Virginia A. (Cobb) Austad |
| Posted 2021-08-10 by mhenderson |
| Published by Yuma Sun on Aug. 8, 2021 - Yuma, Arizona >> January 5, 1936 - July 6, 2021 << Virginia A. Austad passed away on July 6, 2021, in her home in Peoria, Arizona. She leaves behind many family and friends who loved her dearly, including her beloved, pup Jisu. Virginia truly enjoyed life and knew how to live it. Whether it was traveling with her sisters in a motorhome, improving her painting skills, going to college in her 80's, shopping and dining with family and friends, hosting bible studies, or traveling to other states and foreign lands with family and friends, she made sure she lived every day to the fullest. Just one of her many attributes. Virginia was born in Huntington, Indiana to Joseph and Vesta Cobb in 1936. That same year the family moved to Montana where Virginia lived for much of her life. She met her husband Lloyd Austad in Montana, where they farmed in Fairfield before moving to Yuma, Arizona and living there for more than 30 years. Virginia counted both Arizona and Montana home. Virginia achieved great success in many different career fields during her life. She worked as a school bus driver in three different states, as well as working for Mountain Bell as an Operator and as a Crossbar Technician an engineering position rarely filled by women at that time. She worked for Mountain Bell until she retired. One of Virginia's most celebrated achievements was graduating from college with her Associates Degree in Christian Theology in her eighties. Virginia leaves behind her sisters: Sarah Merenz and Hannah Watts; her children: Randolf F. Foster, Connie Bileddo, Tammie Ebensteiner and Faith Perry; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Virginia is preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Austad, her son Charles Chucky Foster and her daughter Cindie Ebensteiner. She will be interred with Lloyd in Fairfield, Montana. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to National Institute on Aging at: https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/donations or International Fellowship of Christians and Jews: https://www.ifcj.org/ways-to-give in the name of Virginia A. Austad. Please sign the guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/yumasun See Also: Find A Grave |
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