- Date Of Birth: October 8, 1930
- Date Of Death: November 23, 2020
- State: Indiana
Virginia Neel Gravender, 90, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully Monday evening at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on October 8, 1930 in Galesburg, Illinois to the late Wesley and Virginia (Neel) Briggs.
She married her true love and best friend Richard Gravender Sr., on April 7, 1950 in Elkhart. Richard passed away June 30, 2016.
Surviving are her children; two sons, Richard (Deborah) Gravender Jr., Dave (Nancy) Gravender; two daughters, Jane (Carl) Slabaugh and Pamela (Lynn) Matassarin; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Virginia worked as the secretary and co-owner with her husband in the family business, an air freight and delivery company. She also loved to bowl, knit, crochet, reading and also enjoyed going to sporting and musical events for her family
