Virginia May Brew

Virginia May Brew, age 93, formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan died on April 14, 2019 in Hastings Township. She was born in Hillman, Michigan on February 19, 1926, the daughter of Leonard and Agnes (Lintz) Orm. She graduated from Hillman High School in 1944 and attended Normal School for teaching.

Virginia taught at Country School in the 1940's in Hillman, Michigan. She also worked in nursing, and during World War II, she assisted in the war effort as a "Rosie the Riveter" for Boeing. She married Warren Brew on July 15, 1946. They resided in Battle Creek and were married for 56 years.

Virginia was preceded in death by her husband Warren in 2003, her parents Leonard and Agnes, sister Barbara (Orm) Reetz, and brother Donald Orm.

She is survived by her daughters Aleta (Robert) Griffin of Delton, Michigan, Loralee Brew, and Claudia Brew, both of Hastings, Michigan, and sons Larry Brew and Jason Brew, both of Battle Creek, Michigan, 8 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, brothers Wendell and Theodore Orm, and sisters Jean Hafner, Elaine Hafner, and Sharon Orm.

A funeral service will be held Friday, April 19, 2019 at 4:00 PM at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway, Hastings, Michigan, with visitation an hour prior. Interment at Fort Custer Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan.

Memorial contributions may be made to Great Lakes Hospice Foundation online at http://www.greatlakeshospicefoundation.org/donate or 900 Cooper Street, Jackson, Michigan 49202 or Thornapple Manor, 2700 Nashville Road, Hastings, Michigan 49058.  Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home. To leave an online condolence, visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net.