"Dear Heavenly Virginia, I have heard so many stories threw your wonderful daughter Mary. I met Mary a year and a half ago over ducks and let?s just say it has turned into a friendship of another grandma-like figure for me. We laugh she tells me stories about when she was younger and how you raised her. I must say you have raised a fabulous lady. I wish I could have met you, to put all these stories to a face. Till we meet, rest in peace. ?? ?"
In loving memory of
Virginia Ann Koss
February 12, 1928 - May 3, 2023
Age 95, February 12, 1928 - May 3, 2023.
Virginia A. (Jean LaRose) Koss, wife of the late Aloysius R. Koss, Sr.
Mother of Patricia Renna, Mary (the late David) Michalik, Kathleen (Charles) LaCombe, Ginny (Michael) Papizzo, Sherry (Keith) McLeRoy, Aloysius (Lisa) Koss, Jr., Jeanne (Dan) DeForest, Michael Koss, Anthony (Michelle) Koss, and daughter-in-law Maribeth (Chris) Kwasneski.
Virginia was the Grandmother of 26, great-grandmother of 33, and great-great grandmother of 14.
Virginia was a lifelong proud Detroiter. She spent many years actively interested in Detroit politics and working as an election poll worker. When she wasn't cheering for the Detroit Tigers or Lions, you could find her working a jigsaw puzzle on her dining room table.
Virginia is survived by three brothers and one sister. Besides her husband, she was predeceased in death by four sisters and one brother.
A Memorial Gathering will take place on Tuesday, May 23 beginning at 10 am until the time of her Memorial Service at 12 noon at Chas. Verheyden, Inc., 16300 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Park. Interment will follow at at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit.
Contributions/Memorials can be made to Assured Hospice Care, 25180 Lahser Road, Suite #200, Southfield, MI 48033.
Tributes
"Dear Mom, you will forever have a special place in my heart. We've laughed together, cried together and shaken our heads in wonder together (!) but you have always been an amazing Mom to me. It is now time to rest peacefully and be with Dad again. I am so blessed to have had you in my life for so many years. Thank you for loving me and my family. You will truly be missed. I love you. And to my Koss family, I love every one of you and am grateful for the wonderful times we shared together. Thank you for sharing your Mom with me. MB xo"