Virginia C. Breitweiser Obituary (1921 - 2015)

Virginia Caroline Breitweiser, 94, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:25 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2015 at Heritage Health in Normal.Her memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 30, 2015 at Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington with Rev. Keith Ferguson officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday at the church. A private family interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bloomington Emblem Club Scholarship Fund (which Virginia was instrumental in establishing) c/o Bev Miller, P.O. Box 5124, Bloomington, IL 61702 or the charity of the donors choice.Virginia was born February 13, 1921 in Ohio, Illinois, the daughter of Marnie and Mabel Newlin Wesner. She married Don L. Breitweiser on October 8, 1944 in Walnut, IL. He died on March 31, 1995.Survivors include two sons, Bruce (Jeannie) Breitweiser, Bloomington and Phil (Donna) Breitweiser of Semmes, Alabama; a daughter, Sue Breitweiser of Normal; a sister, Joan McGraw of Evergreen, CO; five grandchildren, Katy (Nate) McCabe of Antioch, Matt Thomas of Warwick, RI, Emilie Thomas of Bloomington, Margaret (Matt) Kelley of Normal and Edward (Emily) Breitweiser of Bloomington; six great-grandchildren, Brayden and Madelyn McCabe and Nora, Gwyneth, Eileen and Lily Kelley.She was preceded in death by a brother, Max Wesner, a sister, Roberta Baze and her twin, Robert Wesner in infancy.Virginia was a true homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her family as well as opening her home to any friends of the family. She was a fantastic cook and a great seamstress. She later worked as a seamstress for Down the Aisle making alterations to bridal gowns and was briefly in quality control at Beich Candy Company.Virginia was active in the Emblem Club (Bloomington Elks Auxiliary), where she helped distribute flags in local cemeteries for Veterans Day and helped with mobile meals. She was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church.Virginia especially loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed.