Virginia Ruth Freeman Koontz Trees

Virginia Ruth (Freeman) Koontz Trees, 89, of New Alexandria, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the Rose Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Massillon, Ohio. She was born Feb. 4, 1926, in Edmon, the oldest daughter of the late William George Freeman and Sara Ruth (Gartley) Freeman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, William Leonard Freeman, Jack D. Freeman and Lee V. Freeman; as well as her two husbands, James H. Koontz (1974) and John Edward Trees (2013). She is survived by three sisters, Betty Ann Rombach, of Loyalhanna Township, Patricia Shirley, of Loyalhanna Township, and Darlene Sue Duffey, of Florida; two brothers, Raymond (Anna Belle) Freeman, of Derry Township, and Harold (Donna) Freeman, of Greensburg. Virginia is also survived by four children to her husband James, Cindy (Koontz) Miller and her husband, Dennis, of New Alexandria, James L. Koontz and wife, Katherine, of Latrobe, Janet (Koontz) Behr and her husband, Larry, of Florida, and Kathleen (Koontz) Beels and husband, Michael, of Massilion, Ohio. Virginia was blessed with eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Following the untimely death of her husband James, she was married to John Edward Trees in 1977. With this marriage she became the step-mother to five more children, John E. Trees Jr. (Barbara) of McClellandtown, Joan (Trees) Burns and husband, Ron, of Florida, Patricia (Trees) Lowman, of Normalville, Colleen (Trees) Leichlighter and husband, Randy, of New Salem, Pa., and Mark Trees (Janet) of Vanderbilt. She was a member of the Community United Presbyterian Church of New Alexandria before moving to Dunbar Township, where she joined the Third Presbyterian Church in Uniontown. She taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School for both churches. She was also a volunteer for the "Project Linus" where she crocheted blankets for children in need at the Uniontown Hospital. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at the P. DAVID NEWHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, corner of Church and Washington Streets in New Alexandria, www.NewhouseFuneralHome.com. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at Community United Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Kathleen Shirey officiating. Burial will follow at Twin Valley Memorial Park, Delmont. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff members of Crossroads Hospice and Rose Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the wonderful care shown to Virginia and her whole family.

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