Virginia Lee (Hadley) Hall of Coralville formerly of Manchester

Virginia Lee (Hadley) Hall, 99, of Coralville, Iowa, formerly of Manchester, passed away peacefully Sunday
morning, June 23, 2024, with her two youngest daughters by her side, at Grand Living of Bridgewater in Coralville.
She was born in Fairfield, on July 16, 1924, the youngest daughter of Walter Vanlaw and Esther Allerdice Hadley.

She attended Fairfield public schools and graduated from Fairfield High School. Following one year at Iowa State
University, she transferred to Iowa State Teacher’s College (now UNI) where she obtained her two-year teaching
certificate. Virginia taught 2 nd grade in Monroe before her marriage.

On December 20, 1944, Virginia married 1 st Lieutenant Robert E. Hall, USMC at the First Christian Church in
Oceanside, California. After WWII, they moved to Ames where Bob completed his college degree; then to
Manchester in 1948, where they raised their family.
Virginia completed her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and taught in Maquoketa Valley and
West Delaware Elementary Schools. They moved to Oskaloosa after Bob retired. After his death in April 2000,
Virginia moved to Highland Ridge Presbyterian Home in Williamsburg. Later, she moved to Grand Living at
Bridgewater in Coralville, only minutes from Liz and Don’s home in Iowa City.

She is survived by a son, Robert Hadley Hall (Carol) of Leavenworth, Kansas and three daughters, Mary H.
Kroninger, of Fresno, California, Eileen L. Hall of St. Louis, Missouri, and Elizabeth H. Bolin (Don) of Iowa City;
three grandsons, Jay K. Nevin, (Amanda), Ian R. McGowan, and Clayton Hadley Hall; and one granddaughter, Natalie
Hall-Krishnamurthy (Akshay); two great-granddaughters, Abigail R. Nevin and Kavya Hall-Krishnamurthy and one
great-grandson, Benjamen R. Nevin.

Virginia was an active member of the First Presbyterian church, national Retired Teachers Association, PEO
Chapter CN, and Iowa Historical Society. She also was a 4-H leader of the Classie Lassies.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bob Hall; grandson, Aaron; and her sister, Mary O’Connell.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church in Manchester, Oskaloosa, Iowa City, or to the charity of one’s
choice.

Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester is assisting the family

Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com .
Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Manchester, Iowa.
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Manchester, Iowa, with
Rev. Nathan Lamb officiating.
Private Family Inurnment: Oakland Cemetery – Manchester, Iowa.