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Virginia Spiering Obituary
Virginia (Ginny) Blakeslee Spiering passed away peacefully on January 16, 2005, in San Rafael with her family by her side.
Ginny was born on July 23, 1918, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Margaret and Archie Blakeslee. She grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her sisters Doris (Dave) Kline of Santa Rosa and Barbara Blakeslee Bates of Healdsburg. Family was very important to Ginny and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her children, Skip (Mimi) Spiering of Mountain View, Peggy (Van) Smith of Napa, Marilyn (Bob) Carreras of Mill Valley, Patty (Marco) Ullmer of Portland, OR, Mike Spiering of Napa, Gretchen (Mark) Edwards of Napa and step daughter, Beverly (Ron) Merrow of Eugene, OR. She was predeceased by her son, Charles Blakeslee (Blake) Spiering Sr. Her grandchildren have very special memories of their Grandma. She is survived by Christina, Blake, Van, Katie, Brett, Elizabeth, Josh, Andrew, Jahna, Lindsay, Ryan, Allison, Lauren, Brooke and her two great grandson’s Dominic and Dylan.
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2005, at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1917 Third Street, Napa. Father Stephen Carpenter will be officiating.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Marin or to a charity of their choice.
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Kathleen Carvalho (McCutcheon)
January 23, 2005
Dear Peggy and family,
Please accept my condolences on the loss of your beautiful mother. I remember her as such a graceful, elegant, classy woman. She was always so warm when we were guests at your home both in Sunnybrae as well as Napa. I remember such happy times with you and all of our friends together at your home--putting on make-up, listening to music, talking about boys! One of the best times I remember was when Diane and I (was Lynne there too?) took the Greyhound bus to your home in Napa so that your mom could take us to San Francisco to shop for bridesmaids dresses for your wedding. Your mom took us to City of Paris and I. Magnin's to try on dresses and then to Trader Vic's for lunch. What a fabulous treat for some small town girls! That might have been a common experience for her but it certainly wasn't for us! She was so kind and made us feel like we really belonged there. Peggy, I know we haven't kept in touch much over the years but when I think of my best friends in school, four friends consistently come to mind--you, Brenda, Lynne and Diane. I hope that your happy memories of your mother will sustain you and your family during this most difficult time. Love, Kathleen
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