Join us in celebrating the life of Virginia Bogenschutz.
She was best known to those
who knew her as “Ginny”.
Virginia
passed away Friday evening the 26
th
of June. Though she battled cancer and health issues the last few years she continued to reside
in her home of 58 years right to her very last day.
She was 83 years.
Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday night June 30
th
, at the Bonnerup
Funeral Home, 2210
East Main
, Albert Lea.
Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am
Wednesday July 1
st
at
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Albert Lea.
Pastor Jay Dahlvang will officiate and interment will follow at
Graceland
Cemetery
.
After
Virginia
is laid to
rest, family and friends are invited back to
Salem
Lutheran
Church
to continue her
remembrance and enjoy lunch together.
Virginia Mae was the eldest child of Frank and Jessie Blaser.
She was born on November 8, 1925 in
Mankato
, and was a lifelong resident of
Minnesota
.
Her
only sibling Frank Jr., her mother and father preceded her in death, as did Edwin
her husband of 59 years.
Virginia and Edwin Bogenschutz were married in
Salem
Lutheran
Church
November
2
nd
, 1946. Together they had five children.
They all survive her: LeAnn Fritsche and
Sharee Bogenschutz of
Albert Lea
, Tim (
Nancy
) Bogenschutz of Brainerd, Daniel Bogenschutz of
Owatonna
and Arnold (Valerie) Bogenschutz of
Mankato
.
She
is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Through her life
Virginia
worked and excelled as a housewife and mother. She was involved in many organizations and very active in the church.
She was an accomplished
artist: drawing, painting, and doing various needle point and fancy work.
For
years
Virginia
was self employed and worked out of her home as a seamstress. Together
with Edwin they enjoyed a long retirement including traveling to army reunions, investigating genealogy, and most of all enjoying their family.
Like many from the depression generation she started life with very little, especially after losing her father at 13 years old. Because of those humble beginnings she never was a complainer, always appreciated the little things and thrived to better herself by learning new things. Mom, Grandma, Ginny, the Matriarch of the family, taught us all by using
these strengths. She was our inspiration to her last day when she looked death in the eye and didn’t blink. She taught us our final lessons, how to grow old gracefully and come to the end of life with dignity.
