Vernon Obituary: Virginia Wehrli, 82

Virginia Jane (Brennan) Wehrli passed away on August 16, 2018, at the home of her son in Carmel, IN. She was the beloved wife of Robert R. Wehrli, to whom she was married for 53 years until his death in 2010.

Born in Boston, MA on February 28, 1936, she was the only child of Aletta Esther (Woolsey) Brennan, and the third child of Walter Brennan. Aletta and Virginia moved to Long Island, NY when she was 2 years old and then to Hartford when she was 11 years old.

Ginny and Robert were married in 1957 and moved to Vernon in 1959. In 1972, Virginia reactivated the defunct Rockville Unit of the Salvation Army and established a bank to provide clothing and household items to needy residents. In 1974, she began working for the Town of Vernon in the Social Services Department and, in 1980, became the Director of Social Services.

Both Virginia and Robert took great pride in serving the Town of Vernon; Virginia in her administration of the Town’s General Assistance welfare program, fuel bank, and homeless shelter, and Robert as Selectmen, Councilman, and Building Committee Chairman.

Ginny was an avid reader and crossword and jigsaw puzzler. She had a deep love of the ocean, having spent her early years on the beaches of Long Island and later years vacationing on Cape Cod.

Virginia is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Wehrli and her husband Robert Snedeker of Willington, and Dennis, MA; son, Mark Wehrli and is wife Julie, as well as their children, Matthew and Allison of Carmel, IN; her niece, Jill Wehrli of San Francisco, CA; her nephew, Michael Angelo of Stafford; and her cousin, Lillian Stratton of Manchester.

In keeping with Virginia’s wishes, there will be no calling hours. Virginia will be laid to rest at Valley Falls Cemetery in Vernon at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, 855 Asylum Ave., Hartford, CT 06105 or to Rockville United Methodist Church, 142 Grove St., Rockville, CT 06066.

Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home has care of the arrangements. For on-line condolences, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.