Virginia Louise “Curtis” Larrabee 94 passed away peacefully on December 10th, 2021. Virginia was born to Frank and Erma Curtis on December 26th, 1926 in Bloomington Illinois. Virginia is preceded in death by the love of her life, Walter H. Larrabee Jr. They were married for 55 years until Walter’s death in 2001. She was the 5th of 7 children and the oldest living sibling. Brother’s Everett, Art, Gene, and Frank. Sisters Winnie and Dorothy.
Walter and Virginia were married on June 14th 1946. They moved from Utah to Mesa, Arizona where the built their home in 1960 and resided there until April 2020. Virginia lived a life filled with family and dear friends who loved her. She became a 2nd Mom to Betty Marsh & Lori Kelsey and thank her for that.
Services: Monday December 20th
Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints, 940 East Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ 85204
Time: Viewing 10:30 a.m. Service to follow at 11:00
Gravesite service: 12:45 City of Mesa Cemetery, 1212 North Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
Arrangements by Bunker’s University Chapel, www.bunkerfuneral.com. Should this obituary appear anywhere but bunkerfuneral.com, please check our website for accurate details and service information.
Virginia and Walter enfolded our family with love when we were neighbors in Mesa. It wasn’t long before Steve and I became their unofficially adopted kids, and our kids became grandkids. Mom Larrabee folded clothes and helped around the house while Dad Larrabee cooked delicious meals to help out when our youngest son was born. There are lots of wonderful memories that extend past those Mesa days and have sustained us through a physical separation of more than a thousand miles. A favorite one is Mom’s habit of singing a special “Happy Birthday” to us on our birthdays. We will miss talking with you this Christmas, Mom. And we will celebrate your birthday in a joyous remembrance that you are spending it with your beloved eternal companion.