Virginia Greenwood Casto

Virginia Greenwood Casto, age 95, passed peacefully into Jesus' arms on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Trillium Place in Lancaster, PA. Born July 28, 1930 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel W. and Virginia E. Greenwood. She is survived by her 5 sons, James (Cynthia), Timothy (Eileen) Jeffrey (Danna), Richard (Karen), and Daniel (Rachael), as well as 13 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, and many nieces & nephews. She is pre-deceased by her husband of 59 years, John J. Casto, and her sister, Nancy G. Wahl. Virginia graduated from the prestigious Girls High School, Philadelphia in 1947, attended nursing school in Philadelphia, then graduated from Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills, Alberta in 1955. She completed her R.N. in 1956, and driven by an interest in mission work, she attended the Candidate Training course of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship, in Philadelphia. During the training, she met another candidate, John Casto, and they were engaged in Dec 1956. After sailing to OMF headquarters in Singapore in 1957, they were assigned to Thailand, and sailed on to Bangkok, where they served in separate towns until they were married in 1959. To this union, 5 sons were born. John & Virginia served the Lord faithfully in rural central Thailand from 1957 until 1993. As a missionary nurse in rural Thailand, she traveled by bicycle and later a scooter, to many small villages to provide needed medical expertise, and while doing so, was able to show God's love to leprosy patients, new mothers, the elderly, and the injured. When not serving in small country towns, Virginia was the hostess of the OMF's Bangkok Mission Home, and later, the OMF's Manorom Guest Home. Upon retirement, Virginia & John moved to Austin TX, but traveled extensively, visiting friends who supported them, and family. They eventually moved to the OMF retirement community in Lancaster, PA. At Calvary Fellowship Homes they enjoyed many years of happy retirement living among other retired missionaries and fellow believers. Please return to visit this site for possible additions and announcements.