Virginia Mae Deppe

1920 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Virginia Mae Deppe
  Born	31 Mar 1920	Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Jun 2011	Stookey Township, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I346098	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Henry Christopher Deppe,   b. 5 Sep 1894, Roscoe, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 May 1965, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Stella Stoeckel,   b. 0Sep 1893, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 3 Oct 1985, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1914	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F115938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vernon L. Bailey,   b. 17 Jul 1919,   d. 10 Jun 1982  (Age 62 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1940	Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. Dr. Bailey   2. Dr. Bailey   3. Bailey   4. Dr. Bailey
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F115941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Virginia Mae Deppe (I346098) Tree: Suedwestpfalz Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I346098&tree=1 Description: Virginia Mae Deppe Born: Mar 31 1920, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Married: March 16 1940, Fulton, Kentucky, United States to Vernon L. Bailey Died: June 13, 2011 Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States Burial: Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Beverly Schweppe Beverly Schweppe [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Virginia M Bailey Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Mar. 31, 1920 Death: Jun. 13, 2011 Surrounded by her loving family, Virginia died June 13, 2011, in Skokie, Ill at the age of 91. Virginia was born in Belleville, Ill,. March 31, 1920. she was the daughter of Henry C. and Stella E. (Stoeckel) Deppe. She graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1938. While attending Jewish Hospital Nursing School in St. Louis, MO., she married Vernon L. Bailey on March 16, 1940. During her husband's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Virginia was employed in the metallurgical laboratory and in charge of the dark room of the Chrysler Corporation's Detroit, Michigan plant. In 1946, she received a Presidential citation for work essential to the production of the atomic bomb that brought World War II to a successful conclusion. She and her husband returned to Belleville, ILL, in 1946 to raise their family and during the next 20 years she was employed by Dr. George E. Myer, M.D. At the age of 51 Virginia returned to nursing school and became a registered nurse. She worked as a nurse at Belleville Memorial Hospital and retired in 1990 at the age of 70. Her fondest nursing experiences were caring for the young mothers and babies in the Maternity Birthing Center at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Virginia was known by all who knew her for her love of gardening and her beautiful crochet work. Her husband, Vernon L. Bailey, preceded her in death in 1982 after 42 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her brother Norman Deppe and a grandson Alex A. Dewey. Virginia is survived by her four children Vernon L. (Barbara) Bailey Jr., Ph.D. of Livermore, Calif., Robert A. (Emily) Bailey, Ph.D. of Livermore, Calif., Jane E. Bailey of Wilmette, Ill.: and Kathy A. (David Dewey) Bailey, M.D. of Wilmette, Ill. She has four grandchildren and two-great-grandchilden who will always remember her kindness and love. Donations can be made in her name to The Make a Wish Foundation of Illinois. Funeral: A private service and interment will take place at Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Ill. Valhalla Gaedner-Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill Family links: Parents: Henry C Deppe (1894 - 1965) Stella Elizabeth Stoeckel Deppe (1893 - 1985) Spouse: Vernon L Bailey (1919 - 1982) Sibling: Norman George Deppe (1918 - 1992)* Virginia M Bailey (1920 - 2011) *Calculated relationship Burial: Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum Belleville St. Clair County Illinois, USA Created by: Randy Watkins Record added: Jun 23, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 131768926