- Date Of Birth: May 4, 1931
- Date Of Death: September 12, 2019
- State: Montana
Virginia Lee (Lundberg)McCracken, 88, passed away peacefully, with loved ones by her side, September 12, 2019, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, MT from an abdominal aneurysm. Virginia was born in Hogeland, Montana on May 4, 1931, one of four children born to Mabel and Melvin Lundberg. She graduated from Turner High School in 1949, continued her education at Northern Montana College in Havre, graduating with a teaching degree in 1951. She taught in Great Falls and later in Turner. She married Lynn Alden (Aldy) McCracken December 27, 1953. After Aldy completed his term in the military, they settled on the family farm west of Turner, where their family grew by five. During these early years, Virginia was a charter member of the Modern Mrs. Homemakers Club, and active member of the American Lutheran Church and WELCA in Turner. She worked as the Turner School District clerk beginning in 1961, working from home. In 1969, at the young age of 38, she was widowed, but remained on the farm, working and focusing her heart on raising her family. She was one of the first employees to work for Joe DeSaye at the J&G Rifle Ranch north of Turner, where she worked until the District clerk job became full time. She continued employment at Turner Schools, retiring with 20 years of service in June of 1981. At this time, she had fulfilled the task of raising her kids and seeing them all thru High School. What a great time to retire, slow down, enjoy life! That’s what we all thought, instead, she announced, at the age of 50, “I’m going to buy the grocery store”.
