Virginia Pitsenbarger Agne, 88, of Plainwell passed away May 2, 2016. Virginia was born to Esther Smoot Pitsenbarger and Clarence Edward Pitsenbarger on April 15, 1928. She grew up in Versailles, Ohio, until she married the love of her life, Donald Augustus Agne, on June 6, 1948.
Virginia was a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church in Plainwell and became deeply involved with the music ministry and taught music for the Sunday school children. She became an integral part of the Plainwell Community School district when she started teaching third grade. The school district then asked her to be the elementary school music teacher, which she did, lovingly, for many years.
Virginia enjoyed oil painting, quilting and she loved to garden. When someone was new to church or sick and needed assistance, she found time to make a meal, bake a cake, a pie or maybe some homemade bread and delivered it to them personally.
She humbly proved herself as an artist, musician and a Christian in many ways every day. Everyone who knew her experienced her kind smile, sunny personality and her generous, loving spirit.
Her family and friends can be happy for her now, knowing that she is free of this world's discomforts and worries. Virginia is finally reunited with her best friend and husband, Don, whom she loved with all of her heart, mind and soul, and also is reunited with her dear mother who was such an inspiration and friend to her.
Virginia is preceded in death by her loving husband Donald Augustus Agne and her parents, Clarence Pitsenbarger and Esther Smoot Pitsenbarger
She is survived by her sister Gail Brandewie; her children, Gail A. Toda (Shig), Donald E. Agne (Naomi), Daniel E. Agne (Deb) and Elizabeth E. Agne (Jim McKinley); her grandchildren, Angela Jobe, Allison Maddox, Erinn Agne, Robin Kessler, Lauren Zuckerberg, Ian Agne, Emily McKittrick, Camille Woodruff and Sen Toda; and her great-grandchildren, Emma Maddox, Cooper Maddox, Jackson Jobe, Thomas McKittrick and Joseph McKittrick.
A memorial service is being planned for Aug. 5, in Plainwell.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alamo Nursing Home in Alamo, 8290 W. C Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49009.
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