CLERMONT, Fla. – Virginia A. (Parsons) Sonnergren of Clermont, FL passed away peacefully on Friday evening, April 17, in The Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL.
Virginia was born on November 12, 1933 in Bainbridge the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Bly) Parsons. She received her education in Bainbridge-Guilford schools and graduated from SUNY-Cobleskill. She married Ronald Sonnergren on May 5, 1956, who passed away in 2007. Virginia moved to Zephyrhills, FL following his retirement in 1988. She worked at several dietician jobs before moving to FL, but her main “job” was raising and caring for her family.
Virginia is survived by her beloved sons: Brian Sonnergren of Orlando, FL; Jeff Sonnergren and his wife Ginger of Carmel, NY and their two children, Christian and Gracie; and her brother Bruce Parsons of Torrington, CT.
Virginia lived her life independently as she wanted up until the last couple of months. She enjoyed her friends and neighbors immensely and spent her time doing charity work for the Lutheran church and antiquing. She will be missed dearly.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 28 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 139 W. Main St, Sidney, NY 13838 with Pastor Ernie Varga officiating. Followed immediately by interment at Greenlawn Cemetery in Bainbridge, NY. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to The Mike Conley Hospice House, 2100 Oakley Seaver Boulevard, Clermont, FL 34711.