Virginia “Ginny” (DePascale) Johnston

Warren- Virginia “Ginny” Johnston, 74, passed away March 2, 2026 with family by her side, while at Hospice of the Valley Hospice House in Poland, OH.  She was born May 25, 1951 in Warren, OH, daughter of the late Arthur and Mary DePascale. 

Ginny was a 1969 graduate of John F Kennedy High School and met her husband Robert “Rus” at Kent State University.  She was blessed that she got to work alongside her mother, father, husband, and sons at Mary M’s Restaurant and Rusty’s Southside Grill.  She also loved her first job at the Treadway Inn in Aurora, OH and her later-in-life job at Hallmark/Gorant’s in Warren, but her true passions were cooking for her family and friends, and event planning. She had a knack for making things memorable by finding that little extra something, and putting love into everything she did. She spent decades donating her time and energy to the “Just for Kicks” auction at JFK, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and yearly planning for the American Cancer Society Golf Outing.  She loved entertaining, playing cards with her family, and making sure everyone else had the best time ever. 

Surviving are her children, David (Leanna) Johnston of Cleveland, OH, Michael Johnston of Warren, OH, 2 granddaughters, 2 great-granddaughters, and sisters Marianne (Richard) Antonelli and Michelle Notar. She was preceded in death by her husband Rus, parents Arthur and Mary Depascale, and Lew and Marge Johnston, brother Michael, and brother-in-law Danny Notar.

Family and friends may visit and pay tribute to Ginny during memorial calling hours on Friday, March 13, 2026 from 4 to 7pm at the Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel of Warren, 1884 North Road NE.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to John F Kennedy High School Scholarship Fund, https://www.warrenjfk.com/support-us/support

the Hospice of the Valley Hospice House, OR

St. Jude Hospital,http://www.stjude.org/  

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to her caregivers at University Hospital Siedman Cancer Center, UH Portage, and the Hospice of the Valley Hospice House for excellent care and giving her peace.

Family and friends may visit www.peterrossiandsonfh.com to view this obituary and send condolences to Ginny’s family.

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