Virginia Braschel
December 24, 1930 — October 8, 2017
Virginia “Ginny" Marie Braschel (Kuhn), 86, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL flew home to Jesus on October 8, 2017 when she died peacefully at home. She was born December 24, 1930 in Chicago, IL and moved to Ponte Vedra Beach with her late husband, Robert Jacob, in 1987. Ginny worked as a bookkeeper for many years, served as a volunteer at TPC, attended Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church of Ponte Vedra Beach and was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. An avid reader and arts & crafts enthusiast, she loved knitting, quilting, sewing, painting, cooking, music, reading the Bible and praying for her family and friends. Ginny was affectionately known as Dear Meemaw.
Her family members include her son, Robert Gary (Valerie) Braschel of Glen Ellyn, IL; daughters, Debra Braschel of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Vicki Ann (Pierce) Hollingsworth of Wheaton, IL; three grandchildren, Thomas of New Orleans, LA, Nathanael (Petra) of Wheaton, IL and Jessica Hollingsworth of North Hollywood, CA; and two great-grandchildren, Elisabeth “Elsa” Magdalena and Everett Pierce Hollingsworth of Wheaton, IL.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 15, 2017 in the Quinn-Shalz Chapel with a Prayer Vigil at 3:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life service and Christian Burial will be held in the Chicago area next week.