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Virginia Kay Gilbertson "Ginny" Kottkamp
1947 - 2025
BORN
1947
DIED
2025
Virginia Kottkamp Obituary
September 26, 1947 - May 7, 2025
Ginny was born on September 26, 1947, to George and Catherine Gilbertson and has older brothers, Richard and Frederick. She lived in Wisconsin, California, New Jersey, Missouri, New York, Vermont, and Virginia. Ginny worked as a nurse and then as a midwife.
Ginny is survived by Robert "Bob" Kottkamp, her husband of 54 years; her sons, Nathan and Jeremy; their wives, Laura and Angelica; and her grandchildren, Alice and Edwin.
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Evgeny, Nadia and Sveta
May 13, 2025
Dear friends, BOB, Nathan, Jeremy!
Please accept our deepest condolences on the occasion of Ginny's passing
In our memory - her unforgettable laughter, positivity, always sparkling eyes and beauty
The beauty of an intelligent woman who did so much in her life.
Our unforgettable meetings in Moscow and New York will remain in our memory forever.
We often watch our travels in the recordings that Bob filmed with such love.
Ginny is there with us. And she will remain with us, in our memory, forever!
We also remeber Ginny's mother, who drove from far away, in a thunderstorm, to meet us.
Now they are together... Together in a world where there is no illness, sorrow and grief. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficulttime. Hugs, Evgeny, Nadia and Sveta
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Jeremy
May 11, 2025
Virginia "Ginny" Kay Gilbertson Kottkamp
Ginny was born on September 26, 1947, to George and Catherine Gilbertson and has older brothers, Richard and Frederick. She lived in Wisconsin, California, New Jersey, and Missouri, where she graduated from Ladue High School. She then graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with a BA in Nursing and RN certification.
Ginny moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and began her career in nursing. She met Robert "Bob" Kottkamp at the first meeting of the "Young Singles´ Group" at the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, Missouri. They married 8 months later and bought a house in Webster Groves, Missouri. Ginny practiced nursing at several St. Louis hospitals. During this time, Ginny and Bob had sons, Nathan and Jeremy.
When the family moved to New Jersey, Ginny worked as a labor and delivery nurse, while also earning a Master´s in Nursing. The next move was to Northport, New York, on the Long Island Sound, where Ginny continued as a nurse. After completing coursework for a doctorate in nursing, Ginny switched her focus to fulfill a life-long dream of becoming a midwife. As a Certified Nurse Midwife, Ginny joined Queens Long Island Medical Group and ultimately served as the Director of Midwifery for multiple hospitals, leading a team of several midwives. Unfortunately, Ginny´s career as a midwife was cut short by complications following a surgical procedure. Promptly upon retiring to Ludlow, Vermont, Ginny embraced her post-professional "career" as a master quilter, through which she earned ribbons from the Vermont Quilting Festival, among other accolades.
In 2024, Ginny and Bob moved to Richmond, Virginia, where she has been receiving care for Alzheimer´s Disease. Nathan, Laura (Nathan´s wife), and their children, Alice and Edwin, eagerly welcomed Ginny and Bob to Richmond. Jeremy and Angelica (Jeremy´s wife) have enjoyed the (relatively) easy access to Richmond from their home in Manhattan.
Ginny lived a remarkably adventurous life, with extensive international and U.S. travel, numerous sailboat trips throughout New England, and walking and hiking wherever she was. She was an excellent cook, a multi-instrument musician, a life-long Choir singer, gardener, canner, and lover of animals and nature.
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