Ginny Gross

Virginia “Ginny’ Gross, the wife of Reverend Fritz Hudson, died May 26, 2018, at her home in Lincoln, NE. She was 68.

Ginny championed schooling, sports, and cultural exchange for all children. She was a passionate cook, gardener, art lover, and Chicago Cubs fan. She volunteered as an active church member, a leader at Lincoln’s Fresh Start Home for Women, and a language tutor for Iraqi refugees.

She was born on June 15, 1949, to Dale and Ruby Lindquist and raised on their farm east of Cambridge, Illinois. After high school, Ginny attend Augustana College and earned her journalism degree at Northern Illinois University, where she met and married Peter Gross, a fellow student.

The couple later moved to Iowa City, Iowa, to pursue graduate studies. Ginny earned a master’s degree in comparative education from the University of Iowa while directing their foreign student admissions. Her work took her to Romania, Germany, Korea, and Malaysia.

Ginny and Peter’s son, Eric, was born in 1978. Their marriage ended in 1981. In 1987, Ginny married Fritz, minister of Iowa City’s Unitarian Universalist Church, and gave birth to their daughter, Sally, the following year.

In 1991, ministry took the family to Phoenix, Arizona, where Ginny became volunteer coordinator at John C. Lincoln Hospital. She delighted in southwestern history, culture, and terrain.

In 1998, the family returned to the Midwest, as Fritz was called to serve the Unitarian Church of Lincoln. Ginny worked as director of graduate admissions at the University of Nebraska, then women’s services director of the YWCA, and training coordinator of Lincoln Literacy. She retired in 2013.

Ginny is survived by Fritz, Sally, Eric and his wife Amanda, and two grandchildren. Condolences may be sent to Fritz Hudson, 7901 Lake Street, Lincoln, NE 68506

Memorial donations are invited to Planned Parenthood of the Heartland (5631 S. 48th St. Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68516).