Virginia “Ginny” H. Thorne, 91 of Elkhorn, died April 16, 2019, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn.
She was born April 3, 1928, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Irving and Frances (Hartwig) Hill. Ginny married Phillip O. Thorne on April 4, 1953, in Oak Park, Ill. He preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 2004. She worked for Prem Magnetics in Johnsburg, Ill., for over 15 years. Ginny was a member of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed reading and was an avid card player with her card club.
Ginny is survived by her five children, Dawn (Jim Wodciechowski) Gall of Elkhorn, Bridget Thorne of Richmond, Ill., Susan Singleton of Lake Geneva, Christina Bender of Wauconda, Ill., and Lynnea (Scott) Waller of Sharon; 14 grandchildren, Kayla, Ashley, Tiffani, Shaune, Josh, Jeremy, Booth, Michelle, Nicholas, Danielle, Justin, Courtney, Nikki and Matthew; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 51 years, Phillip; and two grandchildren, Stacey and Darren.
A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory, 730 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn, with the Rev. Dick Inglett officiating. Visitation will be 4 p.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.
Online guest book at haaselockwoodfhs.com.
