Virginia Vivian Werlla, 85, of Rosenberg, Texas, passed away on June 14, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Beasley, Texas on August 10, 1931 to parents Leon and Louise Bushnell. She grew up helping her parents with their various business ventures including a grocery, gasoline station, motel and skating rink. Throughout her life, she shared many colorful stories of her childhood with her family.



She attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas and later transferred to the University of Texas in Austin, Texas where she met the love of her life, Charles. They were married on February 4, 1951. In 1955, she completed a degree in English at the University of Houston. In 1972, Virginia earned a master's degree in counseling from Prairie View A & M University. For 37 years, she dedicated her professional life to teaching middle school-aged children. She instilled high standards and an appreciation for the English language to those she taught. Later in her career, she became a middle school counselor, helping change the lives of troubled youth.



Virginia was a gracious, elegant and kind woman who whole-heartedly enjoyed her family. She is survived by her loving and cherished husband of 66 years, Charles J. Werlla, Jr. They shared many happy memories together of their various trips around the globe.



She is also survived by her brother, Calvin Bushnell of Glastonbury, Connecticut and sister Lorene Moissinac and her husband Al Moissinac of Houston, Texas. She also leaves behind her daughter Dr. Vanessa Werlla and her spouse Richard Noulles of Tulsa, Oklahoma; her son Hunter Zigmond Werlla and his spouse Rebecca Kovalcik Werlla of Houston, Texas and brother-in-law Walter R. Werlla of Rosenberg, Texas.



She will be greatly missed by her grandchildren – Hunter Zachary Werlla, Sarah Elizabeth Noulles, Mary (Noulles) Sloss, and Rebekah Noulles-Smith. She has two great grandchildren – Ricky Louis Sloss and Macarleigh Noulles-Smith.



A memorial service will be held to honor her life on Saturday June 24, 2017 at 10 AM at the First United Methodist Church, 1127 Third Street, Rosenberg, Texas. The family asks, in lieu of flowers, that a contribution be made in her memory to the Methodist Children's Home, 1111 Herring Avenue, Waco, Texas 76708.



Condolence messages may be written for the Werlla family at www.garmanycarden.com.



Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)-342-4671.