Obituary of Virginia M. Lass

Virginia Mae (Lombardi) Lass, age 93 of Lewiston, passed away peacefully on Friday August 4, 2017 at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence in Lewiston. Virginia will be remembered for her fabulous meals and love of entertaining her large family and many friends at her table. She will be greatly missed by her daughters, sons in law, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Virginia was born March 20, 1924 in Pekin, NY, the daughter of the late Felix A. and Norina (Nora Carmosino) Lombardi. She was a graduate of the Lewiston Red Brick School House and began working at Lindsay Photo. Virginia retired from Moore Business Forms as a tax clerk after 30 years of service. After her retirement she worked as a cook for her family's Lombardi's Dairy.

She was a communicant and Eucharistic Minister of St. Peter RC Church in Lewiston and was a member of its' Altar Rosary Society. Virginia was also a member of the Lewiston Service Guild..

On November 13, 1945 she married David C. Lass. David predeceased her on January 13, 2012. Virginia is survived by her three daughters, Bonnie (William) Wojno of Stow, OH, Heidi (Wayne) Seguin of Lewiston, and Laurie (Richard) Sanborn Medway, MA; her grandchildren, Daniel (Ashley), Kaitlin, and Julianne Wojno, Brian (Dawn), Wayne Eric (Xiujiao Gao)Seguin, and David (Nicole) Seguin; her great grandchildren, Alexander, Alyssia, Zachary, Liliana, Andrew, Anthony, Isabelle, and Joshua Seguin; two sisters, Mildred (late Anthony) Terrameo and Mary Hibbard; a brother, James Lombardi; brothers and sisters in law, Norine (William) Taylor and Paul (Doris) Lass; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a great grandson, Patrick Seguin; two brothers, Sebastian (Olga) Lombardi and Felix (Nellie) Lombardi; three sisters, Ida (Ervin) Lewis, Adelaide (William) Baker, and Santina (Howard) James; and brother and sister in law, Edward (Wilma) Lass and Irma Gravelle.

Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, N. Fourth & Ridge Streets, Lewiston on Monday from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 8, at 10:00 AM in St. Peter RC Church, 600 Center St., Lewiston, with the Rev. Msgr. David G. LiPuma officiating. (Please assemble at Church). Entombment will follow in Holy Angels Mausoleum in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Peter RC Church Capital Campaign or to Our Lady of Peace Health Care Center, 5285 Lewiston Rd. Lewiston, NY 14092.

Virginia's family would like to extend special and heartfelt thanks for the compassionate care given to her by the nurses and staff of 3 West at Our Lady of Peace NCR.