Virginia Elizabeth Corkum, better known as Ginny, 67, of Tatamagouche, born July 25, 1959, in Annapolis Valley to Rev. Morley and Margaret Bentley, passed peacefully on February 12, 2026 in Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro surrounded by family and close friends.

Ginny lived in numerous places, from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia, because her father, Morley, was a well-known United Church Minister. In her young adult life, she lived in Truro, working numerous jobs before moving to the Tatamagouche area with her husband, Rick, and building their home in Central New Annan. For many years, she worked as a care provider in Pugwash and for Genesta Schmidt before taking on a mail route, which she drove for over 20 years before retiring. She loved all of the people she delivered mail to and formed some lasting friendships.

In her later years, she became a great-grandmother, which was one of her favourite roles in life. Ginny was the rock of her family, always there when you needed her. She loved to bake and read. She loved road trips, which she took every Sunday with her husband, Rick, and daughter, Lorena, when she was a child. She enjoyed going to dances at the North Shore Snowmobile Club with friends when she was younger. She loved to dance, which stemmed from her father. She also had a great sense of humor.

Ginny was predeceased by both her parents, Morley and Margaret, as well as her brother, Shawn, and infant sister, Lorena. She leaves behind her husband, Rick, of over 40 years; her daughter, Lorena; her grandchildren, Ainsley, Kobe, and Kiah; and her great-granddaughters, Kaelyn and Nyah.

She has been cremated, and her ashes will be buried in the spring in Bell Gift Cemetery with her parents and brother. "A Celebration of Life" will be held March 8 at the North Shore Snowmobile Club from 1 to 4 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Coulter's Funeral Home in Tatamagouche.