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Virginia C. <I>Kinney</I> Gillespie

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Virginia C. Kinney Gillespie

Birth
Walsh County, North Dakota, USA
Death
6 Jan 2015 (aged 78)
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Park River, Walsh County, North Dakota, USA GPS-Latitude: 48.3990972, Longitude: -97.7298778
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Virginia C. Gillespie, age 78 of Pisek, ND passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Essentia Health of Fargo.

Virginia C. Kinney was born February 29, 1936 in rural Niagara, ND, the daughter of the late Vernon and Ruth (West) Kinney. She attended and graduated from Lakota High School. After her graduation she worked at the Lakota Extension Agency. Virginia was united in marriage to Vernon Gillespie on January 6, 1957 in Lakota, ND. The couple moved to Park River in 1958 where she worked at the FSA Office. In 1968 the couple moved to their home in Pisek, where she became a stay at home mom to their six children. She began working for Second Time Around in Grafton and continued working there until the time of her death.

She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and was a 4-H leader for many years. She was an avid bowler, was a card player, gardener and an excellent cook.

Funeral services will be Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the Bethel Baptist Church of Park River. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM at the Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton. Friends may call at the church on Friday for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery.

Virginia C. Gillespie, age 78 of Pisek, ND passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Essentia Health of Fargo.

Virginia C. Kinney was born February 29, 1936 in rural Niagara, ND, the daughter of the late Vernon and Ruth (West) Kinney. She attended and graduated from Lakota High School. After her graduation she worked at the Lakota Extension Agency. Virginia was united in marriage to Vernon Gillespie on January 6, 1957 in Lakota, ND. The couple moved to Park River in 1958 where she worked at the FSA Office. In 1968 the couple moved to their home in Pisek, where she became a stay at home mom to their six children. She began working for Second Time Around in Grafton and continued working there until the time of her death.

She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and was a 4-H leader for many years. She was an avid bowler, was a card player, gardener and an excellent cook.

Funeral services will be Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the Bethel Baptist Church of Park River. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM at the Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton. Friends may call at the church on Friday for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery.



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