Virginia Robertson, 92, Wonderful Cook and Baker

She graduated from Lorain High School in 1942 and received a degree in sociology from Bowling Green State University in 1948. Her master’s degree in Social Work was completed at Boston College, Massachusetts.

Virginia began her career as a social worker specializing in adoption, for Catholic Social Services in Cleveland. Her next and most important job was raising her five children with her husband, Norman. She continued her social work at the Methadone Clinic in St. Joseph’s Hospital. Later, she was a Hospice volunteer in Lorain and also became a guardian ad litem for probate court, assisting senior citizens.

Fondly called “Tusa” Jean by her relatives, one could count on stimulating conversations filled with wisdom and humor. Jean enjoyed gardening, and was a wonderful cook and baker- gifting all with homemade goodies. She embraced the culture of living in various countries and loved sharing stories with young and old. She was an avid reader and lifelong learner.

Mrs. Robertson was a former parishioner of St Basil’s Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church. She was a long time member of Patria Romana Si Bihoreana Lodge.

She enjoyed being the matriarch of our family and will be dearly missed by all, including her children Wendy Robertson (Kurt Wetzel) of Brimson, Minnesota, Bill (Tammie) Robertson of Frazeysburg, Jane Ann Robertson (Dan Rice) of Westlake, and Kiv (Steve) Talty of Glenview, Illinois. Grandchildren Kyle (Carly), Kody, Ashley, Cameron, Kiva, Ian, great-grandson Keegan, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Norman, parents Dumitru and Paraschiva (néeBoyer) Bogdan, son Norman Robertson, sister Victoria Marsico, and brother Dan Bogdan.

Her family will receive friends Thursday, April 27, from 9:30 AM until time of her funeral mass at 11:00 AM in Nativity B.V.M Catholic Church, 1545 Lexington Ave. Lorain. Rev. Robert Glepko, Pastor will officiate.
The family requests contributions to the Cemelli-Robertson Lambda Educational Fund Office of Development, Oberlin College, 50 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074, https;//alumni.oberlin.edu/default.aspx?page=GIVEGiving, and or Nativity BVM “Cares” Nativity BVM Parish, 418 W. 15th Street, Lorain, Ohio 44052.

Funeral arrangements are by Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st Street, South Lorain (440) 277-8164. For further information and to sign the online register book, see Reidyfuneral.com.