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Virginia Husted Obituary
Pleasant Hill
Virginia "Ginny" Anne Husted, 89, of Pleasant Hill, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving husband and daughters on November 4, 2015 at Parkridge Speciality Care in Pleasant Hill.
The youngest of six children, Ginny was born at home in Madrid, Iowa on August 22, 1926 to Nellie Ada Stippich Michael and Daniel F. Michael. After graduating from North High School in Des Moines she attended Trinity Bible College in Chicago. Through the years Ginny worked as a bookkeeper/secretary/teller for Felco Coop, Methodist Hospital, Valley (US) Bank, and her last job prior to retiring was as a roving secretary at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM.
Ginny married the love of her life, Thomas "Art" Husted, on May 31, 1946. After raising their children in Ankeny, Ginny and Art moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1979. In 1992 they were blessed to be able to live their dream as full-time RVrs, enjoying their travels throughout the United States until 2012 when they returned to the Des Moines area.
Ginny was a loving mother and dearly loved her grandchildren as they loved her. She enjoyed music, cooking, her pet dogs over the years, fishing, playing Aggrevation and meeting fellow RVrs.
Those left to cherish her life are her husband of 69 years, Thomas "Art" Husted, and her five daughters, Lucinda "Cindy" (Gary) Watson, Scherri Cory (Schlicher), Christy (Carl) Keul, Winona (David) Albright, and Melody Husted, her sister, Thelma Mason, 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Paul Husted, her son-in-law, Ray Schlicher, her granddaughter, Kelly Keul, her brothers, Roland Michael and Daniel "Mick" Michael, and her sisters, Verda Sides and Estella Fickel.
A memorial service with internment in the St. Charles Cemetary is being planned for May, 2016.
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June, 1943 North High Graduation
Claradell Shedd
November 14, 2015
The halls of North High are diminished with Ginny's passing. Prayers and thoughts to her family and friends. Ginny's 1943 North High class page: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1943(2008.65).html
Claradell Shedd
Class of June, 1953
Jay Griffitj
November 13, 2015
Dear Art and family sorry to hear about your loss. Had great memories of Virginia and all of you as neighbors. God bless
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Shary Albaugh
November 12, 2015
Nona and family, I am very sorry for your loss.
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