Virginia Louise Kohl

Kohl, Virginia Louise (Hultgren) passed away Sunday morning in her home. Her joyful outlook on life touched many people and her open minded thinking made her a civil rights leader for all, long before it was popular. Virginia was a lifelong PEO member. She was a long time member of Macalester Plymouth United Church in St. Paul, for the last 15 years she attended Westminster Presbyterian Church in Mpls. Her lifelong goal was to be a wife and a mother, she felt very successful, for many years she worked at Dayton's in Downtown St. Paul. One of her many achievements was to be a church soloist and she sang in the church choir forever. Virginia graduated from St. Paul Central High School in 1932. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, her mother and father, Ben and Emily; her sister, Emily and her sister, Elizabeth. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dick and Carleen and Bob and Pat; her grandchildren, Julie, Robert, Michael, Steven and Virginia, as well as her great-grandchildren, Ben, Hannah, John, Nick, Wesley Flanigan, and Preston. Her last request was to make sure we told everyone how much she loved them. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to MTV Intercity Tutoring Program, or Westminster Presbyterian Church. Graveside service 10 AM Feb 7 at Lakewood Cemetery, 3600 Hennepin Ave (meet inside gate). Memorial service at 12 Noon Feb. 7 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Ave., Mpls. Reception to follow. Washburn-McReavy Davies Chapel 612-377-2203 2301 Dupont Ave. S.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.