Obituary of Mary Virginia Pietrowski

Mary "Virginia" Pietrowski passed away at 85 years of age on May 19, 2015 in Vista, CA. She was born to Hugh and Mary Dixon on April 30, 1930 in Inglewood, CA. She graduated from Vista High School, Vista, CA and attended Palomar College in San Marcos, CA. In 1982, she was wed to James William Pietrowski in Mammoth Lakes, CA; they were married for 25 years. She worked at Camp Pendleton, Okinawa, George Air Force Base in accounting. She owned the Yodeler Restaurant in Wrightwood, CA. She has lived in Wrightwood, CA; Mammoth Lakes, CA; Lake Havasu City, AZ; and in January of this year she moved to Lake San Marcos, CA. Virginia was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, Homebound Minister and the Lake Havasu Yacht Club. She traveled with her husband many times to Maui, going on cruises and traveling the country. She went to Ireland, London, Germany and Austria with her sister, Gloria. She enjoyed gardening, baking, cooking. She loved her dog, Millie, cat, Trixie, and feeding the birds. Virginia is survived by her sisters, Dolores Thomas of Magnolia, TX, Gloria Rummel of Lake San Marcos, CA; stepson, Jeffery (Rosemary) Pietrowski of Durango, CO; and 1 step-grandchild. She is preceded in death by her husband, James William Pietrowski; parents, Hugh and Mary Dixon; children, Steven Scruggs; and stepson, Joel Pietrowski. A visitation will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, May 29th at Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home with a rosary starting at 4:30 PM. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 30th at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory. Thoughts and condolences may be sent to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.