Virginia Granquist
August 14, 1927 ~ April 11, 2024
Born in:
Leominster, MA
Resided in:
Hamden, CT
Virginia T. Granquist, of Hamden, passed away on April 11, 2024. She was born on August 14, 1927 in Leominster, MA to the late Mr. and Mrs. G. David Thurston and attended Leominster schools. She graduated from Skidmore College and was a music teacher in the North Haven and North Branford school systems for many years. She was a member of the Dunbar United Church in Hamden, CT. She is predeceased by her husband, T. Howard Granquist, her parents, and her sister, Joan Thurston. She is survived by her cousin, Paula Russell Brown (Gordon C.) of Weare, NH. She also is survived by her dear friends Kim Mitchell, Lois Lewis, Laura Burich, Eric Emanuelson, and her wonderful caregiver, Harriet Frimpong.
Service of interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA on April 25, 2024. Arrangements in care of BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Dunbar United Church in Hamden, CT and Connecticut Hospice of Branford, CT. To send condolences, please see obituary at www.beecherandbennett.com.
When I was I was in high school she took me to the quad at Yale over the Christmas holidays. I loved her cocker spaniels and got to meet Cindy #2.
She hosted my son, Byers in her home several times in more recent years when he attended Deerfield Academy. She was a safety net for him when he was so far away from home.
I loved their sun room, the antiques, the swuirrrjd, cardinals, and her holly plants that framed that outside window.
She never forgot my birthday and I loved her oil painting she painted of the silverware that hung in her bedroom.
She was the best and I will so miss hearing her voice.