Fox, Mae Vivian (1914-2011)
FOX, NELSON, BOWER, GREEN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 3/5/2011 at 16:35:05
Vivian Mae Fox
November 24, 1914 - February 27, 2011FOREST CITY - Vivian M. Fox, age 96, of Forest City, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Forest City.
Vivian Mae Fox was born on November 24, 1914, on the A.D. Nelson farm in Mt. Valley Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, the daughter of Cheney and Thressa (Bower) Nelson. She received her education in country school near her home and graduated from Forest City High School in 1933.
On August 20, 1934, she was united in marriage to Earl W. "Toad" Fox, Jr. Vivian and Toad had eight children, Beverly, Marsha, Ron, Tom, Mary Jane, John, Clifton and Craig.
A busy homemaker, Vivian spent many hours caring for her husband and children. She was a talented seamstress and wonderful cook. She did her own upholstering and worked for Ralph Aulich for a time. When the children were a little older, she began working at Stitchcraft, eventually retiring after 20 years with the company.
She liked traveling and visited Hawaii, Bermuda, California and Arizona. She treasured time spent with her family and enjoyed a good card game with her loved ones gathered around the table.
Vivian is surived by her children: Marsha, Ron, Tom, Mary Jane, John, Clifton and Craig; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-nine great-grandchildren; and eleven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Beverly; a granddaughter, Gail; three brothers, Kenneth, Vernon and Donald Nelson; and two sisters, Evelyn Green and Mary Nelson.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, March 4, 2011, at the First Congregational Church in Forest City with Pastor Jon Rollefson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark Street, Forest City, and will continue an hour prior to services at the church.
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