Virginia Weiffenbach Kettering

KETTERING, Virginia Weiffenbach, age 95, of Kettering passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2003 at Kettering Medical Center. Virginia is preceded in death by husbands, Eugene W. Kettering and H. Warren Kampf and son, Charles F. Kettering II. Survived by 2 daughters, Jane Lombard of New York and Susan (Peter) Williamson of New Hampshire; 9 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. There will be private services, family only. Entombment in Woodland Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Kettering requested that any donations go to the charities that she has supported during her life. Arrangements by Routsong Funeral Home. Friends may send condolences to the Kettering family via the Routsong Funeral Home website at www.routsong.com. Biographical Information: Birthplace And Date: Bellevue, Kentucky, July 15, 1907. Later moved to Dayton where she attended Moraine Park School - met Eugene Educational Background: Moraine Park School; Margaret Morrison; Carnegie Tech; Lutherville Seminary Honorary Degrees: The University of Dayton, Wright State University Skidmore College, Gmi Engineering & Mgmt. Institute (Now Kettreing University) Past Chairman Of The Board: C.F. Kettering, Incorporated, Wilmington, Delaware. Director: Emeritus Director, Banc One Corporation; Director, Bank One Dayton, Na; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Young Women's Christian Association - World Service Council; Asia Society; Air Force Museum Foundation; Robert Crown Center For Health Education (Hinsdale); C.F. Kettering, Inc. Trustee: The Kettering Fund; The Kettering Family Foundation; The Arts Center Foundation: The Miriam Rosenthal Fund And The Kettering Medical Center Which She And Her Husband, Eugene Were Principal Founders); Dayton Holiday Festival; Honorary Trustee The University Of Dayton; Wright State University. Member: The Dayton Art Institute; Dayton Museum Of Natural History; Junior League Of Cleveland; Kettering Museum & Historical Society; Lizzardo Museum Of Lapidary Art; Art Institute Of Chicago; National Audubon Society; Archives Of American Art; James Smithson Society; National Aviation Hall Of Fame; Hospice Of Dayton; Smithsonian Institution; Victoria Theatre Association; The Cousteau Society; Are Progress Council; Statue Of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundation; Defenders Of Wildlife; Soroptomist Club Of Dayton; Rotary Club Of Dayton; Hinsdale Golf Club, Hinsdale, Illinois; Miami Valley Hunt& Polo Club; Dayton Country Club; Moraine Country Club; Erkenbrecher Society; Cincinnati Zoo; Honorary Lifetime Membership Academy Of Medicine - Wright State University. Awards: Almoner Award from Madonna Center Associates of Chicago; Citation Of Honor from Wright Memorial Chapter, Air Force Association; Award Of Merit from Contractors of America; Service To Mankind Award from Optimist Club; Hadassah Myrtle Wreath Award; Dayton's Ten Top Women Of The Year Award; Citizens Legion Of Honor awarded by the Presidents Club Of Dayton; City Of Dayton Manager's Top Flight Award For Outstanding Service; Walk Of Fame Dayton Municipal Airport; The Fellows Program - The Highest Honor Bestowed By The Engineers Club – The Nccj Friendship Award. Mrs. K. received an Award Saturday, 2/15/2003; the first 'Heart of Dayton' award for Excellence In Cardio Vascular Medicine from the American Heart Association. Family: Parents were Daytonians - Norman and Clara Weiffenbach. Her Father was an Architect and the largest U.S. Importer of Italian Marble. Virginia Weiffenbach And Eugene Williams Kettering were married April 5, 1930. The Ketterings' moved from Dayton to Cleveland, Ohio - to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - to Hinsdale, Illinois, and back to Dayton in 1960. They had 3 children: Jane K. Lombard, Susan K. Williamson And Charles F. Kettering, II. There are 9 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren to date. A Woman In Her Own Right: Mrs. Kettering, after the death of her husband, completed Kettering Memorial Hospital / Ridgeleigh Terrace (The Kettering Home) was donated to the Hospital for use by patients undergoing Mental Health Treatment. The Air Force Museum was constructed largely due to her work. Mrs. K initiated Dayton's Holiday Parade And Festival.. The Renovation of the Victoria; The Expansion of the D.A.I.; The Archeological Digs by the Dayton Museum Of Natural History - Sunwatch; An Astute Business Woman - The Kettering Tower - Condominium Complex. If You Have Any Questions Please Call Routsong Funeral Home At 937-293-4137.

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