Orpha "Josie" Fransen, age 92, of Albany, formerly of Monroe, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at Valley Park in Albany. She was born on September 22, 1923 in Brodhead, the daughter of A. Lee and Lottie (Green) Phillipps and graduated from Brodhead High School in 1941. She worked at Fairbanks Morse in Beloit after graduation.