We lost a beloved mother and grandma, Virginia M. Perkins, 84, on MondayAugust 12, 2024 at her Kenosha home surrounded by her loving family.Virginia’s journey started in Lincoln, NE on October 26, 1939, the middlechild of the late Reuben and Alvina (Reider) Lebsack.Growing up, Virginia sang professionally at a young age, took ballet andplayed piano. She was also very athletic in multiple sports and showedhorses. During High School, the family moved to Fort Wayne, IN. Aftergraduation, Virginia moved to Madison to work as a bookkeeper for Gaarder& Miller. This is where she had a blind date with her future husband andlove of her life, Wayne James Perkins. They were married on June 17, 1961.A year later, the first of three children arrived.Virginia became the CEO of the home and was passionate about creating anideal family life. She was a gourmet cook, sewed clothing for the children,did maintenance and painting, served as home bookkeeper, maintained a veryclean home which could pass the white glove test and more! She was alsoknown for her fashionable style and immaculately coiffured appearance.Wayne and Virginia traveled the country with their family by car going toevery mainland state, seven provinces of Canada and Mexico. These tripswere entertaining as they sang beautifully together and the radio played songsof the Rat Pack among others, Kenny Rogers, Ann Murray and KarenCarpenter. They also took their young children to fancy restaurants andsometimes the family made a scene with laughter, always having fun! Thenas the children grew, they explored many lakes by boat including the Chainof Lakes, Lake of the Ozark and most of the Great Lakes. Eventually theyenjoyed summers in their cherished Door County, finding the calm bay asVirginia was an avid slalom skier, but also enjoyed fishing! Soon emptynesters, their travels were conducted by Motor coach and planes abroadexploring most of Europe and Russia. They also got to see Alaska andHawaii. Upon her husband’s retirement, they became snowbirds, spendingtheir winters in Tucson, AZ. She was an incredible mother and cherishedtime spent with her family during the summers in Kenosha and their visits inTucson during the winters.After Wayne’s death in 2009, Virginia continued the snowbird life andtraveled with her children whenever possible. She went to see hergranddaughters graduate from the School for Kingdom Evangelizers inFlorida, Minocqua on the Chain of Lakes (WI), Door County (WI), Branson(MO), Colorado Springs (CO), the island of Malta on the Mediterranean Sea,Europe (including London, Paris, Rome) and Nepal. She loved to travel.Her biological family wasn’t her only family. She also loved her spiritualfamily. Virginia was a zealous Bible teacher as one of Jehovah’s Witnessesfor 50 years. She served in the full-time volunteer ministry for more than 20of those years and continued to pursue teaching others until the very last dayof her life. This work brought her the most joy ever.She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Edward) Wendt of Ridgewood, NJand their children, Taylor Wendt of Portugal, and Sydney (Aviral) Jha ofIndia; her son, Richard (Michelle) Perkins of Paddock Lake, WI and theirchildren Brooke Rehberg and Zachary Perkins of WI; her daughter, Diane(Gregg) Thompson of Somers, WI and their children Michael Thompson ofFL, Christina (Jeffrey) Olson of FL, Eric Thompson of WI, Elena (Phung)Thompson of WI and Elizabeth (Ray) Brotherton of MI; plus those youngestof the family that brought sparkles to Virginia’s eyes - seven greatgrandchildren, Mason, Weston, and Jaxson Perkins, Ryder and Ruby Olson, and Emrik and Camilla Brotherton; and finally her sister, Maryann Jackson of IN.Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband, and brother,Jon Lebsack.A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until3:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall, 14509 Braun Rd, Sturtevant WI 53177.A memorial service will immediately follow at 3:00 p.m. CST. Zoom link isavailable upon request. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Kingdom Hallwould be appreciated by the family.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory 5111 60th Street 262-654-3533Visit & Sign Virginia's Online Memorial Book At:www.prokofuneralhome.com