Virginia E. Hinze

Virginia Hinze Obituary

Virginia E. Hinze

Cherished wife, mother, and grandmother, Virginia Elizabeth Norman Hinze left us to join her beloved parents on February 23, 2013, after an extended illness.

Born to Helge and Ester Norman in Aberdeen, WA on October 19, 1934, Virginia spent most of her childhood in Holmsund, Sweden. In 1949, the family relocated to Port Angeles, WA where she made life-long friends at Port Angeles High School and graduated in 1952. She was an independent single woman in the 1950/60's business world of Seattle before meeting a handsome serviceman, Jurgen Hinze. They married and started a family in 1964. Virginia and Jurgen enjoyed the blessings of 49 years of love and companionship, 46 of those years in their Shoreline family home. She loved taking her grandchildren to the beach and having a lunch of fish and chips. She always made birthdays special with a handmade chocolate cake and Christmas wasn't complete without a plate of bent cookies.

In addition to husband Jurgen, Virginia leaves behind truly devoted sons Eric (Denise) and Steven (Maryann) and treasured grandchildren Lexie, Jacob, and Kaiah. Virginia's strength and determination to recover was fueled by the love of her family. She fought the good fight, she fought long and she fought hard. Virginia would not want us to be sad, but to celebrate the many memories that we share as a

family. Goodbye Elizabeth, Mama,

Grandma Ginna, Nana, we will love and miss you forever and ever.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date, an announcement will follow.

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Published by The Seattle Times on Mar. 10, 2013.

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Inger Olsson

March 23, 2013

Virginia, you will always be remembered.

It is not possible to - in a few words - capture the decades of happy and fond memories we all have of our cousin Virginia. Varied for each and one of us, but joined in our perception of someone, who unconditionaly cared for everybody in her Swedish family. How could we not love her back?

Our last annual "cousin-reunion" with Virginia was around 10 years ago, during what turned out to be her last visit to Sweden. We were all gathered in the Obbola archipelago in the home of one of Virginia´s many cousins.

It was one of those warm, sunny days in July, a day that rolled into a sunlit summer night, ending with a dreamlike boat ride around the island. But before that we dined on the terrace, facing the sea, while we talked and sang songs our parents use to sing: a Celebration of Life, honoring the past and the present, with a vivacious, very happy Virginia in the midst of the feast.

Virginia, you will be missed.

In Loving Memory,
Inger Olsson

On behalf of Virginia´s cousins in Sweden

Hans with family Sandberg

March 20, 2013

We will miss your letters, and remeber your visit to us in Obbola Sweden.You will always be missed.
Our thought are with you and your family

Janet Gordon-Thatcher

March 11, 2013

I went to high school with Virginia's son, Eric, and his wife Denise. I had the pleasure of spending time at the family home in Shoreline, and to this day - I still remember that Mrs. Hinze always made you feel so welcomed, and at ease the moment you entered their home. She had a ready smile for everyone, and the most wonderful laugh. The thing that still stands out to me all these years later, was the beautiful bond she had with her sons. At an age when most teens could not stand to be around their parents it was truly beautiful to see how much they adored her.
I had not seen Mrs. Hinze in many years, but she made a lasting impression on me, and the memory of her smile, and loving nature warms my heart to this day.

Terri Tomosvari

March 10, 2013

Virginia was a wonderful lady. She was my neighbor for over 20 years. I will miss her beautiful smile and conversations about life. I remember many years ago when her granddaughter Lexie
Met my daughter Jane when they were about 2 years old. Jane used to love to go to Virginia's house and play with Lexie. I also will never forget the kindness when one of my kids got sick at school and I could not leave work to pick them up fast enough. Jurgen would pick them up and virginia would take care of them till I could get home. I will truly miss her.