Virginia McCluskey

Virginia Anne "Ginny" McCluskey, 77, passed away May 7, 2005, at Colonial Manor in Whitefish after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

She was born June 13, 1928, in Los Angeles to George and Clara (Evert) Schultz. Her early years were spent in California. She attended college at Pepperdine University, where she met Bobbie Lee McCluskey. They married and produced seven children, Lindy, Mike, Steve, Chris, Carrie, Kevin and Marty.

It was a life of music and fun. Bobbie had played drums for Bob Crosby's (Bing's brother) Bobcats orchestra at one time. He taught Mike how to play. They formed a rock and roll band and traveled all over Southern California, playing in little clubs here and there. There was never a time when music wasn't playing in the house, and Ginny even tried her hand at managing a few bands for awhile. After a long marriage, Bobby and Virginia were divorced and went their separate ways.

Virginia is survived by her seven children and their families, Richard and Lindy Marriott, of Whitefish, Mike, Sandy and Megan McCluskey, of Apple Valley, Calif., Steve McCluskey, of Kalispell, Chris and Ray Chiang, of Whitefish, Carrie McCluskey, Josh and Ginny Provo, Kevin, Laura and Kelsey McCluskey, all of Whitefish, and Marty McCluskey, of Captiva, Fla.; her ex-husband, Bobbie McCluskey and wife, Dinah, of Nipomo, Calif.

No services for Virginia Anne McCluskey will be held at this time, but the family will celebrate her life at a future date.