Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 31st at 10:00am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Austintown  for Virginia C. Barbush, 89, who passed away Wednesday, July 26th.
She was born March 10, 1928 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of Peter Gerst and Mary (Zwick) Gerst.
Virginia was a graduate of Chaney High School and attended YSU as a senior student. She worked as an office manager at Passarelli Brothers and was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. She also belonged to Immaculate Heart of Mary Alter and Rosary Society, Kleber Avenue Card Club, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Senior Bowling League. She loved bowling, playing cards, gambling, swimming and coordinated Immaculate Heart of Mary senior casino bus trips for many years.
Surviving are a son, John James  Barbush (Beth) of Austintown, a daughter, Mary Beth  Barbush-Kirila (Michael) of Canfield, four grandchildren, Nick (Brittany), Greg, Jake(Nicole), and Brandon and two great-grandchildren, Veda and Otto.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John Raymond Barbush, whom she married January 21, 1960, and three sisters, Margaret Gerst, Leona Wierzba, and Marion Gerst.
Friends will be received on Sunday, July 30th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Vaschak-Kirila Funeral Home, Inc., and on Monday, July 31st from 9:00am to 10:00am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

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