 1922 - 2019 (96 years)
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| Name |
Virginia Spatz |
| Also called |
Mrs Joseph Stefan |
| Born |
12 Oct 1922 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
09 Feb 2019 |
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida |
| Buried |
15 Feb 2019 |
Laureldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I292207 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Father |
Clarence Daniel Spatz, b. 28 Dec 1894, Fritztown, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 08 Dec 1956, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ellen Bossler, b. 12 Feb 1898, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 May 2001, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 103 years) |
| Family ID |
F71063 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, on-line, 12 Feb 2019.
Virginia "Ginny" passed away February 9, 2019, at the age of 96 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Virginia was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; and her son, Scott.
She is survived by son, Barry and his wife, Donna; four grandchildren: Christine, Matthew, Brett and Stacy; seven great-grandchildren: Brittaney, Brena, Bryson, Brandon, Chase, Blake and Eme; and three great-great-grandchildren: Gilena, Gianna and Cayden.
Virginia was born in Reading, Pa., to Clarence and Mary Spatz (Bossler). She had two brothers, Clarence Jr. (Bud) and James; and a sister, Mary, who all predeceased her.
She was a graduate of Reading High School. After high school, Virginia took a job with Jacobs Aircraft. During World War II, she enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at the Mechanicsburg Navy Depot where she received and decrypted messages from ships in distress, one being the attack on her brother's ship in the Pacific. After the war, she married Joseph and started a family, living in Shoemakersville, Pa.
Her family was her most prized achievement in life and enjoyed doing all the things surrounding that life. She loved to cook, bake, sew, garden, and decorate her house and property. To supplement supporting her family, she took jobs at the Hamburg Knitting Mill as a knitter, then later as a bank teller at both the Shoemakersville and finally the Hamburg bank from which she retired.
After retirement, she took up painting, bowling, dancing, and traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. Years after the death of her husband in 2002, she met Robert Bruchart who was a dear companion for her until shortly before his passing. At that time, Virginia moved to Florida where she lived with her son, Scott and his wife, Diane until his death in 2015; and then with her son, Barry and his wife, Donna. Ginny will be greatly missed.
Services will be held Friday, February 15th at Laureldale Cemetery Chapel at 11 a.m. Viewing will be held in the chapel from 10 a.m. to the time of service. Interment with military honors will follow service. There will be an announcement during the service for a post service gathering of family and friends.
Henninger Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements. www.henningerfuneralhome.com
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