Virginia Laning's Obituary
Virginia H. Giney Laning, of Mays Landing, NJ, and formerly of Bridgeton, NJ, died on Sunday, October 10th. She was 89.
Giney was born on July 2nd, 1921 in Geneva, Switzerland, where her father, Howard R. Huston, was head of a bureau of the League of Nations. She moved with her family to the United States in 1931, settling in Bronxville, NY. She attended Bronxville schools, The Westtown School, Westtown, PA, and Duke University, where she met her late husband, Eugene L.R. Laning, Jr. Later, she also attended Glassboro State College. Following World War II, Mrs. Laning and her husband moved to New Jersey, first in Seabrook and moving to Bridgeton in 1950, where she lived for 59 years. Most recently, she had been a resident of Woodview Estates, an assisted living facility in Mays Landing. In 1960, Mrs. Laning and her husband established The Bridgeton Chronicle, a weekly newspaper, which they operated for 5 years. She then worked at the office of the Bridgeton City Clerk. After that, for a number of years, she taught at Bridgeton Junior High School and the New England Towne Day School in Fairton, NJ. She then went on to work at Bridgeton Hospital, where, after retiring in her late seventies, she continued to serve as a volunteer for several years. Giney was an avid bridge player, playing in bridge clubs for many years. She also had been active in a variety of community activities, including performing with the SEACO Club Players a community theater group among employees of Seabrook Farms Company, serving as a Girl Scout Leader, and being involved in PTA. She had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bridgeton. Mrs. Laning is survived by six children, a son Peter Laning Lois of Somerset, NJ, and five daughters, Wendy Levine Alan of Galloway Township, NJ, Judith Laning of Louisville, KY, Dorothy Austin John Paul of Bridgeton, NJ, Elizabeth Readeau Joseph of Northfield, NJ, and Lisa Tarsitano Anthony of Northfield, NJ; a sister Sue Hill of Gainsville, FL; 11 grandchildren Peter Kolts, Merike Jacobs, Allison Beder, Jennifer Tarsitano, Leah Tarsitano, Joseph Readeau, Megan Readeau, Lyle Austin, Kevin Austin, Mark Levine, and Anna Centuolo, as well as 9 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Giney will be sadly missed by her family and by all those whose lives she has touched.
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