Virginia Mushinski was called home to our Lord on June 22, 2018, at the age of 74. She was born on March 26, 1944, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Justine & Irma (Olson) Morse. She was baptized on July 9, 1944, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in St. Paul, and confirmed on May 18, 1958, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas. Virginia married David Mushinski on July 12, 1961, and they were blessed with four children, David Jr., Deborah, Douglas, and Dean. Virginia became a member of Our Savior Lutheran in 1988, where she was active in the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League with the Night Circle and Joseph’s Guild, and volunteered in the church office, assembling bulletins and sharpening pencils. She also enjoyed Sunday and Wednesday morning Bible classes. Virginia worked in the shipping department for Beasley Printing/EMCO Press for 32 years. She spent part of her retirement caring for her granddaughter Elyssa before she entered preschool. After her husband David died, Virginia became involved with the VFW Hall, where she met Pat Terry, and they were married on December 31, 1999. Her family specialties included crocheting afghans and baby blankets, cooking up lasagna, and spaghetti & meatballs, and baking her famous pecan and pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving which she has passed down to her grandkids.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, her husband David, her daughter Deborah Mandvia, daughters-in-law Carla and Judith Mushinski, and sister-in-law Mary Morse.
She is survived by her husband Pat Terry; sons, David Jr., Douglas, Dean (Barbara) Mushinski; step-son Pat (Michelle) Terry Jr.; grandchildren: Ajaz (Stephanie) Akhtar, Bradley, Daniel (Kayla), Kirstie, Taylor (Lydia), Elyssa, Meghan and Morgan Mushinski; great-grandchildren: Acelynn & Aubrey Akhtar, and Logan & Josephine Mushinski; brothers, Dennis (Jo Coats) Morse, Kenneth (Teri) Morse, William Morse, Jerald (Sharon) Morse, Joel (Tammy) Morse, Mark Morse, and sister Nancy (William) Enstrom; sisters-in-law: Catherine (Eddie) Kosh and Joyce Griffis; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home, 13102 North Freeway, Houston, Texas 77060. The Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 5000 W. Tidwell, Houston, TExas 77091. Interment will follow at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery. Afterwards, a reception will be held in the Bible Class Room at Our Savior Lutheran. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church.
“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Revelation 21:3-4
Dr. Laurence White, Officiating • Jeff Armstrong, Organist
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