Virginia Jenkins Obituary

Virginia (Ginny) Rose Jenkins, died peacefully at the age of 74 on May 28, 2025, in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Ginny was born in Baltimore, MD, to the late George and Mary Emily (Butt) Aberle. Ginny was the oldest of five children, and attended Catholic schools for her entire education, including Loyola University Maryland. She married Dennis, her husband of 52 years, who is also from Baltimore, and soon after they moved to New Orleans. After a few years, they moved to Chicago, where they welcomed their two daughters, Julie and Katie. They all moved to Boston (Charlestown) in 1983 where she and Dennis lived for 34 years. Ginny and Dennis retired to Beaufort together in 2015.
Ginny was an accountant throughout her career, working across multiple sectors, including large property development firms, and finishing her career at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Boston.
She and Dennis together were avid supporters of local and up-and-coming artists throughout the United States, collecting and showing off their work in their home. We will all remember her unique artistic style.
Ginny was active in every community where she lived. In Boston, she volunteered with the Charlestown Historical Society, the Friends of City Square Park, and the Artist Group of Charlestown. She served as the treasurer of the Society of Arts + Crafts. In Beaufort, Ginny volunteered with the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) and HELP of Beaufort, organizing endless donated linens, and was a member of the Friends of the Beaufort Library and the Historic Beaufort Foundation. She and Dennis enjoyed attending movies and lectures at the University of South Carolina Beaufort and traveling to art shows throughout the south. We are grateful that she left us with so many of her special knitted blankets and artistic needlepoint pillows and crafts. Her grandchildren will miss spending summers at the cottage in New Hampshire with her.
Ginny is survived by her husband Dennis ('Jenks'), her daughters Julie (New York City) and Katie (Boston), her son-in-law Mason, her grandchildren Emerson and Eliza, and her four brothers and their families. Ginny's wishes were to be cremated. A small celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations to HELP of Beaufort would be greatly appreciated. Please send any photos and memories to Julie at [email protected]; her family would love to hear from you.
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