Lois Virginia (Yeager) Pugh

Lois Virginia (Yeager) Pugh

Cedar Rapids

Lois Virginia (Yeager) Pugh, 96, died peacefully on Aug. 24, 2022, at Cottage Grove Place, where she was a resident of 10 years.

Virginia was born June 26, 1926, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Charles Weber and Lois (Johnson) Yeager. She grew up in Colo, Iowa, with her brothers Charles and Dean Yeager. She graduated from Iowa State College in Ames majoring in Child Development. There she met and married her husband, Eugene C Pugh, and enjoyed 64 years of marriage.

Virginia and Gene are the parents of five children, Linda Benson, Ron (Charlotte) Pugh, Dana (Scott) Barton, Lisa Pugh and Mark (Lisa) Pugh; grandchildren, Melissa (Adam) Reuvers, Daniel Benson, Kevin (Sarah) Pugh, Kristin (Olufemi) Coker, Eric (MaryAnn) Pugh, Chelsea (Austin) Brown, Thomas Barton, Corrin (Brock) Reeson, Elizabeth (Shaun) Bainbridge and Katie (Jimmy) Smith; and great-grandchildren, Ben Reuvers; Wyatt, Nolan and Eli Pugh; Sade Coker; Ava Mosley; Jackson, Oliver and Madelyn Brown; Connor, Aidan and Brigid McMannes; and Liam and Maisy Bainbridge.

Virginia taught preschool and was Director of St Paul’s Preschool for over 20 years. She was a pianist, an avid reader, a wonderful cook, and enjoyed traveling, camping, concerts and theater productions. She belonged to several book clubs, PEO Chapter JT and the UMW of St Paul’s United Methodist Church. She and Eugene were tireless supporters of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Memorial Service: Oct. 1, at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Visitation at 10 a.m. followed by service at 11 a.m.

The family expresses sincere appreciation for the compassionate and loving care Virginia received at Cottage Grove Place and by Dr Ann Soenen and St Croix Hospice.

Online condolences may be left for the family at cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.