WATERVILLE – Virginia Parrish Lindlof, 83, formerly of Orono and Cambridge, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Lakewood Manor Nursing Home. She was born and raised in Cambridge, N.Y., on Nov. 20, 1921, the daughter of Malcolm and Elsa Cornell Parrish. She married John Lindlof on Nov. 12, 1948, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and they had one son, Kenneth, born in 1953. The Lindlofs lived in Bucks County Pennsylvania; City Island, New York; Albuquerque, New Mexico and Ithaca, New York before moving to Orono when John received a teaching assignment in the College of Education at the University of Maine in 1961. He taught there as a professor of Education until his death in 1982. Ginni continued to live in Orono until moving to the central Maine region in 2000. Ginni attended Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt. and worked as a teacher in Pennsylvania, New York and New Mexico. She was a graphic artist with Maine Public Broadcasting for 28 years until her retirement. She was known by family and friends for an unparalleled zest for life and an upbeat, infectious personality that drew others to her. Her character showed through even in her last hours when she told caregivers that “it’s going to be a beautiful day”. In addition to her husband and parents, her sister Nancy Parrish Russell predeceased her. She is survived by her son, Kenneth, his wife, Kimberly; grandson, Jared Poulin of Waterville; brother, Graeme Parrish and his wife, Grace of Cambridge, N.Y.; sister-in-law, Karen Plunkett of Toms River, N.J.; brother-in-law, Carl Josephson of Connecticut; nieces, Leslie Hemberger Bangor and Katie Gibson of Providence R.I.; nephews, Steven and Roger Parrish, both of Boulder, Colo.; Peter Parrish of Vancouver; Alan and Ted Hemberger of New York and John Hemberger of Connecticut. Visiting hours will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the Sigma Chi Heritage House located at 101 College Avenue in Orono. Mrs. Lindlof will be buried with her husband and family in Cambridge, N.Y. in July with an accompanying memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the University of Maine Development Office, Attn: John A. Lindlof Learning Center, 101 College Ave., Orono, ME 04473. Arrangements are by Veilleux’s Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Waterville.
VIRGINIA P. LINDLOF
