Virginia Louise Raisty

Virginia Raisty of San Marcos, California, passed away on September 16, 2024, at the age of 79. She was born in England and journeyed to the United States with her mother at the tender age of 2 aboard the Queen Mary as part of the World War II War Bride Voyages to reunite with her father.

She attended elementary school while living in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. She moved to Southern California when she was nine, where she completed her elementary school education, graduated from South Gate High School, and attended East Los Angeles College. With family and friends in attendance, she married her husband, William Raisty, who had just been drafted for the Vietnam War, in the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After William’s military service was completed, they started their family. She gave birth to her daughter Richael and her son John. She raised her children and had a career working as a benefits administrator for Southern California Edison. After retiring, she invested in an avocado grove in Bonsall, where she lived with her family and indulged in her love of plants while helping to raise her granddaughters Erica, Nikki, and Alexus.

After her husband’s death, she sold the avocado grove and moved to San Marcos with her mother, whom she cared for until her passing. She spent her final years residing with her daughter, who cared for her until her passing. She is survived by her children, Richael and John; her grandchildren, Erica, Nikki, Alexus, Nathan, and Natalie; and her sister, Patricia.