Virginia F. Tolvo, 93, of Crossway Village in Lee, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family Tuesday evening at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Mrs. Tolvo was born on August 31, 1921, in Pittsfield, MA, the daughter of Henry Bartini and Mary Vanotti Bartini. She was educated in Lee Schools and graduated from Lee High School in 1939. Virginia worked as a secretary for Frank Consolati Insurance Company from 1955 to 1973. She then worked at the Lee Town Shoppe and for Lawrence V. Toole Insurance Company. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, a member of the St. Mary's St. Martha Sodality, a member of the Lee Sons of Italy and was the secretary and treasurer of the Lee Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Tolvo is survived by her nieces and nephews: Cindy Coty of Lee, John Bartini Jr. and his companion Jeanne Kruger of Pittsfield, Jeffrey Bartini of Arlington, TX and Amy Kohlenberger and her husband Lee of Lanesboro along with many great nieces and nephews and three great great nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her first husband; John Veremko who died in 1958, her second husband; Joseph Tolvo who died in 1974, her sister Lillian Williamson who died in 2007 and her brother John Bartini Sr. who died in 2012. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Monday June 22nd at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Church in Lee with cremation to follow. Visiting hours will be private for the family. Internment of the Ashes will be on Friday June 26th at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Cemetery in Lee. Friends wishing may make donations in her memory to Mt. Carmel Resident Fund in c/o the Kelly Funeral Home 3 Main Street Lee, MA 01238.

Service Details

Monday, June 22nd, 2015 10:00am, St. Mary's Church

Interment Details

St. Mary's Cemetery