Virginia Therese Garcia

Virginia Therese Garcia, 73, passed away on February 25, 2017 at her family home in Chino, California. Visitation/Rosary will be held at Valley View Chapel Montecito Mortuary, 3520 E. Washington Street, Colton CA on March 7, 2017 at 4:00-8:00 pm. Dessert reception at 4:00 pm.

Funeral service will be held at All Souls Mausoleum, 3510 E. Washington Street, Colton CA on March 8, 2017 at 1:00-2:30 pm. Lunch reception to follow mass and burial service- 2:30-4:30pm.

Virginia was born in Los Angeles to Florence Garcia and Heriberto (Eddy) Fierro Karakey on April 18, 1943. She attended Pius Catholic High School in Downey and graduated in 1961. She went on to earn a degree in Nursing from Compton College graduating with a certificate in Registered Nursing in 1966. She practiced nursing as a surgical nurse for many years and then continued working as a visiting nurse.

Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Florence and Heriberto.

Virginia is survived by her husband of 53 years, Juan (Johnny) Garcia; her sister Olivia Karakey; daughters Rose Waldron and Patricia (Pattie) Garcia-Plotkin; son John Jude Garcia; sons-in-law Michael (Mike) Waldron, and Stephen (Steve) Plotkin; daughter-in-law Zoe Garcia; four grandchildren Sydney Tuck, Ryan Waldron, Zachary Waldron, Cameron Tuck; and one great-grandson John (Johnny) Michael Waldron.

Virginia was a parishioner of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church for over 40 years. Affectionately known as “Virgie” and “Virg”. Devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Virgie enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, shopping, attending the theater, sewing and traveling. Her favorite places to travel were Hawaii, Coronado Island in San Diego, Monterey Bay, Napa Valley and San Francisco. In 2005 Virgie and Johnny went on a trip of a lifetime, to Europe, where she went to see the Vatican, Paris, and visited her son in Milan Italy.