Ginny attended Cathedral Grade School and the Academy of Notre Dame High School. She was a dedicated member of Cathedral of St. Peter Catholic Church where she volunteered over the years. Ginny was a homemaker and Mary Kay Beauty Consultant for 46 years. She enjoyed celebrating the holidays with her family and always made a point of sending greeting cards to family and friends. An avid baker, she always ensured that everyone went home with a plate of her amazing cookies. Ginny never missed watching and cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul A. and Lorene A., nee Louis, Feder; and two brothers-in-law, Kevin Duffy and Robert Norton.
Ginny is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Verlan Lanter, whom she married on June 22, 1965, at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Belleville, IL; a son, Michael (Catherine) Lanter of O’Fallon, IL; three daughters, Nancy (Michael) McVey of Swansea, IL, Jan (Duke) Whitaker of Blue Springs, MO, and Karen Lanter of Belleville, IL; six grandchildren, Nathan and Megan Lanter, Ryan and Erin McVey, and Koty (Christy) and Samantha Whitaker; two great grandchildren, Elias and Sawyer Whitaker; six brothers and sisters, Jean Duffy, Doris Norton, Robert (Carol) Feder, Mary Kisner, Kathleen (Robert) deRoode, and Richard (Nancy) Feder; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Cathedral of St. Peter or to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. Peter Catholic Church, Belleville, IL.
Funeral: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. Peter Catholic Church, Belleville, IL, with Fr. Godfrey Mullen officiating.
Burial will be at Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, IL.