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KISTING, V. Voggenthaler. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 5, 1911-Dubuque, IA, July 23, 2007). | KISTING, V. Voggenthaler. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 5, 1911--Dubuque, IA, July 23, 2007). Virginia was the only child of William and Irma Voggenthaler. Virginia's father passed away when she was just two years of age. Raised by her mother and schooled at the [[ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION (THE)]], on the day after graduation, at age 16, she began full-time employment at the Voggenthaler Co. started by E. J. Voggenthaler, her grandfather. Virginia lived a strong Catholic faith, beginning each day with holy water and a kiss on the crucifix that hung on the wall in the Voggenthaler Co. office. | ||
She labored 18-hour days working to bring the firm successfully back from hard times including a major flood in 1965 and the 1966 death of her aunt, Leona Voggenthaler, daughter of the firm's founder. | |||
Upon the completion of the steel framing for [[NATIVITY CHURCH]] in Dubuque, a major construction project, Virginia was recognized by the Bethlehem Steel Co. as a rare pioneer -- a woman actively directing and administrating a business in the steel industry. | |||
While leading her firm in 1983, she declined an incentive saying, "Despite working all my life in a man's (steel) industry, I've never been given a concession because I'm a woman, and I won't accept one now simply because the government says I'm entitled to it." | |||
Virginia | Virginia had a thorough knowledge and love of flowers and shared fresh cut flowers and pussy willows with friends and the elderly at [[STONEHILL CARE CENTER]] on which she served as a member of the board. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 27 March 2019
KISTING, V. Voggenthaler. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 5, 1911--Dubuque, IA, July 23, 2007). Virginia was the only child of William and Irma Voggenthaler. Virginia's father passed away when she was just two years of age. Raised by her mother and schooled at the ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION (THE), on the day after graduation, at age 16, she began full-time employment at the Voggenthaler Co. started by E. J. Voggenthaler, her grandfather. Virginia lived a strong Catholic faith, beginning each day with holy water and a kiss on the crucifix that hung on the wall in the Voggenthaler Co. office.
She labored 18-hour days working to bring the firm successfully back from hard times including a major flood in 1965 and the 1966 death of her aunt, Leona Voggenthaler, daughter of the firm's founder.
Upon the completion of the steel framing for NATIVITY CHURCH in Dubuque, a major construction project, Virginia was recognized by the Bethlehem Steel Co. as a rare pioneer -- a woman actively directing and administrating a business in the steel industry.
While leading her firm in 1983, she declined an incentive saying, "Despite working all my life in a man's (steel) industry, I've never been given a concession because I'm a woman, and I won't accept one now simply because the government says I'm entitled to it."
Virginia had a thorough knowledge and love of flowers and shared fresh cut flowers and pussy willows with friends and the elderly at STONEHILL CARE CENTER on which she served as a member of the board.
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