Virginia Lucille (Brinkman) Berry

May 23, 1932 – February 18, 2016

Virginia L. Berry died at her granddaughter’s home in Salina, Oklahoma, on Thursday, February 18, 2016.

Born May 23, 1932, in Yukon, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Hubert Orville and Lorene (Braun) Brinkman. She graduated from Perry High School in 1950.

Mrs. Berry had been a Wagoner, Oklahoma, resident since 1969. Before retirement she was employed as a dietary supervisor in nursing homes. Following retirement she enjoyed active participation in the Wagoner County Senior Citizens organization.

Her favorite hobbies were sewing and embroidery. Mrs. Berry loved taking care of her grandkids and great-grandkids, and she was looking forward to the birth of her first great-great-grandson, Owen.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Lorene Brinkman, father, Hubert Orville Brinkman, a daughter, Ladonna Skalenda; a son, David Skalenda, and a sister, Carolyn Gordon.

Survivors include her daughter, Radonda Owen of Wagoner; six grandchildren, Mark Owen of Salina, Eric Owen and his wife, Michelle, of Wagoner; Kara Taylor and her husband, Terry, of Salina, John Faulconer of Wagoner, Dalton Skalenda of Wagoner, and Heather Hart and her husband, Dean of Wagoner; eleven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Louis Brinkman and his wife, Betty of Edmond, and George Brinkman and his wife, Barbara, of Chickasha; a number of nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends, including her special friend, F.D. Combs.

The Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wagoner. The Rev. Father James Van Nguyen will officiate.