Virginia L. Jencks

Virginia L. Jencks of Lunenburg, active at Fitchburg church; 90 LUNENBURG Virginia L. (Ramgren) Jencks, 90, of Lunenburg, died Friday, August 8, 2008, at the Golden Living Center in Fitchburg with her loving family at her bedside. Virginia was born in Fitchburg, on September 22, 1917, the daughter of John A. and Mary (Boutwell) Ramgren. She graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1935. Following graduation, she worked at Independent Lock Co., Fitchburg General Hospital, then was the industrial nurse for Hedstrom Union. Following her family's move to Stoneham, MA, she worked at New England Memorial Hospital and then was the office nurse for Dr. Roger Nelson until her retirement in 1982. She and her husband then moved to Lunenburg where they have been living for 25 years. Virginia loved to travel and visited many places including Hawaii, California, Canada, and Washington State, where she witnessed the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. She was a member of the Fitchburg Seventh-day Adventist Church and served as the church treasurer for 19 years. Virginia leaves her husband of 63 years, Andrew C. Jencks; they were married July 16, 1945; her son and daughter-in-law, Frederick A. Jencks and Catherine of Marietta, GA; her daughters, Judith A. Twing of Duluth, GA, Linda L. Johnson of Billerica, MA, and Andrea R. Tymeson and her husband, William of Richmond, NH; her son-in-law, Clayton H. Whitney, of Fitchburg; 13 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her eldest daughter Gloria (Bean) Whitney died in 1991. All of her siblings, six brothers; and two sisters, predeceased her. JENCKS Calling hours at the Bosk Funeral Home, 85 Blossom St., Fitchburg, MA will be held on Monday, September 15 from 6 to 8 P.M. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, September 16 at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either It Is Written or Amazing Facts.