Virginia A. "Ginny" Beger, 79, of Overland, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo.

She was born Jan. 13, 1929, in Altenburg, Mo., daughter of Hieronymous and Hilda Jungklaus Schade. She married Orvis W. Beger.

Beger retired as a data entry worker at the Sporting News in St. Louis.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Perry Beger of Overland; a daughter, Sharon Smith of Overland; two sisters, Helen Schroeter of Frohna, Mo., Emma Feiste of Jackson; and four grandchildren.

The funeral was held Friday at Baumann Colonial Chapel in Overland, with the Rev. Rodney Wise officiating. Burial was in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.