Virginia Good Magura's Obituary
Virginia “Ginny” Good Magura, 95, died peacefully at home on April 8, 2024 in Culpeper, Virginia.
Born Virginia May Good on May 29, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the youngest child of Henry Frederick Good and Kathryn Anshutz Good. Ginny grew up in Patton, Pennsylvania, where her father ran the Patton Clay Works founded by her grandfather in 1895. After her father died unexpectedly in 1944, she and her mother moved to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania where Ginny would graduate from Cambria County High School in 1947.
In early 1951, Ginny took her dog to the local veterinarian in nearby Johnstown. It was
there that she met Dr. Paul Magura, newly graduated from veterinary school and nine years
her senior. They were wed two months later on May 16, 1951 in Ebensburg. Paul’s career took them first to Warsaw, Virginia, and then a few years later, in 1957, to Culpeper, Virginia, where Paul joined Culpeper Animal Hospital.
Throughout her long full life, Ginny raised their five children, kept the home, supported her husband in his veterinary practice, gardened flowers and vegetables, cooked delicious family meals, loved music (particularly big band) and singing, was a lifelong dog lover, an avid reader of mysteries and historical fiction, a bridge player, and was fascinated by history and genealogy.
She was President and an active member of the Friends of the Culpeper County Library and the Calfee Garden Club for many years. She also volunteered for over three decades at Pearl Sample Elementary School. She was dedicated to the cause of literacy and helping children discover the world through reading.
She was blessed with a sunny disposition and loved to laugh. Outgoing and vivacious, she lit up a room and shared her joie de vivre with everyone she met. Genuine, kind and diplomatic, she never took herself too seriously, but often made others feel special, particularly children. She was described in her 1947 yearbook as “studious, dramatic, and happy-go-lucky.” Some of Ginny’s happiest days were spent down by the river at “the farm” with her husband Paul and, in more recent years, with her son Joe and beloved dog Max.
Ginny is survived by her children Dr. Karl A. Magura (Leslie) of Rixeyville, Kathryn A. Magura (Chaba Loran) of Culpeper, Carolyn J. Magura (Chris Long) of Middletown, MD, Joseph G. Magura of Culpeper, and Paul A. Magura (Catharine) of West Sussex, UK. She is also survived by grandchildren Jacob, Lauren, Katharine, Stefan, Hanna, Alexej, Caroline, Sam, Rosie, Louie, Mark, Sarah, and Lucy and great-grandchildren Adam, Gideon, Madison, Mark and Mia.
She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Paul Magura, who died on January 9, 1995, and siblings Rita G. Semelsberger and Harry F. Good, Jr.
She will be remembered by lifelong friend Barbara Anderson Laughlin of Indiana, Pennsylvania, dear friends Mary Margaret Lacey and Celine Siira of Culpeper, and Joan Peterman of Richmond, Virginia, numerous friends from Richardsville, and many others whose lives she has touched. She lives on in the hearts of her family and friends and in the beauty of a Spring day, her favorite time of year.
Special thanks to Dr. Anita Maybach and Heartland Hospice and to the caring and dedicated staff at The Culpeper, and at UVA Culpeper Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made in Ginny’s name to the Friends of the Culpeper County Library. Inurnment at the Culpeper National Cemetery will be private.
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