Virginia “Ginny” (Krause) Mullen

Virginia “Ginny” (Krause) Mullen, age 72, of Wayne, N.J. (formerly of Polson), died on Sunday, July 22, at home with her family gathered at her bedside. Ginny was born in Peoria, Illinois and moved to Polson, at the age of six. She later moved with her family to Seattle. In the early 1960’s, she moved to Manhattan Beach, California, near Los Angeles. Ginny met her husband Warren there and they were married on April 2, 1966 at a chapel in Las Vegas. They enjoyed 36 years together before Warren passed in 2002. In 1976 Warren was transferred from California to New Jersey and they moved to Wayne. Ginny is survived by her two children; Christa Cicchetti of Wayne, and David Mullen of Tahoe, Calif., her stepson; Michael Mullen of Gardenerville, Nev., two sisters; Kathy Pallone of Pompton Plains, Karen McClure of Washington, three brothers; Lee Krause of Sitka, Alaska, Volney Smith, of Sitka, Alaska, Viston Smith of Oregon. To read full obituary, go to www.vandermay.com.