Virginia Mae Lanning Berthod New Hartford/ Floyd NEW HARTFORD, formerly of FLOYD, NY - Virginia Mae Lanning Berthod, 91, passed away surrounded by the love of her family at home in Preswick Glen, on Thursday, November 5, 2020, one month shy of her 92nd birthday. Virginia was a faithful Christian and she rests peacefully in the arms of Jesus in heaven. She was a member of the Crosspoint Church in Whitesboro, NY. She was born in Enfield, NY daughter of Janette Stark Lovelace and Ray Lanning. She married Marius (Morris) Berthod in 1947 and moved to Floyd, NY in 1956. She has been a widow and single mother since 1964 when he pre-deceased her. Later in life, after supporting her 3 children in their college educations, she earned a BS in Business Administration at Utica College of Syracuse University. She worked in the area at General Electric as a Technical Writer for many years before retirement. All her life she found joy in gardening and maintaining her patio flowers. She is survived by 3 children - Darlene Berthod of Washington DC, Ray Berthod and wife Kathleen of Rochester, NY and Brenda Brewer and husband Rex of Grand Rapids, Michigan; 3 grandchildren Laurie and husband Ryan Dalton, Andrea and husband Samuel Rivera, Dan Berthod, and 3 great grandchildren - Ayla, Max and Lyla - all of Rochester, NY. Her sister, Shawn Lovelace, of Newfield, NY, 3 surviving nieces - Sonya Franciamone of Paul Smiths, NY, Judi Richards of Ft. Myers, Florida, and Michelle Tagliavento of Ithaca, NY, as well as a nephew, Mark Stoughton and wife Beth of Salley, SC. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Evelyn Minsterman of Syracuse, NY. A small ceremony will be held at the Holland Patent Cemetery at the time of internment. Any donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements are with the Dimbleby Funeral Homes Inc. 40 main St. Whitesboro For online expressions of sympathy please go to www.dimblebyfh.com