TURTON, Virginia
Nov 28, 1920 - Nov 9, 2008
Virginia Turton, one of seven children, was born in Pittsburgh, to John E. Hinish Sr. and Mary Foy Hinish. She graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1939 and completed nurse's training at Shadyside Hospital in 1942, earning her R.N. certification. Virginia served her country as a second lieutenant nurse in the army during World War II. After the war, she married Charles D. Turton and moved to California. She raised her two children, Margaret and Chuck Jr., while working full-time as a surgical nurse and an operating room supervisor.
Virginia moved to Oregon in 1980, after the death of her husband. She spent much of her time cheering on her three grandchildren in all their various athletic endeavors and other activities. Never missing a game, she was their number one fan and everyone knew it. She was a constant source of inspiration and wise practical advice.
Virginia will be remembered as a proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who was devoted to her family. Preceded in death by her husband and son, Virginia is survived by her daughter, Margaret Winthrop, and husband, Loring of Salem; grandsons, Kevin Winthrop, and wife, Anne, and their children, Claire, Bridget and Nolan of Portland; Matthew Winthrop, and fiancée, Aryn of Portland; and granddaughter, Amy Winthrop Marcus, and husband, Scott, and their daughter, Lena of San Francisco.
Contributions in remembrance may be made to the Charles D. Turton Jr. Memorial Scholarship at the University of California at Berkeley, 2080 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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Published in The Oregonian on 12/7/2008