Virginia Newell Femrite

Mrs. Virginia "Gini" Femrite, age 81, longtime resident of Greenblet, MD and summertime resident of Inlet, New York, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2011 at Glade Valley Nursing Home in Walkersville. She was the loving wife of Cyril "Cy" Femrite who passed away on April 1, 2009. Born on July 19, 1930, in Syracuse New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marion Newell.

Mrs. Femrite was trained at the Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Syracuse, New York, as a diploma nurse. She worked as a nurse for 7 years in a variety of locations before getting married, raising a family, and being an excellent mother. She loved traveling and went to Europe after getting out of school and continued traveling later with her husband. In addition to going to Europe, she enjoyed trips to the Caribbean, Central America, Alaska and many other locations. Her true calling was to help others and to take care of people. She enjoyed baking and loved all kinds of music, particularly Latin music. She loved going to her summer "camp" in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. Lastly, she had a great since of humor and loved telling all kinds of jokes.

Mrs. Femrite was the caring mother of three daughters, Leslie Bair of Frederick, Annette Kerr and husband Bob of Frederick, and Nancy Femrite and husband Randy of Leesburg, VA, the grandmother of Corey, Sean, Ryan, Ashley and Erik and the great-grandmother of Addison. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Suzanne Rightmyre. She will be additionally missed by her good friends Edith Blair, Audrey Boushell, and Nancy Hadley.

A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. The Rev. Anjel Scarborough will officiate. Contributions may be made in Mrs. Femrite's name to Frederick County Humane Society, 217 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701. Please view and sign the family guest book by going to www.keeneybasford.com.