Virginia Ginny Allen Ingraham

Yarmouth - M. Virginia ”Ginny” Ingraham, 93, died peacefully on October 26, 2010, following a stroke, at Brentwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Yarmouth.

She was born on Aug. 31, 1917, in Yarmouth to Harold B. and Martha C. Allen and attended Yarmouth schools. She graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1936 and then Northeastern Business College of Portland.

She worked as a bookkeeper and secretary for several years until meeting Raymond C. Ingraham early in 1943 at a USO dance. They married on Sept. 5, 1943 and settled in Roslindale, MA where their first son was born. They moved back to Yarmouth to help her parents at Allen’s Variety Store and had three more children. After selling Avon and doing bookkeeping for local businesses for several years while the children were small, Virginia worked as the secretary at the new Yarmouth High School from its opening in 1961, at the rate of $1.25 per hour. From there she moved to the Superintendent’s Office when Yarmouth Public Schools became a new school district in 1965. After retiring from the school department, Virginia continued to help out there and at the Yarmouth Historical Society and other local offices from time to time.

Virginia was also very active at First Parish Congregational Church in Yarmouth, being president of the Women’s Club for several years. She also served as president of Yarmouth Senior Citizen’s for several years.

She is survived by her children: Harold (Adi) Ingraham of Oregon; Diane Ingraham Barnes of New York; Louise Ingraham of New Mexico; Bruce Ingraham of California; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Friday October 29 from 5 – 8 PM at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth. There will be a Celebration of her Life at First Parish Congregational Church, 116 Main Street, Yarmouth Saturday October 30 at 5:00 PM. A reception will follow in the church hall. Burial will be in Lunt Cemetery, Brunswick.

Please visit www.lindquistfuneralhome.com to view a video collage of Ginny’s life and to share condolences, memories and tributes with the Ingraham family.

In lieu of flowers, Virginia has requested donations be made in her memory to: First Parish Congregational Church, Building Fund.