There are many good memories of Virginia, whom we called Gin. She was very sweet kind person who lived for her family. She didn’t care about whether she traveled or what a dress cost; she just cared about her family. She always made good things to eat. Her husband and boys were well taken care of, with lots of love.

As a young girl Gin and her cousin Lillian became very close; their ages were the same and they just fit each other very well. Gin would go to Lillian’s house and spent a long weekend and Lillian come to our house. They go along beautifully.

She didn’t seem to have a lot of interest in travel; Ocean City Maryland was as far as she ever even wanted to go. I think she never cared about getting out of the state or out of the country. Her life was there with Herman and her boys.

When she got married, she and Herman didn’t really have a big elaborate wedding but she was excited to wear a very pretty white dress with a big white hat that looked lovely. They couldn’t have a big reception and everything that sometimes goes with it; what they did was very small scale and very sweet and nice and perfect for them.

The Wagenfer Family looked forward to their yearly vacation at Ocean City, Maryland. They could not afford to stay in some great big lavish towers; they stayed in inexpensive places that they could afford. How they loved it and how they looked forward to it. They liked simple things like steamed crabs are crab cake sandwiches.

Herman did not make a lot of money at his job as a stock clerk for a large grocery chain. So Gin went to work at one of the elementary schools near their home. She worked in the kitchen and it was hard work, standing most of the day. She stuck with that job until she retired.

You may have heard the phrase, backbone of America people; that was them. They loved their country and loved each other and loved their children.

When Gin died, Herman was lost. His whole world came apart.