Virginia Florence (Schlemeier) Stock

Virginia Florence Stock, 101, recently of Berger, MO, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024 at Oakwood Village-Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Madison, WI. 

She was born on June 24, 1923 in Hermann, MO, to the late Florence (Faes) Rauch and Oscar Schlemeier. 

She was united in marriage to Myron (Bud) Stock on April 11, 1942. They celebrated over 65 years of marriage, until Myron’s passing in 2008. 

After the World War II, Virginia and her husband settled in the St. Louis area where she was a homemaker. She also became an accomplished bowler, participating in a number of sponsored teams and leagues and in numerous tournaments. Once her children left home, she completed high school courses and obtained her GED, something she wanted to do ever since she left high school early during the Great Depression. Virginia and Myron retired to Berger, MO and enjoyed dancing, traveling and gardening. She became a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Berger, where she was actively involved in the quilting group. Over the years, she also enjoyed sewing, embroidery, golf, quilting, music, reading, relearning German and bingo.

Virginia is survived by her children: James (Sharon) Stock of East Lansing, Michigan; Myra Foote of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Carolyn (David George) Stock of Madison, WI. In addition to her children, she is survived by four grandchildren, Mary, Bryan, Carrie, and James, four great-grandchildren, Kaleen, Bryce, Owen, and Caroline, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her stepfather Louis Rauch, her son-in-law Stuart Foote, her sister Julaine Koberman, her brother-in-law Lloyd Stock and sisters-in-law Carol Schowe and Anne Vanderwerken.
 
Visitation will be held Sunday, August 25th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven. 

A funeral mass will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Berger. Burial will be at St. George Catholic Church Cemetery, Hermann.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Missouri Council for the Blind or Agrace Hospice Care.

The family would like to thank the staff at Oakwood Village-Prairie Ridge Assisted Living and Agrace Hospice and Supportive Care of Madison for their care and support they provided Virginia.