Virginia “Ginny” Ellen Portrey passed from this life on Nov. 21, at Kensington Manor in Hastings at the age of 94 years.
A private family service will be graveside at the Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, at a later date. Williams Funeral Home of Edgar is in charge of the arrangements.
Ginny was born to Verna and Newton Gunn on July 1, 1924, in Edgar. She graduated from Edgar High School in 1942 and soon after moved, along with her brother, Bob, to Long Beach, CA, where they were employed at the Douglas Aircraft Company.
There Ginny met her future husband, Carl Kelly and after their marriage moved to Carl’s family farm in Cabool, MI, where Carl was employed by a car dealership and Ginny worked in management at the Levi Corporation. After Carl’s sudden death, Ginny moved to Houston, MI, where she eventually met and married Lester Portrey. Lester owned and operated a wrecking and repair service.