardner Park and Care Dimensions for the tremendous care given to Josephine and her family.

Her funeral will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from the Solimine Funeral Home, 426 Broadway (Rt 129), Lynn, followed by a Funeral Mass in Holy Family Church, Lynn at 10:30 a.m. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours are Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. Those who prefer may make donations to the Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970 or to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923. Directions and guestbook at www.solimine.com.