Florence Virginia Pintok, 86, of Troy

A vigil and Rosary services will be held for Florence Virginia (Ginger) Pintok, 86, of Troy at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at  St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.  

A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 11 a.m. 

Ginger died on Jan. 16, 2013, in Selah, Wash. with her children by her side. She will be laid to rest alongside her husband, Alfred, at the Grandview Cemetery in Bonner’s Ferry. A life celebration luncheon will follow burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church.

Ginger, one of 16, was born in Holdingford, Minn., on Nov. 5, 1926, to Frances Herman Langner and John Casimier Langner. 

This is where she grew up, attended school, enjoyed cheerleading with her best friend Leona Kollodge and met her husband of 43 years.

On Aug. 1, 1950, in Holdingford, she was married to Alfred F. Pintok, the love of her life. 

The two of them then moved to the Portland, Ore. area where they raised a family of seven. 

Ginger was a kind and humble person who loved children. She devoted her life to being a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and was truly the selfless servant who lived to care for her family and loved ones.

Prior to marriage, Ginger worked in St. Paul, Minn., in Los Angeles at the Bureau of Internal Revenue and at the Federal Building in Portland, Ore. 

Throughout her married life, she managed two full- time positions as a wife and mother and also as a logging partner beside her husband in the woods. She was a Godly woman of small stature who housed a big spirit.

Preceding Ginger in death were her husband, Alfred Frank Pintok, Sr., on Feb. 11, 1994, son, Morgan John Pintok, on Nov. 17, 2011, and grandson Dustin John Pintok on July 13, 2001. 

Also preceding her in death were sisters: Clara, Marie, Emily, Peggy; and brothers: Clemence, Stanely, Germain, Elmer and Theofial.

Surviving her are her son, Alfred Frank Pintok, Jr.; grandchildren: Nicole and Gabriel; daughter: Jennifer A. Joy and husband Dr. Mark Joy; daughter: Mary M. Anderson and husband Glenn Anderson; grandchild: Truman; daughter: Ramona L. Pintok and Dan Oberst; daughter-in-law: Laurie Pintok; grandchild:  Danielle; and great-grandchild, Dustin; daughter:  Ruth E. Jaffe and husband Jonathan Jaffe; grandchild: Adore; and son Jacob R. Pintok and wife Lisa Pintok; and grandchildren: Ashton, Zachary and Andrew. 

She is also survived by her sisters: Veronica, Caroline, Dorothy and Genevieve and brother Bernard.

Family and friends are invited to sign Florence’s  book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com  

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.