Shirley Rose Wilson

1923 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Shirley Rose Wilson  [1]
  Birth	12 Feb 1923	Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Address	Shirley Virnig
  	Address: Callista Court #225 1455 W. Broadway Winona, MN 55987
  Graduation	1940	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,
  Occupation	Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
  	Was Postmaster
  Phone	(507) 689-2014
  Residence	1999	Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
  _UID	860F335775E644C296F50F56B1E9EE5C5470
  Death	14 Aug 2009	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I448	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	John Henry Wilson,   b. 7 Oct 1874, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village d. 19 Apr 1955, Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Alma Augusta Swanson (Svenssen),   b. 13 Nov 1881, Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. 1 May 1956, Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1900	Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leroy William Rodgers,   b. 13 Aug 1915   d. 9 Feb 1979, , Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1945	Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Wilfred Joseph Virnig,   b. 18 Mar 1919, Middleton, Dane County , Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Apr 2010, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1983	Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1923 - Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Graduation - 1940 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School, Occupation - - Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 28 Nov 1945 - Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 5 Mar 1983 - Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1999 - Minneiska, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Death - 14 Aug 2009 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Shirley Rose Wilson Rodgers Virnig

  
  

• Notes

  8/14/2009 Shirley R. (Rodgers) Virnig Shirley R. (Rodgers) Virnig, age 86, of Minneiska, died early Friday morning, August 14, 2009 at St. Annes Extended Healthcare in Winona. She was born February 12, 1923 in Minneiska, the daughter of John and Alma (Swanson) Wilson. She was a graduate of Winona High School. She worked in Milwaukee and briefly in Washington, D.C. prior to her marriage. She married LeRoy Rodgers November 28, 1945 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Minneiska. She was a homemaker and he was the postmaster there for several years. Following his death in 1979 she became the acting postmaster, retiring in 1983. The post office was located in the grocery store they owned and operated from 1960-1976. She married Wilfred Bill Virnig March 5, 1983 at St. Marys Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Bill Virnig, Winona, MN; daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Michael Virnig, Tucson, AZ, Judith and John King, Minneiska, MN, Theresa and Eugene Kohn, Plainview, MN, Doris Rodgers and partner, Ron Hewuse, Houston, MN; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Sigrid Rodgers, Centreville, VA, James and Patricia Rodgers, West Rutland, VT, William and Celeste Rodgers, Buffalo City, WI; 12 grandchildren; step-sons and wives, Michael and Ruth Virnig, Tucson, AZ, Daniel and Carla Virnig, Seattle, WA, Terry and Janice Virnig, Portland, OR, Arden and Patti Virnig, Onamia, MN; step-daughters and husbands, Barbara Virnig, Rochester, MN, Linda and John Kaufmann, Salem, OR, Donna and James Behmke, Columbus, OH, Ann and Donald Hoechst, Spring Grove, MN, Veronica and Gary Ives, Winona, MN, Christina and James Meyers, Eugene, OR; several step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Her first husband, LeRoy, two brothers, Stanley and Woodrow Wilson and three sisters, Phyllis Moore, Helen Siemanowski and Lila Speltz, preceded her in death. Shirley was a life long member of St. Marys Catholic Church and its St. Anns Society. A funeral Mass will be offered on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 11:00am at St. Marys Catholic Church in Minneiska with the Reverend Donald Lovas officiating. Interment will be in St. Marys Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Monday from 5-8pm where there will be a prayer service at 7:30pm and one hour before the service on Tuesday. If you would like to send your condolences to the family please send email to: «u»abbottfh@wabasha.net «/u» The Abbott Funeral Home of Wabasha is in charge of arrangements. \qc [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Don Rathbun, Rathbun, Don. [S564] Virnig, Shirley: Letter 10-21-91. [S38] Winona Daily News, 17 Aug 2009, Obituary (Reliability: 3). [S38] Winona Daily News, 17 Aug 2009 (Reliability: 4).