Virginia “Jenny” A. Montgomery, 77, of New Castle passed away Monday January 3, 2022 at Henry County Community Health. She was born on March 10, 1944 in Romulus, MI a daughter of the late Ralph and Charlotte (Crider) Leet.
Jenny loved people and especially loved her family; they were her life. She had a special place in her heart for her grandchildren and loved spending time watching and supporting their activities especially, bowling at the Rose Bowl. Jenny had a tendency to put others first, this was evident while volunteering for the Cerebral Palsy and helping them raise funds. She also enjoyed visiting the skating rink and watching the kids have fun while interacting with the parents. Jenny loved going to dances, singing, Christmas light viewing and just being outdoors. She was a member of the Rose City Breakers, a CB club; known as “Boss Lady”. Jenny attended church at the Southside Nazarene Church in New Castle and was a 1962 graduate of Romulus High School.
Jenny is survived by her daughters, Lisa Lucas of New Castle, Theresa (husband:Brad) Deck of New Castle; grandchildren, Nathan Lucas of New Castle, Kaylee and Korey Deck of New Castle; great grandchildren, Ryan and Layla Lucas; sisters, Rosemary (husband:Tom) Capaso of Cleveland, OH and Pat Kellar of Phoenix, AZ; along with several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Jenny was preceded in death by an aunt, Alice Crider.
Services will be held at 11:00am Friday January 7, 2021 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle with Brian Neal officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-8:00pm Thursday at the funeral home. The family has requested memorial contributions be given to the Virginia Montgomery Memorial Fund c/o Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service to help with funeral expenses. You may express condolences or share memories of Jenny at www.hinsey-brown.com.