Virginia "Ginny" Jankoski McNary's Obituary
Virginia Jankoski “Ginny” McNary passed away on July 18, 2015 in Covington, LA. Aged of 90 years, she was born on October 14, 1924 in Canonsburg, PA to Cecelia Kosiorek and Walter Jankoski.
Ginny was married to her beloved husband, the late James Boyd McNary, for 53 years. Together they had three children, J. Kevin McNary (Dr. Mary Beilman McNary), Mary Beth McNary Cooper (Richard Todd Cooper), and Patricia McNary Mathews (Gary Steven Mathews). She was the loving grandmother of James Kevin McNary, Jr., John Emerson McNary (Savannah Blanchard), Zachary Richard Howze (Faith Abney), Amanda Howze Sanders (Joey Sanders), Danielle Renée Frey, Wesley David Frey, and her six great-grandchildren. Ginny is survived by her sister, Dolores Baime. Predeceased are her parents; brothers, Bernard Jankoski and Richard Jankoski; and sisters, Pearl Apicella and Helen Bell. She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by her family.
Ginny was a graduate of Canonsburg High School and attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. She was a founding member of the Women’s Auxiliary program for Canonsburg General Hospital and an Auxiliary member at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She loved Bridge, bowling, and the Steelers. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Canonsburg, PA and the First Presbyterian Church of Slidell, LA.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the memorial services at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Friday, July 24, 2015 at 6:00 PM. Visiting hours will begin at 5:00 PM on Friday.
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