Virginia 'Ginni' Speaker

Oct. 30, 1937-Oct. 30, 2004

LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- Virginia "Ginni" Speaker, 67, of Lafayette, Colo., died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, in Lafayette.

She was born Oct. 30, 1937, to Charles Isaac Larreau and Ruby Alice Parkhurst Larreau in Oberlin.

On Aug. 27, 1955, she married Richard L. Speaker in Georgetown.

Speaker graduated from Lafayette High School in 1955.

She co-owned the Tre-Maris Beauty Salon for 25 years.

She was a member of VFW Post No. 1771.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Kenneth, Donald and Richard.

Survivors include her husband, Richard L. Speaker of Lafayette; her daughters, Cindy and husband, Gene Eichelberger of Lafayette, Michelle and husband, John Chiolino of Tempe, Ariz., and Kristine Speaker of Longmont, Colo.; her son, Frank Speaker of Lafayette; her brother, Gerald Larreau of Wauneta; sister, Gloria Messinger of McCook; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services were Nov. 6 at Darrell Howe Mortuary Chapel in Lafayette with the Rev. Bob Amundsen officiating.

Interment was in the Lafayette Municipal Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or Children's Hospital.

Darrell Howe Mortuary of Lafayette is handling the arrangements.