Halas died on Oct. 31, 1983. Her son, George, has been chairman of the Bears since 2011, when he took over that role from brother Michael. Virginia’s husband, Edward W. McCaskey, died in 2003.

Her late husband, Ed, who died in 2003 ... George “Mugs” Halas Jr. and Virginia McCaskey. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) A graduate of St. Scholastica High School, Virginia attended ...

“Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago ... ownership upon her father’s death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman. Not long after, she ...

McCaskey’s husband, Edward W. McCaskey, died in 2003. “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 ...

"Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago ... McCaskey assumed ownership upon her father's death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, the principal owner of the NFL ... the Chicago Tribune reported. She and her husband Ed raised a family of 11 in a modest house in Des Plaines, Illinois, according ...

"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 [late husband Ed McCaskey]," a family ...