A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday April 28, 2024 at Forbis & Dick Guilford Chapel. Interment will be at a later date at Lakeview Cemetery in Skaneateles NY.
Virginia was born in Syracuse, New York to the late Milton H. Rohe and Irma Arnold Rohe. She grew up in Syracuse, NY where she played baseball and golf. Later, she lived in Skaneateles for many years.
Friends and family called her “Bunnie.” She was a loving wife and mother to her children and was a homemaker. Virginia continued her sports activities as an avid golfer, skier, horseback rider and tennis player. She enjoyed attending Syracuse University football and basketball games. In her later years, she kept busy working on puzzles and watching basketball, golf, tennis and football on television. In addition to her parents, Virginia is predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Willis B. Lemon.
Those left to cherish her memory are her twin daughters, Karen Lemon Hassett and Carol Lemon Barrett. Her grandchildren on Karen’s side include Megan H. Schumaker, Michele H. Morton, Kristen H. Clary and Martin D. Hassett. Her great-grandchildren on Karen’s side include Kylie Schumaker, Ava Morton, Easton Schumaker, Landon Morton, Xander Clary, Caiden Clary, Remy Clary and Eloise Morton. She is also survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Larry Barrett. Her grandchildren on Carol Berrett’s side are Holly B. Fry, Julie B. Cox, and Lauren A. Barrett. She is also survived by three great-grandchildren on Carol Barrett’s side.