Virginia (Socolovitch) Tryban

Virginia Rosalie Tryban of Cheboygan passed away Saturday, May 20 at her home just 27 days short of her 99th birthday.  She was born on June 16, 1918 on the family farm on Polish Line Road to Joseph and Louise (Robydek) Socolovitch. 

While attending social functions at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, she met the love of her life, Kashamer  Tryban.  They were married at Sacred Heart on November 4, 1939 where she was a lifelong member.  She was baptized, received her first communion, confirmed, married, and now will be buried at her beloved Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  She was a devoted Catholic with a strong faith and special affinity to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and our Blessed Mother.

Virginia was a homemaker and a devoted wife and mother who raised 10 children and helped run the family farm.  She was happiest when her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were gathered together for a family party.  She was a good seamstress, making herself and her eight daughters many beautiful clothes.  She was very skilled in the kitchen, spending many hours cooking and baking everyone’s favorite dishes.  Virginia loved flowers and loved to garden.  She enjoyed dining out and traveling with her husband to wherever her children lived as well as many other places.  She treated people as she would like to be treated, with kindness.

Virginia is survived by eight of her ten children, Cash (Pat) Tryban, of Cheboygan, Judy Wanke of Cheboygan, Suzanne (Burt) Matteson of Petoskey, Mary Lou (Wayne) Littrell of Cheboygan, Dianne (Jim) Myers of Cheboygan, Patty (Dan) Jarzabkowski of Cheboygan, Bob Tryban (friend Tracee) of Cheboygan, and Kristine (David) Bailey of Cheboygan, son-in-law Terry (Char) Ellis of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 19 Grandchildren, and 20 Great Grandchildren.  She is survived by her sisters Margaret Surabian of Beverly Hills, MI, Helen (James) Loew of Medina, Ohio, Barbara Kanyo of Almont, MI, Ann Albers of Cleveland, Ohio, and her brother Edward Socolovitch of Riggsville, MI, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Virginia was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Louise Socolovitch, her husband Kash Tryban,   her daughters Betty (Jerry) O’Brien and Jeanne Ellis, son-in-law Amiel Wanke, and grandson Robbie Tryban, her sisters Dorothy (Don) Lee, Gertrude (Bernard) Doyle, Martha (Edwin) Wilson, her brothers Florian (Eileen) Socolovitch and Albert Socolovitch, sister-in-law Rosemary Socolovitch and brothers-in-law Vahan Surabian, Ken Kanyo, and Clarence Albers, her sister-in-law Marion (Stan) Stempky, brothers-in-law Tom (Charlotte) Tryban, George (Wanda) Tryban, Tony (Vera) Tryban and Fred Tryban.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Nordman-Christian Funeral Home from 5:00pm-8:00pm, with a vigil service and rosary beginning at 6:00pm.  The funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at noon, with the family greeting friends beginning at 11:00 am,  at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Riggsville, with Rev. Jim Gardiner officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart Flower fund or mass offerings.

Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

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