Virginia Foglia, 83, of Long Beach and Palm Springs Ca.,passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born October 7,1929 in Charleston,West Virginia,
Ginny was the daughter of the late Bernardo "Benny" Foglia, and Teresa Russo Foglia.

Ginny was a graduate of Exeter High School, class of 1947. Later in life, she furthered her education at City
College, New York City, and U.C.L.A, in California. Virginia relocated to Southern California in 1960 to become an office manager for the excavating  firm of J.K. Harrison Inc. Twenty five years later, she purchased the same company, and became its` president and C.E.O. Ginny`s firm was instrumental in supplying heavy equipment to local municipalities after the 1996 Northridge earthquake.

Virginia traveled around the world many times,always collecting recipes to bring back to her beloved
"Gourmet Club".Ginny had many interests outside of her corporate life, most notably her involvement with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and the Palm Springs Film Festival, which she took part in every
year.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her "first" brother Bernard in 1940; sister`s,Lenore Molesky and her husband Frank;Rose Ann Foglia; Nephew David Molesky; niece Terry Giuliano; ex-husband, Robert Werts, and ex- mother in law, Mrs. Rolle, whom Virginia had a wonderful relationship with until her passing.

Ginny is survived by her brothers; Bernard, and his wife, Karen, Exeter; Richard, and his wife, Dana, West Pittston and Harveys Lake; nephew, James Molesky, Houston, Tx.; nieces Maria and Teresa, Oakland ,Ca. and great nephew Nicholas Barron and his wife Beth,Gloucester City, N.J.

Memorial donations may be made, if desired, to the Long Beach Symphony, 555 East Ocean Blvd., Suite 106, Long Beach Ca.90802, or your local chapter of the Humane Society, in memory of Ginny`s beloved dog, Prissy.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial mass on Saturday January 19, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Barbara Parish in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter.
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