Virginia
Giroux, 92, of Henry Court in South Burlington, Vt., passed away on
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the University of Vermont Medical
Center.
She
was born on September 7, 1931, in Montague Mass., the daughter of
Gordon Young and Mildred Whalley Tanner, and then later adopted by
Dorson Tanner. She was a graduate of Burlington High School, class of
1950.
She
was the president of Gero Bros. Movers, the company that was founded
by her husband’s family in 1929. A devout member of St. John
Vianney Catholic Church, she loved to play bingo, cards with friends
and the slots at the casinos. She loved to travel, adored the color
purple (especially that fuzzy hat) and always had an angel brooch on
her shoulder. She was a devoted fan of Paul Newman and Elvis Presley
and loved country music. She also volunteered at Fanny Allen Hospital
in Colchester for many years. She was an avid duckpin and 10-pin
bowler for many years.
She
is survived by her daughter Sherry Giroux of Essex Junction, Vt.;
daughter Deborah and her husband, Gregory Lewis, of South Burlington,
daughter Robin and her husband, Joseph Robitaille, of Milton, Vt.;
son, Henry J. Giroux III, of Piney Point, Md.; grandchildren, Aimee
Cardinal, Jessica Deforge, Devin Lewis, Amanda Phillips, Megan
Robitaille, Tyler Robitaille, Michelle Giroux, Ashley Rush and Henry
J. Giroux IV; six great-grandchildren (soon to be seven); niece
Audrey Kolar of Tucson, Ariz.; and many other nieces and nephews.
She
was predeceased by her husband, Henry A.J. Giroux, on July 15, 1981;
daughter Danielle B. Giroux on May 2, 2002; sister Shirley Brack;
brother Malcolm Tanner; sister Betty Decker; and brother Robert
Tanner.
Family
and friends are invited to call on June 26, 2024, 4 to 6 p.m., at
Ready Funeral Home, 261 Shelburne Rd., Burlington, VT. A mass of
Christian burial will be celebrated on June 27, 2024, 11 a.m., at St.
John Vianney Church, 160 Hinesburg Rd., So. Burlington. Burial will
immediately follow at New Mount Calvary Cemetery, 76 Plattsburg Ave.,
Burlington.
This article appears in The Summer Preview 2024.