North Hoosick – Virginia R. Green, 81, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at her residence on Route 67 in North Hoosick, NY. She was the wife on the late Joe Robertson, her first husband, and the late James Green, who died in 2002.
Born on July 14, 1932, in Shaftsbury, VT, Virginia was the daughter of the late Irene and Perle (Cross) Gulley. She attended the one room school in White Creek, NY, and Walter A. Wood High School in Hoosick Falls, NY. She worked for twenty-one years at Keough Brothers Furniture and then twenty-three years at Johnson Controls in Bennington, VT, until retiring.
Survivors include her daughter, Kelly Green of North Hoosick, her sisters, Phyllis Ruggles of Shaftsbury Hollow, VT, Doris Lucas and Teresa Livingston, and her brother, Edward “Sonny” Cross, all of White Creek, and a very special girl Virginia raised from the age of three months, Emily S. Zirbik of Pownal, VT. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Virginia is pre-deceased by a daughter, JoAnn Robertson, and a brother, Perle Cross.
Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls.