Family and friends will gather Wednesday morning to honor Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime Chicago Bears owner, at a private funeral service. McCaskey, who died last week at 102, took over ...

I t's a heartbreaking day for Chicago Bears fans, as the team's principal owner, Virginia McCaskey, has passed away. The organization confirmed her death on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at the age of 102.

Virginia McCaskey, who took over the Chicago Bears franchise when her father and team founder George Halas died more than four decades ago, has died. She was 102.

The McCaskey family collectively owned around 80% of the team, and Virginia exercised considerable influence over its operations, even as her children assumed key roles.

Virginia McCaskey smiles while talking with a fan during the Bears 100 Celebration in 2019, in Rosemont. The Lake Forest City Council on March 3, 2025 offered a Resolution of Sympathy to the ...

Virginia McCaskey, ... George Halas, seated with wife Min, celebrates his birthday at the Edgewater Beach hotel with his family on Feb. 2, 1966, in Chicago.

Though she lived to the ripe old age of 102, Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey did not live long enough to realize her family’s long-held dream of building a new stadium.. She left behind a ...

On the worn grass of Soldier Field, four generations of the McCaskey family gathered in the early evening of Jan. 21, 2007. At their center was their matriarch, Virginia McCaskey.

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, and largely avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, died Feb. 6 at 102.

Virginia McCaskey, owner of the Chicago Bears and matriarch of the NFL, has passed away at the age of 102, the team announced Thursday.. McCaskey is the longest-tenured NFL owner, having served as ...

"While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith-filled life and is now with the love of her life on earth,” the family said in a release from the team.