Virginia L. Farkas, 90, passed away peacefully at her residence, Rose Hill Assisted Living in Robbinsville on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Born in Bordentown, NJ, she was a life-long resident and a graduate of Bordentown High School. After working many years for the Bank of Mid-Jersey at the Roebling branch, Virginia started a long career as a secretary for the United Stated Army working at Fort Dix Base preparing troops for deployment and bringing them home, which she retired from after many years of service.
Virginia was a longtime active member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Bordentown and volunteered with many organizations at the church. She particularly was very active in all the church’s soup sales and loved working at Trinity’s Treasures sales.
Daughter of the late Hazel and Clarence Fennimore Sr., she was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Farkas, her sister and brother- in- law, Joan and Alex Fedor, her sister- in-law, Barbara Fennimore, and her niece Michele Jensen. Virginia is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Robert Mangus of Florence; her grandchildren, Lauren Miller and her husband Bryan of Florence and Kyle Mangus and his wife Christina of Bordentown, and her brother, Clarence Fennimore Jr. and his wife Linda of Mansfield, as well as many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her two greatest loves, her great grandchildren Jackson and Avery Miller.
Funeral service will be held 11 am Friday, April 28th at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St., Bordentown. Friends may call Friday morning from 9 am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Bordentown Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Virginia’s name to Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Ave, Bordentown, NJ 08505.
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