Virginia Lee West passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026. She was born 8/17/1933 to Lyle and Ruth McGee and lived in California for her early years. She met and married Kenneth Brimmer in February of 1953 and together had 4 daughters, Kim, Vickie, Kelly and Valerie. In September of 1960 the family moved to Fallon, NV where Virginia was a homemaker while Ken attended college to earn a teaching degree and begin his career as a teacher for Churchill County School District. Virginia was an excellent seamstress making most of the girls’ clothes for school in order to save money…. Years later Ken and Virginia divorced, and Virginia went back to school where she also earned her degree in education and became a 4th grade schoolteacher for Churchill County School District. In early 1970, Virginia met Donald A West and they married in July of 1971. Donald got an immediate family with Virginia and her 4 girls.
Outside of work, Virginia and Don centered their lives around the girls and their sports and while Kim and Vickie had graduated and started their lives, Virginia and Don spent endless hours at the sporting events that Kelly and Valerie did. During the summers the girls played fast pitch softball, and Virginia and Don hauled them everywhere a tournament took them. Virginia would make sure the girls were fed, rested and if needed did room checks to be sure all were in bed for the next day… after the girls finished playing the grandkids were starting their sports and you could always count on Virginia and Don being on the sidelines cheering them on. They traveled with the grandkids just as they had done with the daughters taking them to tournaments when the parents weren’t able to go…. Virginia and Don became a staple in the grandkids’ lives, and they loved every minute of it often talking about the bonds they had with them as well as with the other teammates. Even into college, Virginia and Don would travel wherever the grandkids had a game to make sure they could cheer them on and let them know they were always there for them.
Virginia’s passion was the young people; from the kids she taught in school, to her daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She loved watching them grow into the people they are today.
Virginia is preceded in death by her parents Lyle and Ruth McGee, Sister Patricia Feary and grandson Chase Nolan Wenger. She is survived by her Husband of 55 years, Donald West, daughters Kim Bell (Wes), Victoria George (Russell), Kelly Workman (Ed), Valerie Kotlowski (Stan), Grandchildren Lacey Cabrera (Emmanuel), Robert Rogne, Fred Rogne (Melissa), Mindy Fisk, Richard Cornu (Tyler), Thad Cornu, Trae Workman (Hope), Brittany Beebe, Sara Wolken (Andrew) and numerous great grandchildren and great great children.
Per Virginia’s wishes there will not be any services as she wanted all to remember her as they knew her.
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