Virginia Block

Virginia Block Virginia Block, 86, of Nampa passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Dakan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell with a luncheon to follow at C.V. Peckham Community Center adjacent to Dakan Chapel. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.dakanfuneralchapel.com . Virginia was born Feb. 3, 1921 to Francis M. and Myrtle J. Davenport Van Matre at Stamford, Neb. She was reared and educated in Nebraska, graduating from Kearney High School in 1938. Virginia married Wayne Donaly, Sr. in 1939 and moved to Idaho. They returned to Nebraska and then back to Idaho after their second son was born. She and Wayne had two more children and were later divorced. Virginia moved to Nampa in 1952 where she went to business school. She married Floyd Block in Sept. of 1955. Virginia worked for A.I. Meyers Insurance Agency until 1967. She worked in various jobs until she went back into the insurance business with Graves Holden Agency, retiring in 1982. After her retirement, Virginia worked several years for the Vallivue School District as a Teacher's Aide, assisting students with special needs. She was a member of Nampa's First United Methodist Church where she enjoyed volunteering her time. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Early Morning Gardeners Club and the Nampa Historical Museum Society. Virginia is survived by three sons, Wayne Donaly, Jr. of Nampa, Jerold Donaly of Hidden Valley Lake, Calif. and Ronald Donaly of Boise; a daughter, Suzanne Crume of Nampa; two grandchildren, Lonnie Crume and Lisa Crume Fisher; a great-grandson, Dylan Fisher; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd; a daughter, Kitty Lynn Block; her parents; three brothers; and three sisters. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to a favorite charity. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening at Dakan Chapel.