Virginia (Ginny) was born in Lansing, MI, to Bert and Frances Nedervelt on September 29, 1926. After attending Highland Park High School, she earned a nursing degree from the Henry Ford School of Nursing. She was employed as a nurse in many different hospitals and departments throughout her long nursing career, including her work as an OR nurse on the first open-heart team at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids.
Ginny married Frank I. Kennedy Jr. on November 30, 1948, in Detroit, MI, and lived in Royal Oak, Southfield, East Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Rotunda West, FL, and most recently, in Traverse City. She was always most happy at a family party or on the golf course.
She was preceded in death by her husband Frank in 1998.
Virginia was a loving mother to Frank (Diane) Kennedy III, James (Sandy) Kennedy, Maureen (Edward) Carlson, Patricia Carlton, and John (Sherry) Kennedy. She will also be greatly missed by her numerous and devoted grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Her family is being cared for by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home Traverse City, MI.
A small, family memorial service will be held in Englewood, FL, at a future date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the University of Detroit Jesuit Annual Fund. - See more at: http://obituaries.record-eagle.com/story/virginia-kennedy-1926-2017-877033982#sthash.xETcaC8M.dpuf