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Virginia Mamere Obituary
Apr 22, 1953 - Jan 16, 2026
Huron
Virginia "Ginny" Mamere, 72, of Huron, passed away peacefully Friday, January 16, 2026, surrounded by her husband and family at Cleveland Clinic, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born April 22, 1953, in Lorain, to Howard and Virginia Sloan. Ginny graduated from Lorain High School in 1971.
Ginny was a registered nurse, graduating from Ohio University in 1978. She retired in 2015 after a devoted 37-year nursing career. She was a longtime member of the Firelands Chorale and St. Peter's Choir. A lifelong lover of music, she resumed playing the violin in the early 2000s after a 30-year hiatus and was recently inspired to learn the harp as well. She played fiddle for The Moorhens, a Celtic band, and greatly enjoyed performing.
Ginny also loved gardening and was a member of The Garden Club, later becoming a Master Gardener. She was actively involved with The Prayer Path, Magnificat, and other women's groups at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Community-minded, she served as a Big Brothers/Big Sisters sponsor and coordinated the after-school program in Berlin Heights.
She is survived by her husband, Russell Mamere; her daughter, L. Jasmin (Whalen) Vu of Tauranga, New Zealand; and her son, Matthew Whalen of Columbus, Ohio. She is also survived by three stepsons, Scott Mamere of Columbus, Jeff Mamere of Texas, and Brian Mamere of Huron. Additional survivors include her sisters, Claudia Losey of Pickerington and Kelly Richter of Canton, Michigan, and her brother, Christopher Sloan of Lorain. Ginny was blessed with 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Virginia Sloan, and her sister, Hilarie Peck.
A Celebration of Life will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Huron.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Sandusky Chapter.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Foster Funeral Home & Crematory, Huron.
Online condolences can be made at www.fosterfh.com.
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Pat Stierhoff
January 18, 2026
Ginny was a bright light in this dark world. I can´t imagine a world without her. I feel blessed to have known her. Ginny I´ll see you soon.
Todd Myles
January 18, 2026
Russ and entire Mamere family,
Please accept our deepest condolences and prayers from the Myles family. So sorry she´s gone way too soon.
Margaret Drury
January 18, 2026
Ginny was such a lovely, Christian woman, one of many talents and gifts! She will be greatly missed!!!!
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Emily Hodgkinson
January 17, 2026
I don´t even know where to begin...you weren´t just my big sister you were an inspiration, role model, best friend, a beautiful bright light and the love I needed when we first met, I was just 10 years old. I will forever cherish our time together I know you are in heaven, in so much peace and our Father is telling you how proud of you he is, you were his humble servant!!! I am so blessed and grateful to have known you and I can´t wait to hug and see you again in heaven!!! I will forever hold you in my heart! I love you so much Virginia!!! I am praying for you Russ and family
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