Virginia Wrobbel
Virginia Marjorie Wrobbel was born April 8, 1919, at her home in Omega to Frank J. and Grace Gender Stiner and died Oct. 29, 2020, in Kingfisher at the age of 101.
She lived nearly all of her life along State Highway 33 west of Kingfisher. Virginia attended Alpha and Omega schools growing up.
She later met the love of her life, Raymond Wrobbel, and they were married in 1936.
She was a hardworking farmer’s wife, doing chores and helping her husband and always adamant about checking the oil in her lawn mower.
She said that she loved to work and her advice was “always be willing to work;” life required hard work.
In her early married days, one activity that she and Raymond especially enjoyed doing with friends was hosting seven tables of bridge in their tiny fourroom house. Afterwards they served a light meal at midnight.
They also had many good times in their square dance club.
Virginia enjoyed gardening and canning and was a charter member of the Sweet Pea Garden Club.
She was also a member of the Park Community Church and later the Federated Church in Kingfisher, was actively involved in the church social and altar committee and teaching Sunday school and Bible school.
She helped with Meals on Wheels, was active in Eastern Star, Extension Homemakers Club, Brownie Scout leader and volunteering at the Kingfisher Regional Hospital.
She was a proud mother of her children, Martha, Charles and twins Karen and Sharon.
She attended livestock shows, athletic events, band activities and helped with whatever her children were participating in.
Her grandchildren were special to her and she made time for them when they came to visit. She took them around to the farms checking fences, counting cattle, putting out mineral, etc.
And then, on occasion, she would take them fishing. They had fun having a picnic down in the pasture and then playing and swimming in the pond.
Her family could always count on a wonderful meal at Virginia’s table. Favorites of the family were her mac and cheese, cinnamon rolls, lemon meringue pie, German pepper nut cookies, fried chicken, light rolls and of course mashed potatoes and gravy
She hosted many extended family holiday dinners as well.
With a heart valve condition in the summer of 2011, she gladly chose to participate in a study of a procedure not-yet-FDA-approved called trans aortic valve replacement.
The procedure was successful for her and she was glad to contribute to medical knowledge that ultimately benefitted so many others.
In her later years, she enjoyed the company of her dog, Willie, and watching Thunder games on TV.
She was able to live on the farm independently to age 99 before moving to Countrywood Assisted Living.
She was a humble, hardworking, positive person who had been blessed with an exceptionally healthy life! Amazing!!
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers Milton Stiner and Paul Stiner; sister Opal Stiner; and son-in-law Wayne Seefeldt.
She is survived by daughter Martha Glazier, son Charles Wrobbel (Sherry), daughter Karen Edgar (Tom) and daughter Sharon Gooden (Jim), all of Kingfisher.
She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Stephen Glazier, Ph.D. (Judy), David Glazier (Hiromi), Susan Glazier Post (Roger), Derek Wrobbel (Stacie), Sarah Wrobbel, Lori Seefeldt Whitley, M. D . , Craig Seefeldt (Drea), Cindy Gooden Paty, Kristin Gooden Molloy (Allen, M.D.) and Michael Gooden (Jennifer); 22 great-grandchildren, KenDale (Ben), Kedrian, Kelsey (Brian), Meg, Connor, Ben (Jordan), Adam (Hannah), Katie, Kayla, Joshua, Marisa, Leah, Morgan, Kate, Claire, Addison, Toby, Alyse, Kyle, Shawn, Espe and Emily; and three great-great-grandchildren, Caroline, Elizabeth and Lincoln.
There will be a family memorial at a later date.
Memorial donations can be made to the Federated Church, 400 W. Fay or Memory Lane, P.O. Box 21, both of Kingfisher, OK 73750; or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 841125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125.