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Virginia Mae La Perche, 96, of Thurmont, Maryland passed from this life on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Tranquility At Fredericktowne in Frederick, MD.
Born on October 27, 1924, in San Francisco, CA, she was the daughter of Robert Bragg and Mabel (Harkins) Bragg.
Virginia graduated from the High School of Commerce in San Francisco in 1942. She worked at Railroad offices and then at the Telephone Co. until she met and married Jacques (Ben) La Perche on August 2, 1944. As a Navy wife during WWII, she moved to many different locations as Ben started his Naval career as an airplane mechanic and went on to become a pilot in the Pacific Campaign. She raised her three daughters during this time. She was a devoted and loving wife and mother throughout 61 years of marriage. She was a life-long knitter and knitted hundreds of sweaters for family members and hats for babies at local hospitals. Virginia loved playing bridge at the Thurmont Senior Center and missed this activity when Covid arrived. Virginia was predeceased by her husband, Ben, and her brother, Robert Bragg, Jr. and his wife, Lucille and her sister-in-law Irene Demchek. Virginia is survived by her three daughters Jeanne Reid, Linda Adams & her husband, Harold, and Patricia Reidy & her husband, William. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Andrea Crabb & her husband Steven, Thomas Adams and Douglas Reidy & wife, Anna. She is further survived by her great-grandchildren: Declan Adams, Grayson Crabb, Morgan Adams, Jackson Adams, Cailin Reidy, Catherine Crabb, Connor Reidy, Elise Reidy, and Leah Reidy.
Virginia was surrounded by a wide circle of family and friends who loved her and admired her kind and giving spirit. She will be missed by all who knew her. Her funeral mass will be held at Mount Carmel Catholic Church at 103 North Church Street, Thurmont, Maryland on Monday, June 20, 2022, at 11:00 am. Burial services will be held June 21, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Thurmont.
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