Ginger is survived by her husband, Tony Mudford of 53 years, of Colorado Springs, CO; daughters, Lorna Horn of Schertz, TX; Mary Kay Steele of Smithfield, VA; and Colleen Vinsonhaler of Las Cruces, NM. She is also survived by her three sons-in-law, Ross Horn, Richard Steele, and Charles Vinsonhaler; and her 11 grandchildren, Molly Orth, Maggie Steele, Victoria Horn, Sarah Vinsonhaler, Emmy Steele, Matthew Vinsonhaler, Melody Steele, Nathan Horn, David Steele, Duncan Vinsonhaler, and Charles Vinsonhaler III. One grandson-in-law, Luke Orth and a great-grandson on the way. She is also survived by her sister, Marion Brieger of Gypsum, CO. and her husband Jim Brieger. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clare and Theresa Allen of Garrison, MN.
Ginger was born on March 6, 1943 in Brainerd, MN. Her family owned and operated a family resort in Garrison, MN on Borden Lake where she grew up. After graduation from Washington High School in Brainerd in 1961, she completed training as an x-ray technician at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd. Following graduation, she worked for several years in the medical field. She married the man of her dreams, Tony Mudford, Washington High School class of 1958, at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Garrison, MN on Dec. 19,1964.
Ginger was an exceptional woman who excelled at everything she put her hand to. When the children came, she devoted her life to raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord Jesus Christ. Later in retirement, she blossomed as an entrepreneur as she began two businesses, a bed and breakfast in Colorado Springs and Rocky Mountain Mittens with sales in several states. She loved meeting people, sharing her faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Her family and friends will always remember her as outgoing, funny, sincere, faithful, and loyal wife.
The funeral is scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2018 at Friendship Assembly Church in Colorado Springs, CO and she will be laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center in honor of Ginger Mudford, 3925 Centennial Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907.
