Virginia Lee (Eliason) COCKRELL

COCKRELL, ELIASON, EEKHOFF

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/27/2007 at 19:35:17

KANAWHA - Virginia "Ginger" Lee Cockrell, 59, of Kanawha, passed away Friday (Dec. 21, 2007) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A memorial service for Ginger Cockrell will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, at Kanawha Lutheran Church in Kanawha with Janelle Siffring, AiM, and Pastor Lee Nelson officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held 5 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 118 E. Second Street in Kanawha, and one hour prior to services at the church.

Ginger Lee Cockrell, the daughter of Donald and Viola (Eekhoff) Eliason, was born on Aug. 9, 1948, at Belmond, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Kanawha Lutheran Church and attended the Kanawha Community Schools. On Dec. 5, 1964, Ginger was united in marriage to Larry Cockrell at the Kanawha Lutheran Church. To this union two sons were born, Anthony Dean and Richard Lee. Ginger was a telephone operator for Norway Rural Telephone Company. She and her husband were engaged in operation of the service station and bowling alley in Kanawha for 15 years. Ginger has also worked at the Kanawha Community Home for the last 15 years. Ginger's greatest joy in her life was her family. She enjoyed camping and fishing with her grandchildren. Ginger loved watching and attending the Minnesota Viking games with her family. She also enjoyed her time working with the elderly at the Kanawha Community Home.

Ginger is survived by her husband of 43 years, Larry; son, Tony, his wife, Annette, and grandchildren, Adam and Abby; son, Richard, his wife, Maria, and grandsons, Steffen and Justin; her mother, Viola Eliason; two brothers: Dean Eliason, his wife, Jannean, and family; Jeff Eliason, his wife, Jamie, a special niece, Jordan, and a special nephew, Jacob; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Eliason; brother, Dale Eliason; and her grandparents. Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, Kanawha.

Mason City Globe Gazette
12/23/2007