Esther “Virginia” Gerhardt Garcia, 81, of Chillicothe, Mo., died at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan., on Friday, June 19, 2009.
She was born on Oct. 13, 1927, in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of John and Georgia Collins Gerhardt. She was a 1945 graduate of Lafayette High School, St. Joseph, Mo. In 1946, she was married to Charles McDonald in St. Joseph, Mo. He preceded her in death in June 1990.
Virginia had lived in Chillicothe since 1987, moving from St. Joseph, Mo. She was a member of the St. Columban Catholic Church.