Virginia S. Thoma, 91, died peacefully in her sleep this past Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Saint Anne's Home in Fort Wayne. She was born on July 16, 1920 in Delphi, Indiana to Frederick Charles and Ellenora Pearl Smith. She married Edward Charles Thoma on December 17, 1939 in Monticello, Indiana. He preceded her in death in 2006. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Katherine Louise Thoma in 1963; sister, Agnes Louise and a granddaughter, Martha Ann Croy Surviving are three sons, Dr. David E. (Pamela) Thoma and Mark A. (Mindy) Thoma, both of Fort Wayne and Gary A. (Margery) Thoma of Trumbull, Connecticut; daughter, Barbara Zoe Croy of Ottawa, Ohio; a sister, Helen, from Ontario, Canada; a brother, Richard, from Hobart, Indiana; 15 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews