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VIRGINIA MCGRAIL Obituary

McGRAIL, Virginia I. "Ginny" (Milliken) Of Needham died peacefully in the home she built with her first husband 63 years ago on November 12, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Richard R. Wharton and the late Joseph F. McGrail Jr., she is survived by three children, Janice W. Snyder and her husband Ralph Winters of Needham, Gail Dorsey of Venice FL and her boyfriend David Brown of Williamstown and Carol Wharton of Framingham. She is also survived by her beloved extended family Flo Maynard and her husband Robie of Ware, Joan Wykes of Crystal River, FL, Richard R. Wharton and his wife Barbara of Pittsburgh, PA, Debbie Desmarais and her husband Danny of Medway and Joseph "Skip" McGrail III and his wife Julia of Southboro. She had two grandchildren Heather Snyder Quinn and her husband Joseph and Amanda Snyder Cathey and her husband Stuart all of Providence, RI. She had four beautiful great grandchildren Jane and Mae Quinn and Raya and Sabine Cathey. She is also survived by many loved grandchildren and great grandchildren from her two extended families. Funeral services at the MA National Cemetery in Bourne on Friday, November 16th promptly at 12:45 PM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. In lieu of flowers donations in "Ginny's" name may be made to the Nature Conservancy, 99 Bedford St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02111 or to the Home for Little Wanderers, Development Department, 271 Huntington Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Retired bookkeeper for J.F. White Company. Loved home, family, travel, nature, reading, dance and ice skating. She will be terribly missed by all those whose lives she touched. For obit or to share a memory of Ginny please visit www.eatonfuneralhomes.com Eaton Funeral Home 781-444-0201

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Published by Boston Globe from Nov. 13 to Nov. 15, 2012.

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February 11, 2013

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