VIRGINIA HASKELL

Virginia Ginny Haskell, of Neenah, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2010, at ManorCare Health Services in Appleton. She was born in Waukegan, Illinois on October 20, 1926, the daughter of Lloyd and Helen Scholl. After brief stays in Kaukauna and Chicago, the family moved to Mt. Vernon, Ohio in 1934. Ginny graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1944, attended Ohio State University for two years and then graduated from Mt. Vernon Business School. Ginny later worked as a secretary in Mt. Vernon and Cleveland. On September 2, 1950, she married Ross Haskell in the chapel at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. They later lived in Cleveland, Bellevue and Canton, Ohio before spending 32 years in Syracuse, New York. In 1991 they retired to Neenah. Ginny was fond of music and played both the piano and organ. In high school she was the pianist for the school orchestra and later was the pianist for the Moose Lodge in Baldwinsville, New York. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Neenah, Women of the Moose #404 in Appleton and the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Ross; a son, Brett (Becky); a brother, Kent (Jean) Scholl; a grandson, Nathan (Melissa) Novak, and two great grandchildren. A special thank you to a favorite niece and her husband, Janet Scholl and John Sobiech, and to nephew, Dennis (Carolyn) Scholl. A graveside service will be held Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:30 a.m. at Highland Memorial Park,Appleton, with Rev. Tony Fuller. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Ginnys honor may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 108 W. Doty Ave., Neenah, or the Animal Welfare League of Neenah, 951 CTH G, Neenah, 54956.