This memorial was created in honor of Virgie Joyce Polowchak of Salem, Oregon. Virgie was born on June 10, 1930 in Brashear, MO and passed on to her Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, on June 30, 2015, in Salem, OR. Virgie was loved by many and will be dearly missed by all friends and family and Christian Brothers and Sisters.
Virgie was very unselfishly consecrated to Christ and His Church. She was a devoted and very loving wife to Van. Her spouse Van M. Polowchak Sr. will miss her greatly. She was a huge part of his life for 45 years.
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She was very concerned with the subject of Holiness, and this is good.
Whether in dress, speech, example, faithfulness to the Assembly, she wanted to be an example of a Christian willing to make EVERY area of her life completely subject to Christ.
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I have never met a more earnest, loving, serving, faithful, contented Christian lady. She has my admiration.
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My wife Wanda counted Virgie as one of her closest friends; how good that comradeship was and IS!
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We continue to love both Van and Virgie. They will always be together in our thoughts.
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With love;
Ivan and Wanda.
Heavenly Father, we praise and thank You for sending Sis. Virgie to Bless our lives. We appreciated the opportunities to hear her wisdom and see her faith demonstrated. Her lifestyle of holiness was clearly seen and often understood without words. Virgie's generous heart and bright smile was contagious. We left her presence with optimism. Gracious Lord, we honor you for sharing her life and example with this world. We are all the better for knowing and loving her. Thank you for the spiritual impact she had...and is still having on us. In Christ's Name we pray
She was a woman of deep conviction which she held even unto death. She rarely missed a day of bible study and prayer and I can count on the fingers of one hand the Lord's Days she missed (and that because of sickness) in 60 years as a Christian.. She dearly loved
camps and rally's and other special church events.
We had Van Jr. together and he was a joy to raise, and she did more than her part in instilling the things of God into him. She was truly like the woman of Prov. 31:10-31. She also truly sighed and cried (Ezek. 9:4) over the condition of some souls and the church in general. Even on her death bed she was concerned.
She labored hard on earth but now she rests forever. I whispered into her ear before she died, "You have fought the good fight, you have finished the course, you have kept the faith; .in the future there is laid up for you the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge will award to you on that day; and not only to you, but also to all who have loved his appearing." II Tim 4:7-8.
I will certainly miss her and so will many others whose lives she influenced. I praise God for having known her. I can go to her, but she cannot come back to me.
I couldn't wait for summer so I could spend time with you. You always told me we were so much alike, you were an inspiration to me. Your discipline and love were equal I never forgot the words you said and how they influenced my life,
I love you Aunt Virgie and rejoice that you are in Heaven and no longer hurting, you are deeply missed, but your memory lives on in my heart and mind❤️
I will always remember how you loved to have people over to your's and Van's home and shared everything with everyone you could. I'll always think of the times together with our families on Thanksgiving and Christmas and get togethers in the summer there at the house by Carter Lake!! You always had the interest of others in your heart and you enjoyed sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with anyone! You and Van were the best Aunt and Uncle anyone could have in this life! I remember all the times of laughter and kidding around with each other, and the stern times when Van J and I were out of control! You were the best and I look forward to seeing you, "over there" in Heaven! Your nephew...Jim B. Parks
She had a contagious smile.
She always made me feel welcome.
I enjoyed her and her children from Duke St. Church of Christ days.
When visiting in Colorado, she made me and my family feel right at home, and provided a tasty meal, and warm hospitality.
She treated everyone the same without bias.
She will be missed.
Sincerely,
Moristene Mitchell
When I think about Virgie, I think about her joy in the Lord, her beautiful smile, and her hugs.
I think of her zeal for God and her longing for His people to do what was right.
I think of a class she taught for us ladies in the Training Program. The class was about the Proverbs 31 woman. She didn't just teach that class, she lived it.
I think of other classes that Van taught us young people around their dining room table and of Virgie's hospitality and food she would share.
I think of how she offered to teach some of us to sing "parts" in hymns and how much fun we had singing around her as she played the piano.
I think of her and Van and other Christians singing praises to our God in special music, and even just in the assembly, you could hear her sweet voice harmonizing.
When I think of Virgie, I think of her work of faith, her labor of love and her steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, and I thank our God for the time I got to spend with her and for her good example in my life.
Thank you so much for your loving wisdom and patients
I have learned from. I can't wait to see your
Loving smile again. Love you
Hi Momma I miss you, and thought of you this morning as I was drinking my "very Hot Coffee" I know how you loved that. When I was little I remember coming home to the smell of the percolater coffee pot been on since early morning and you were still drinking it....
Virgie has always been the best christian example I know of. She was happy, cheerful, helpful, kind, had lots of mercy, and hospitable. Van was a "lucky" man to get her for a wife. I will remember the times we spent in their home and at the restaurants with them when they lived in Colorado, especially. What a blessing for those of us who had contact with Virgie during her years here. Blessings for you son Van, and you husband Van.