Anita M. Virga

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 May 2020 at 6:21 pm

Anita VirgaAnita M. Virga, 85, of Medina, entered into rest on April 30, 2020 at The Villages of Orleans Health & Rehab Center in Albion. She was born Sept. 22, 1934 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Rosen) Jadofsky.

On April 18, 1953, she married the late Frank A. Virga Jr. In the late 1960s, they moved to the Medina area, where they raised a family of nine children. Mrs. Virga worked for many years at Fisher-Price Toys in Medina, and then for BernzOmatic. She was a parishioner of the former Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C. Church and then Holy Trinity Parish, St. Mary’s Church. Active in her community, Mrs. Virga was a member of Court Santa Maria #295, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the Red Hat Society and the Buffalo Doll Club. She was an avid bowler who also enjoyed doll making.

Mrs. Virga was predeceased by her husband, Frank Virga Jr., in 1993.

She is survived by her nine children, Sandra (Thomas) Fritschi, Frank (Christine) Virga III, Bernadette George, Samuel (Betty) Virga, Anita (Jeffery) Dugan, Jennie Johnston, Christine Sutka, Susan Virga and Rosalind (Robert) Bingman; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside committal service will be held in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Medina at a later date to be announced.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Anita’s name may be made to Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, 211 Eagle St., Medina NY 14103.

Arrangements are in the care of Cooper Funeral Home, Medina. Share memories and condolences at www.cooperfuneralhome.com.