Virginia was born in Ithaca NY on October 25, 1930. She resided in Mirij India during her early years with her medical missionary parents. In 1946 they moved to Sarnia Ontario and later to Princeton NJ where she graduated from High School. She attended Macalester College in Saint Paul MN where she met and married her husband, Merton A Hegseth in 1952. Virginia and Merton lived at various locations and in 1965 they settled in Northfield MN. Merton passed away in 1993. Virginia ran her photography business (Virginia’s Photography) from 1980 to 1995. In 1998 Virginia moved to Saddlebrooke, AZ where she resided until she passed away at the age of 95 on June 15, 2026.
She was preceded in death by her husband Merton A Hegseth, her parents, Dr. L Bruce and Jeanne Carruthers, and her brother Dr. Bruce
Carruthers. She is survived by her three children, Jean Hegseth of Saddlebrooke AZ, Paul (Pamela) Hegseth of Kenyon, MN, and Dr. John (Susan) Hegseth of Louisville KY, 4 grandchildren (Juliane, Emily, Gregory and Andreas), 4 great grandchildren, and her sister Dr. Mary Carruthers of New York, NY.
She will be interred beside her husband in Oakland Cemetery, Northfield MN.
