Virginia White, 87, of Perry passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at the Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 28 at 10 a.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church near Bouton. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 27 from 1-7 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care in Perry.
For those unable to attend, the service will be streamed live on the Christ Lutheran Church Facebook page. You will find a link to their page on the funeral home website.
Please be aware that guidelines for gatherings require that we allow only 10 people in the funeral home at a time. You may be asked to wait outside before entering. Burial will be in the Woodward Cemetery at Woodward.
Memorials will be given to the Perry Lutheran Homes or the Christ Lutheran Church and may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.
Virginia Ann White was born Feb. 9, 1933, in Perry, Iowa, to Howard I. and Anna M. (Arnold) Nelson.
She attended school at Perry High School with the class of 1951.
Virginia was united in marriage to Charles Dean White at Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry on Oct. 8, 1950.
She worked for 24 years at the Calico Shop and baked wedding and birthday cakes.
Virginia was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church and the Garden Club in Perry. She enjoyed Iowa artists, quilting, knitting, hand-painted cards, reading and spending time with her grandchildren.
In death she rejoins her husband, Charles; parents, Howard and Anna; and a brother, Donald Nelson.
Left to cherish Virginia’s memory are her sons, Karl (Peggy) White of Pella and Russell (Charmalee) White of Perry; grandchildren, Jeremy (Laci) White, Cory (Monica) White, Crissy (Josh) Kanselaar, Kayla White, Travis White and Tyler White; and great-grandchildren, Koltyn, Louis, Emma, Larrissa, Brandon, Hannah, Tucker, Taylor and Tanner; and great-great-grandchildren, Lia, Jayce and Brenna.
