Virginia A. Kavanaugh

Virginia A. (Brooks) Kavanaugh, 91, died on Monday, July 13, 2026.  She was the loving wife of the late John F. Kavanaugh, Sr., with whom she shared more than sixty years of marriage.

Born in Danvers on September 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Alice (D’Amour) Brooks, Sr.

She was raised and educated in Danvers and was a 1952 graduate of Holten High School.  In 1955, she graduated from Merrimack College.

Virginia began her working career as a young girl at her family grocery store, Brooks Market in Danvers Square.  She had many fond memories of working at the market.  She later worked as a secretary for many years, retiring from Hogan Regional in 1997.

She was very active in Saint Richard’s Church and had also been active at the former Saint Alphonsus’ Parish.  She enjoyed traveling, genealogy, creating photo albums, and singing.

She leaves two sons, John F. Kavanaugh and his wife Carla of Salem and Kenneth P. Kavanaugh and his wife Melissa of Danvers, two grandsons, Andrew Kavanaugh of Salem and Colin Kavanaugh of Danvers, three siblings, Ralph Brooks, Robert Brooks, and Christine Roy, and many nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her siblings, Gloria Lipinski, Shirley Stone, and Henry Brooks Jr.

Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10:00am in Saint Richard’s Church, 90 Forest St., Danvers.  Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers.  Relatives and friends are invited.  Visiting hours are Monday from 4-7PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Virginia’s memory may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923.  To share a message of sympathy with the Kavanaugh family, please visit www.LyonsFuneral.com.