Virginia Freeman

Virginia Ruth Freeman, 90, of Hastings, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2003 at Perkins Pavilion at Good Samaritan Village.

Memorial services will be held Friday, November 28, 2003; 10:00 A.M. at the Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene with Rev. David L. Speicher officiating. Interment will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska.

Virginia was born February 19, 1913 in Grant, Nebraska to Roscoe H. & Beulah (Simmons) Vance. She graduated from Reynolds High School, Reynolds, Nebraska in 1931, attended Peru College, Peru, Nebraska, followed by two years as a teacher southeast of Reynolds, Nebraska, and was a 1937 graduate of the Mary Lanning School of Nursing. On July 25, 1937, she married Vernon R. Freeman and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1993. They resided in Alexandria, Nebraska where they operated a food store which was re-located to Reynolds in 1942. In the fall of 1943, they moved to Hastings, Nebraska where they resided for the remainder of their lives, except for a two-year period in Milford, Nebraska. Virginia's career as a registered nurse included St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska and twenty-three years at the Hastings Regional Center, where she worked as assistant head nurse, clinical instructor and unit supervisor. She was a member of Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene and a past member of Mary Lanning Nursing Alumni Association.

Virginia R. Freeman was preceded in death by her parents, husband Vernon, 3 infant sons and one brother.

Survivors include,
Daughters: Helen LaPorte - Hastings, NE
Dixie Monie - Hastings, NE
Son: Bill Freeman - Orlando, FL
6 Grandchildren
14 Great Grandchildren
15 Great-Great Grandchildren

Memorial may be given to Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene

VISITATION:
Tue. 11-25-03; 5pm-9pm
Wed. 11-26-03; 9am-9pm
Thur. 11-27-03; 1pm-9pm
Fri. 11-28-03; 1 hr. prior to service at the church