Virginia Carol Sheldon, 85, of Wellington, died Saturday, February 29, 2020. Born on June 18, 1934 in Erhart, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Dean and Eleanor (nee Gross) Regal. She graduated with the Wellington High School Class of 1952.

A LPN, Virginia worked at the Wellington Hospital until its closure. She then worked at Welcome Nursing Home until her retirement.  Virginia was a 1976 charter member of the Ambulance District in Wellington. Her hobbies included watching football, doing puzzles and crosswords, playing cards and bingo.

Virginia is survived by her children, Ernest Lance, Jr., of Elyria, William Sheldon, of FL, Shari Steele, of Lodi and Thomas Scheldon, of Lorain; 8 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandson; and siblings, John Regal, of Huntington, and Mary Lou Bartish, of Wellington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Sheldon; son Michael Lance; and siblings Rollin Regal, and Rose Marie Henry.

Friends and family will be received on Friday, March 6, for a memorial service beginning at 1 p.m. at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main St, Wellington. Burial will follow at Huntington Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be given at: www.norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com.