Virginia Shimmel
Virginia Shimmel, 89, of (Point Lookout) Philipsburg, died Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Windy Hill Village, PSL, Philipsburg.
Virginia was born on August 27, 1930, in (Troy Hill) RD Philipsburg, a daughter of the late Herbert and Edith (Scaife) Clark.
Virginia was of the Christian faith. She was a 1948 graduate of the former Philipsburg High School. She retired in 1993 from a career as an administrative secretary for the Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District.
Virginia was married on July 4, 1950, in Woodland, to Donald L. Shimmel, who preceded her in death on September 16, 1996.
She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Heather Shimmel; three sisters: Betty Marie Slother, Mary Louise Clark and Linda Lee Leigh; a brother-in-law, (Linda’s husband) Neil Leigh; a daughter-in-law, Hannah Shimmel and her father and mother-in-law, Jesse and Jane Shimmel.
Virginia is survived by three daughters: Cindy Dunsmore, of Philipsburg, April Smith, of Bellefonte and Jackie Soltis and her husband, Joseph, Jr., of Philipsburg; two sons, R. Scott Shimmel and his wife, Darlene, of (Gearhartville) RD Philipsburg and Jeffrey Shimmel, of Houtzdale; six grandchildren: Scott Shimmel and his wife, Dawn, Jason Shimmel and his wife, Kim, Lindy Wood and her husband, Bill, Erin Johnson and her husband, Leo, Nicholas Smith and his wife, Jessica and James Soltis and his wife, Nichole; six great-grandchildren: Heather Shimmel, Jaya and Janaye Shimmel, Haylee Wood, Wyatt Smith and Keegan Soltis; three step-grandchildren: John Lloyd and his wife, Sherry, Sherry Lloyd Grove and her husband, Steve and Richard Lloyd and his fiancée, Val; sister and brother-in-laws: Irene Greslick, Janie Rothrock, Mary Fetzer, Pat Houben and Robert Shimmel; and numerous other extended family members.
Virginia’s favorite pastime was spending time with her family.
A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family with Pastor Matt Scott, officiating.
Interment will be in Philipsburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Virginia’s memory to the Moshannon Valley YMCA, P.O. Box 426, Philipsburg, Pa 16866 or to the Emily Whitehead Foundation, 441 S. Centre St., Philipsburg, Pa 16866 / emilywhiteheadfoundation.org.
