Virginia A. Handrigan

VIRGINIA A., “GINGER” HANDRIGAN, 74, of Dudley Dr., died Sunday. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Harold R. and Helen (Tommila) Vanner. She was the beloved companion of Leon “Bud” Champlin; loving mother of Kerri Lynn Handrigan, Colleen P. Handrigan and her husband Thomas McGuire of Narragansett and the late Cheryl Handrigan; grandmother of Erin O’Brien, Caitlin Virginia and Celia Ann McGuire; sister of Elizabeth “Betty” Silva, Linda DeNoncour, Carol Clarke and the late Barbara McGinn, Harold “Chick” Vannner and Francis “Peppy” Vanner. Ginger loved her family and friends. She enjoyed shopping, strolling through Galilee and watching sports. The funeral will be held Friday at 11:00 AM in St. Peter’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 72 Central St., Narragansett. Burial will be in New Fernwood Cemetery, Kingston. Visiting hours Thursday 4-7 PM in the AVERY-STORTI Funeral Home, 88 Columbia St., Wakefield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pt. Judith Fisherman’s Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 386, Narragansett, RI 02882.