Virginia A. Griffin

GRIFFIN, Virginia A. (Greene) Virginia A. (Greene) Griffin, 77, of New Britain, died Tuesday, (August 3, 2004) at her home. Born in New Britain, the daughter of the late James W. and Catherine (Treanor) Greene. She graduated from New Britain High School in 1945 and attended Hillyar College. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Griffin, Sr., who died Nov. 25,1999. They had been married June 18, 1949. She had worked for the city of New Britain and retired from the Assessor Office. She was past president of the Catholic Council of Catholic Women, a member of the Catholic United For Faith, the Legion of Mary, a charter member of St. Francis of Assisi Church, the St. Joseph's Rosary Guild, a member of the Stanley Golf Club, past president of the Women's Golf League of New Britain, currently a parishioner of St. Joseph's Church and had taught CCD and CYO at St. Francis of Assisi, St. Maurice and St. Joseph's Church. Mrs. Griffin is survived by eight children, Robert E. Griffin, Jr.and his fiance, Elizabeth Ingarra, Jill M. and her husband Walter J. Grzeika, Sharon G. and her husband David H. Rosenthal, James P. and his wife Andrea Griffin, Philip G. Griffin, Loretta P. and her husband Richard McLeod, John and his wife Kathleen Griffin and Marie and her husband Kevin Gormley; 20 grandchildren, five great grandchildren; a brother Raymond P. and his wife Mickey Greene of New Britain; two sisters Patricia and her husband John Donahue of Brighton, MA, Phyllis Russell of Bellingham, MA; a brother-in-law Donald and his wife Nancy Griffin of Norfolk; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, James W. Greene and William T. Greene and a sister Priscilla (Greene) Geremia. Virginia will miss her many enjoyable rounds of golf with her good friends Thomas and Esther Ormsby and George and Pauline Griswold. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m. from the Farrell Funeral Home, 110 Franklin Sq., New Britain with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Visitation will be Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph's Church, 195 South Main St., New Britain, CT 06051.