Virginia Ann Suker-Moldan, age 43 of New Ulm, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm.
A memorial visitation will be held from 3-7 pm on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm.
A public celebration of life gathering will be held from 5:30-8:30 pm at Herman Heights on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org
Ginny is survived by her husband, Matt Moldan of New Ulm; their daughters, Lucia and Ellen of New Ulm; her parents, Kathy and Dave Suker of Park Rapids; her brother, Ben (Ashlee) Suker and niece and nephews, Theordore, Violet, and Otis Suker of Mankato; her sister, Annie Suker of Minneapolis; parent in laws Dave and Sue Moldan of Sleepy Eye; brother in law Nate (Chris) Moldan and nephews Sullivan and Declan of Courtland; sister in law Faith (Fred) Moldan and niece Adele of Chinook, Montana and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded by her maternal grandparents, Mildred and Clement Bertrand; and her paternal grandparents, Inez and Robert Sucker.
Virginia (Ginny) Ann Suker was born on July 20, 1979, in Winona, Minnesota and soon adopted by David and Kathleen (Bertrand) Suker.
Growing up in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Ginny was a 1997 graduate from St. Mary’s High School where she excelled in basketball, volleyball, and softball. Being crowned Homecoming Queen was a reflection of her kind spirit. After high school, Ginny served in the AmeriCorps stationed in Colorado for nearly two years where she was able to give back and make impacts in communities across the country at a young age.
After her engagement with AmeriCorps, Ginny furthered her education studying first at Minnesota West Community & Technical College Worthington where she played basketball and volleyball with the Lady Jays as well. She then completed her education at Mankato State University where she obtained her degree in Economics.
Ginny was united in marriage to Matt Moldan on September 8, 2007, at a beautiful outdoor ceremony at a park near Sleepy Eye Lake. This union blessed the couple with their two precious daughters, Lucia and Ellen whom together they raised in New Ulm.
Early in her work life, Ginny worked as a server and later sold for Combined Insurance. Shortly after college, Ginny secured her place as a successful business woman in the hospitality and service industry, fundraising, and event planning as General Manager of New Ulm Turner Hall where she was able to get to know the community of New Ulm well.
She later used her entrepreneurial spirit to start her own company, Calm Lake Floats.
What she loved most in her life was her family and her daughters, which she had recently dedicated her life to raising. Ginny did have a variety of hobbies that she dearly enjoyed outside of work. As an avid outdoorswoman, Ginny loved spending time canoeing, kayaking, and camping. She canoed the length of the Mississippi twice, once for a voting campaign, “Paddle for the Presidency.”
To relax, she enjoyed sitting down with a good book, or working with her hands painting, drawing, and writing. Ginny always had a civic mind, and to give back to her community in ways she could she served on numerous boards and volunteer positions over the years. Most recently, she was involved with the Oak Hills Living Center Foundation Board, the Brown County Historical Society Board, a member of the New Ulm Women’s Literary Club, as well as the Heart of New Ulm Project Community Leadership Team in the past.
She will forever be remembered for her brilliant, generous, and compassionate spirit. She would do anything for someone else in need, and always wanted her daughters to have a good role model to grow into kind, thoughtful, well-rounded women someday.
Ginny touched the lives of countless people over her lifetime, and although her time on earth was not long enough, her memory will live on in the hearts and minds of all who had the privilege of having Ginny in their lives.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Children’s Hospital of Minneapolis.