Virginia Rose Barlow Rohs

"Ginny"

Virginia Rose Barlow Rohs Virginia Rose Barlow Rohs, "Ginny", age 86, passed away on December 22, 2010 at Gainesville Health and Rehab Center.

Virginia was born in Hanover County, on July 2, 1924 to Melvin and Lucy Williams Barlow. The Barlows had six children and Virginia was the last surviving child. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, John "Johnny" Rohs, Jr., he was a Marine Corps Corporal and was stationed at the Quantico base where they met and married on April 2, 1945. They moved to Chicago, IL and had their three children, after retirement they moved back to Northern Virginia.

Virginia is survived by her daughter, Pamela Rohs-Gold and her husband David of Spotsylvania; her sons, Michael Rohs and his wife Vicki of Manassas, and Melvin Rohs of Calif. Her grandchildren are Christopher Rohs of Roanoke, Sharon Haney of Sacramento, Calif., Alyson Stoke of Anderson, Calif., William Gold of San Fran, Calif., Lynsi Kendrick and Katie Rohs of Manassas; five great-grandchildren, Lauren, Brian, Caleb, Aubrey, Addison, and Kaleb. She is also survived by two brother-in-laws, Frank Mckenzie of Occoquan and Johnny Woodle of Richmond, Va. and a host of the best caring nieces and nephews a person could have in their lives.

The family will receive friends at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home, 4143 Dale Blvd, Dale City, Va. on December 29, 2010 from 10 to 11 a.m. A life celebration service will be held at the funeral home immediately following the visitation at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Quantico National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington D.C. 20090-6011. Arrangements by Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home of Dale City, Va.



This obituary was originally published in the News & Messenger (Woodbridge, VA).