October 3, 1933 to July 21, 2021
Virginia Marie Pickel passed away on July 21, 2021 due to various medical complications.
She is survived by her husband, George after a long happy marriage of 66 years; her daughter
Vickie Gake; and her granddaughters Heather Gake, and Emily Gake. She is preceded in death
by her parents, Frank and Rosie Cocek of Texas; her sister Ruth, and her brother, Bernard, both
from Texas; and her son Kenneth Pickel of San Francisco.
Virginia was born on October 3, 1933 in the town of West, Texas. After graduating from
West High, she went to the University of Texas to pursue a career in teaching. She taught fifth
grade for 27 years in Sacramento, retired, and moved to Fair Oaks with her family, and
eventually moved with her husband, George, to Lincoln, which is now his home.
Virginia enjoyed many interests and hobbies including piano playing, stamp and doll
collecting, traveling, camping, reading, watching the 49ers and Giants games, and always
solving the daily crossword puzzle in the newspaper.
We love you and miss you, devoted wife, loving mom, and caring grandma.
Services will be held at the Lincoln Funeral Home, 406 H Street, Lincoln, Ca., 95648, ( 916)
645-7096 on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 2 o’clock p.m.. A reception will follow at the Pickel
residence at 405 Kirkwood Court, Lincoln, Ca. 95648.
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