Virginia G. Dougherty, 88, of Lancaster passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Throop, PA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Cecelia Walsh Gallagher.

Virginia was the wife of Daniel D. Dougherty and they would have been married 61 years in June.

She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Surviving besides her husband are four children: Patricia wife of William Jones, Lancaster, Deborah wife of Richard Schiebel, Dublin, Ohio, Teri, Maryland, and Dana wife of Christopher Myers, Lancaster. GinGin had ten grandchildren: Rick Becker, Caitlin (Bryan Burch), Danny, Erin and R.C. Schiebel, Christopher, Michael, Daniel, Meghan and Courtney Myers and a great grandchild, Rory Burch. She is survived by a sister, June Gallagher, and many nieces and nephews

Virginia was preceded in death by a daughter, Colleen and a sister, Margaret Whitman.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic, 601 E. Delp Road, Lancaster on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 11:00AM. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. on Monday, April 26, 2010 from 6-8:00PM with the  Rosary recited at 7:30PM. There will be a calling time at the church on Tuesday from 10-11:00AM. Please omit flowers. Contributions may be made in Virginia's memory to The Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary, Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1864 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601. To send on line condolences please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com