Virginia Mittelberg

Virginia “Ginny” Lee

Mittelberg, 90, of Bridg-

man, Michigan, passed

away on Wednesday, No-

vember 6, 2019, at Wood-

land Terrace in Bridgman.

A memorial service

will be held at 3:00 pm,

Saturday, November 16,

2019, at The Chapel, 4250

Washington Avenue, St.

Joseph, MI, with Reverend

Phil Bubar officiating. The

burial will be in St. Paul

Osage Cemetery in Otoe

County, in Cook, Nebras-

ka. Memorial gifts may be

given to either The Chapel

in St. Joseph, MI,

(www.yourplaceto

belong.com) or Five Pines

Ministries in Berrien

Center, MI, (www.five

pines.org). Online con-

dolences can be posted at

www.PikeFH.com.

Virginia was born on

February 23, 1929, in Oak

Hill, West Virginia. She

was the daughter of the

late Thomas V. Hutchison

and Dalma Lillian

(Saunders) Hutchison,

and she was the younger

sister of the late Betty Jo

(Hutchison) French. She

graduated from high

school in Beckley, West

Virginia, and later from

college at Wheaton Col-

lege in Illinois, where she

studied to become a

nurse.

While at Wheaton Col-

lege, Virginia met Orland

H. “Mitt” Mittelberg, and

they were married on

June 27, 1952, in Beckley,

West Virginia. Their

romance flourished

through 67 years of faith-

ful partnership. Virginia

is survived by Orland,

along with their four chil-

dren: Lisa (Phil) Bubar of

St. Joseph, Michigan;

Kathy (Jim) Postlethwaite

of Calgary, Alberta; Mark

(Heidi) Mittelberg of

Larkspur, Colorado; Gary

(Cassandra) Mittelberg of

La Canada, California; and

by 14 grandchildren and

10 great-grandchildren.

Over the years they lived

in West Virginia, Ohio,

Nebraska, and North

Dakota (where they stayed

for 46 years) – along with

several winters in Mesa,

Arizona – all before com-

ing to the retirement com-

munity in Bridgman,

Michigan. They also loved

to travel in Orland’s

beloved “Mitt-Mobile”

conversion van, and drove

through most of our 50

states as well as several

Canadian provinces.

Ginny, as she was

known by family and

friends, served as a re-

gistered nurse before

becoming a wife and

mother. She was charac-

terized by her consistent

and loving walk with

Jesus, as well as her gen-

tle and sweet presence

around everyone who

knew her. She lovingly

served others without the

need for attention or

credit -though when she

engaged in her frequent

table games she was

known as a fierce com-

petitor, and she had an

uncanny penchant for

winning at Bingo during

her time at Woodland Ter-

race! She was also a

member of The Chapel in

St. Joseph, Michigan.

Arrangements are being

handled by Pike Funeral &

Cremation Services, The

Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red

Arrow Highway, Bridg-

man, MI 49106 (phone

269-465-3239).