Like her father, Virginia kept the Bears in the family, bringing some of her kids into leadership roles. She welcomed 11 children with her husband, Edward "Ed" McCaskey, some of which are still ...

Bears owner Virginia McCaskey died on Thursday at the age of 102, the team announced. ... Born Virginia Marion Halas, she married Ed McCaskey in 1943 and the two had 11 children together. 3.

McCaskey is survived by 11 children and more than 40 grandchildren. "While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, ...

McCaskey and her husband, Ed (who died in 2003), had 11 children (nine of whom are still living), 21 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Bears franchise ... She and her late husband Ed McCaskey raised 11 children in an unassuming Des Plaines home. After her brother, George “Mugs ...

Virginia and Ed shared 11 children and 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Michael McCaskey, their oldest child, served as the Bears' president from 1982 ...

A memorial service for Mrs. McCaskey was held at St. Emily Catholic Church in Mount Prospect, near where Mrs. McCaskey and her husband raised their 11 children.

Virginia Halas McCaskey cause of death ... while the majority share was distributed among her 11 children and other descendants of George Halas. Her son, George McCaskey, has served as chairman ...

McCaskey is the daughter of Bears founder George Halas and took over as the principal owner of the team when her father died in 1983. She owns over 22% of the NFL franchise while her 11 children ...

Michael McCaskey, Virginia’s oldest child, took over the reins of the Chicago Bears from his grandfather George Halas in 1983 before the team achieved its greatest moment two years later. Read more.

She raised 11 children after marrying the late Ed McCaskey, and lived in Des Plaines in a rather average home, inheriting the team when George Halas died in 1983.