Obituary of Virginia Schmit Pixley

Predeceased by Parents, Lawrence & Freida Schmit. Survived by her husband, David Pixley; children, Debra (Bruce) Pregler, Laura (Thomas) Wiegmann & Kirk (Christina) Harstead and Dawn (Jeremy Hawk) Pixley, Thomas (Christine) Pixley; grandchildren, Erik, Bailey, Katrina, Anna, Adam "AJ", Casey & Jack; sisters, Joyce (Robert) Meek & Kathy (Tom) Crowel; brother-in-law, Richard (Susan) Pixley nieces & nephews Services and interment Predeceased by Parents Survived by Husband, David Pixley Children, Debra (Bruce) Pregler, Laura (Thomas) Wiegmann & Kirk (Christina) Harstead Dawn (Jeremy Hawk) Pixley, Thomas (Christine) Pixley Grandchildren, Erik, Bailey, Katrina, Anna, Adam "AJ", Casey & Jack Sisters, Joyce (Robert) Meek & Kathy (Tom) Crowel Brother-in-law, Richard (Susan) Pixley Nieces & Nephews Services and interment Virginia Schmit Pixley Henrietta, NY. Loving mother, wife, grandmother, and friend, passed away on August 15 at age 76. Predeceased by her parents, Lawrence and Frieda Schmit, and sister-in-law, Dorothy Pixley Rothschild. She is survived by her Husband, David C. Pixley; Children, Debra (Bruce) Pregler, Laura (Thomas) Wiegmann & Kirk (Christina) Harstead; David’s Children, Dawn (Jeremy Hawk) Pixley & Thomas (Christine) Pixley; Grandchildren, Erik, Bailey, Katrina, Anna, Adam “AJ”, Casey, & Jack; Sisters, Joyce (Robert) Meek, & Kathy (Tom) Crowel; Brother-in-law, Richard (Susan) Pixley; nieces and nephews. After thirty years of perfecting her job as Mom, she established herself as an independent, self-supporting, and hard-working employee. After a period as office manager for a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company in Plymouth, MI she moved to Rochester, NY in 1990 and became Assistant to the Executive Director of Alternatives for Battered Women (now Willow Domestic Violence Center). In 2000 she retired to focus on her new role as grandmother, and became known as Oci Ginia and Grandma Ginia to her seven grandchildren. The family wishes to express their appreciation for the knowledgeable and loving care provided to Virginia by Kendra Hernandez, Meredith VanNostrand and Adrienne General, especially during the final year of her illness. Friends may call at the Miller Funeral & Cremation Services, 3325 Winton Road South, Rochester, NY on Thursday, September 1, and Friday, September 2 between 4PM and 6PM. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 3 at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 28 Lincoln Ave., Pittsford, NY. Following the service a buffet lunch will be held at Pomodoro Grill in Pittsford Colony Plaza, 3400 Monroe Ave, Pittsford, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Virginia Schmit Pixley may be made to Willow Domestic Violence Center, P.O.Box 39601 Rochester, NY 14604-9601, or St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 28 Lincoln Ave., Pittsford, NY 14534. Memories may be shared at www.Miller1889.com.