Virginia “Ginny” Ann (Wiegand) Bertelsen, age 89, of Hudson, Wisconsin passed away on December 5, 2019. She had lived in Hudson for 66 years and was also a member of the Birchwood, Wisconsin and Pine Island/Bokeelia, Florida communities.

Originally from Racine, Wisconsin, she earned a music education degree from the University of Wisconsin and taught music in Hudson and Somerset.

She and her husband Arnold “Bert” Bertelsen sang together as a duo, with Ginny playing ukulele and Bert playing string bass, and also in a four-person group called the Cats and Canaries.  She played in the Wiegand Ringers bell choir, sang in church choirs, and performed in musicals at The Phipps Center for the Arts and with the New Fogey Follies in Minneapolis. She was also a member of P.E.O. and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She is survived by her children: David (Polly) Bertelsen of Wisconsin, Robert (Annette) Bertelsen of Minnesota, and Margi (Kevin) Brown of Georgia; grandchildren: Derek Bertelsen, Corey Bertelsen and Jinna (Thomas) Lusty; and great-grandchildren: Brett Bartoszewicz and Jamieson Lusty. Her husband and parents precede her in death.

Service will be held at 11 AM on December 28, 2019 at United Methodist Church, 1401 Laurel St., Hudson, with a gathering held one hour prior to the service at the church and a luncheon following the service. Interment will be at Willow River Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to The Phipps Center or Hudson United Methodist Church. Services entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson. Special thanks to the staff at Pine Ridge Assisted Living and Lakeview Hospice.