Virginia died peacefully on August 2, 2019 at the age of 94, surrounded by her children. Born May 7, 1925, in Ballard WA, she was the eldest child of Emilie and Daniel Sullivan. Virginia graduated from Holy Angels High School and then Providence Hospital School of Nursing, Seattle. She worked for many years at Swedish Hospital, and retired as a clinical nurse from Pacific NW Bell. A Washington native, Virginia lived in Bellevue and Home WA, before returning to Ballard to spend her remaining years. She had a passion and love of gardening, and was always most at home in her gardens.
Virginia is survived, missed, and loved by her husband, Bill Quinn; children, John Sutton-Gamache (Raniece), Jim Gamache (Laura), Sue Gamache (Roy), Katy Keehn (Tom), and Paul Gamache; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great- grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, John Gamache; and daughters, Peggy Gamache and Emilie Leming.
A Funeral Mass will be held on
Friday, August 9th, at 2:00pm at
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
5816 15th Ave NW, Seattle 98107
followed by a wake to celebrate Virginia’s life.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Virginia’s name to
Swedish Medical Center Foundation
www.swedishtributegifts.org/ginny
Her strength, kindness, wonder, and love of life will carry on through all who knew her.
Hoffner Fisher & Harvey
Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com
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