Obituary of Mary Virginia West

Mary Virginia (Ginny) West passed away December 13, 2014 surrounded by her family following a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Tarrytown, New York to Irish immigrant parents, after graduation she trained with TWA, became a flight attendant for Western Airlines and headed west where she met and married Robert (Bob) West in Denver, Colorado. Bob and Ginny then moved to Montrose, Colorado where they raised their four children andwhere Ginny worked for United Bank, D&G Bookkeeping and Dalby Wendland & Co as well as serving on various community boards. She and Bob retired to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 2000.There Ginny was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, board member of the HOA and was very active in her community. Her greatest joy was being with her familyand staying involved with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Peter and Maureen Cassidy. Surviving family members include her husband Bob West of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and children Jennifer Burnet of Montrose, Colorado; Laura (Jack) Kriss of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Sheila (Doug) Lind of Parker Colorado; Robert West of Nantucket, Massachusetts; brothers Peter (Arlene) Cassidy and John Cassidy of Montrose, Colorado. She is also survived by nine amazing grandchildren; Kathryn, Erin, Mallory, Emily, Kayla, Carl, Ashley, Owen and Spencer. A private celebration of Ginny's life will take place at a later date. Memorial contributions to Hospice of Havasu would be greatly appreciated. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend as well as a woman of great character. She will be dearly missed. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory. Thoughts and condolences may be sent to Mary's family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.