VIRGINIA BROSNAN OBITUARY

BROSNAN, VIRGINIA M., 70, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side on Monday, December 2, 2024. She was the loving wife of 24 years to James J. Brosnan III.  
 
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Thomas and Anna (O’Donnell) Dorgan.
 
As a young girl, Virginia worked alongside her father fabricating metals in his Machine Shop. Later in life, she enjoyed knitting and simply spending time in her home with her husband, James.  
 
Besides her husband, Virginia is survived by her children, Jacob Scheffler of Las Vegas, NV, and Joshua Scheffler of Colorado; stepmother of James J. Brosnan IV of Rhode Island, Ryan C. Brosnan of South Dakota, and David M. Brosnan of Florida; and Grandmother of James and Cora Brosnan. Virginia was the sister of Anne Marie Omweg of Smithfield, RI, Regina Bharoacha of California, Monica Madigan of Coventry, RI, Kevin Dorgan of Florida, and the late Thomas and Maureen Dorgan.
 
Family and friends are invited to gather at the main entrance of the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 341 South County Trail, Exeter, on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 12:45 PM, where a Funeral Procession to the cemetery chapel will be formed. Committal Prayers and inurnment will follow. Those attending are invited to wear the color purple, Virginia's favorite color. 
 
Arrangements by the Iannotti Funeral Home.
 
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Services
COMMITTAL PRAYERS
Friday
December 13, 2024
1:00 PM
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter


ANOTHER OBITUARY:

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Virginia M. Brosnan of West Warwick, Rhode Island, who passed away on December 2, 2024, leaving family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Virginia M. Brosnan to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her husband James J. Brosnan III; her parents, Thomas Dorgan and Anna Dorgan (O'Donnell); her sons, Jacob Scheffler of Las Vegas, NV and Joshua Scheffler of Colorado; her stepchildren, James J. Brosnan IV of Rhode Island, Ryan C. Brosnan of South Dakota and David M. Brosnan of Florida; her grandchildren, James and Cora Brosnan; and her siblings, Anne Marie Omweg of Smithfield, RI, Regina Bharoacha of California, Monica Madigan of Coventry, RI, Kevin Dorgan of Florida, Thomas and Maureen Dorgan.
A reception will be held on Friday, December 13th, 2024, at 12:45 PM at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery (341 S County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822). A committal service will be held on Friday, December 13th, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the same location.
This is a beautiful tribute by her sister, Monica:
Monica Martin
December 10, 2024, 7:45 PM

There is a deep sorrow in my soul at the loss of my sister Virginia.
She was the sixth child of seven, and I was the seventh. My mother was insistent that her family be close in caring and loving one another as siblings, which meant Gin and I would spend a lot of time together through our childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.
We were as different as night and day, but there was a beauty and humor in her that was unmatched. She was intelligent, and though she disdained traditional learning, she could talk about any subject and would investigate and navigate areas of interest to develop her own views and perceptions. She could talk for hours, and when topics were of shared interest, I could listen for the duration because I enjoyed hearing her take on issues and life in general. She didn't enjoy debate too much, but would at least allow a challenge to be made and maybe agree to disagree.
When she was with her nieces (my daughters), there was no holding back her love for surprising them with exaggerated antics that earned her the "favorite auntie" award. She was in her element when she could be silly, loud, and adventurous with them. My girls saw her as fearless, unconcerned about what anyone thought of her. If she were in the mood to dance in a store or in a parking lot during a busy holiday season just to have fun with them, she would go full throttle.
Gin gave so many moments of laughter.
Her flamboyance also provided a mask for the hurts she had endured over her lifetime. Many others would have been crippled by them, but she chose to lift herself and fight for her space in this world despite them. I have nothing but love, admiration, and respect for her because I know how deep, how very deep, those hurts were. They had their impact, and they changed her, but she would not be defeated.
In her later years, she found happiness with her husband Jim Brosnan. They bought their first home in the past year or so. This was so important to her. She wanted so much to have a place that was "theirs,” and she accomplished that. Her vision and determination earned her a place to be at peace, breathe, and rest; a place she could finally call her home.

May God be kind and merciful to her, may perpetual light shine upon her, may her heart be mended, and she see the Glory of God and His love for her.
Love
Monica