Virginia Whitney

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Whitney, Virginia 52, went home to Our Lord on Saturday, June 11. Born Virginia Tone in Bucharest, Romania, Virginia was married to Jeffrey Whitney for over 12 years. They moved back to Oakland in 2006, and she became a US Citizen in 2009. Virginia had a Master's Degree on Communications and Public Relations from the David Olgivy School in Bucharest. After the fall of communism in Romania, she became the first office director for the new DHL Romania. Virginia then worked for almost ten years as Director of Government Relation for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at that time the largest investor in Romania. Virginia founded an events planning company, Royal Events that became very successful. She disbanded this in 2006, when she moved to the USA. She took up volunteer work with children at Bethany Church in Wyckoff and with international outreach at Times Square Church in New York. Virginia is survived by her daughter, Mihaela; her son, Shane; and her husband, Jeffrey; along with beloved relatives in the USA, Romania, and Europe. Funeral service will be on June Saturday June 18 at 9 AM. Followed by a burial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne NY. Family and friends can visit the Oakland Memorial Home 330 Ramapo Valley Road Oakland, NJ on Thursday June 16 from 7-9 PM and on Friday June 17 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Additional information, condolences and directions please visit Oaklandmemorial.com
Thursday
1
January

Funeral Service

Thursday, January 1, 1970
Oakland Memorial Home
330 Ramapo Valley Road, PO Box 985
Oakland, New Jersey, United States
Service Time: 09:00 AM
Thursday
16
June

Visitation

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Oakland Memorial Home
330 Ramapo Valley Road
Oakland
Friday
17
June

Visitation

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday, June 17, 2016
Oakland Memorial Home
330 Ramapo Valley Road
Oakland
Friday
17
June

Visitation

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, June 17, 2016
Oakland Memorial Home
330 Ramapo Valley Road
Oakland
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