Vivian (Welzien) ROSS

WELZIEN, ROSS, ANDERSON, SCHLAGEL, MENSING, LEE, ARMOUR, KUNZ, ARMOUR-GREENWOOD, ELMORE, WOLTER, ANTHONY, TANGEROS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/23/2006 at 23:56:58

Vivian M. Ross, 81, died May 4, 2002, of cancer, at her home in Dows. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m, Thursday, May 30, at the First Presbyterian Church in Dows, with Pastor Tony Hershey officiating. There will be no visitation.

Vivian Marie Welzien was born September 5, 1920, at Dows, the daughter of Henry William and Laura Elisa (Anderson) Welzien. She graduated from Dows High School in 1938. Shortly following graduation, Vivian moved to East Chicago, Indiana. and worked as a bookkeeper at Givell's Furniture Store. On May 29, 1943, Vivian was united in marriage to Herbert K. Ross in Indiana. The couple made their home in Indiana until 1953, when they moved back to Dows. Vivian and Herb owned and operated H & V Cafe at Dows from 1953 until 1978. For over 25 years, Herb cooked while Vivian waited on customers and balanced the books. After retirement in 1978, Vivian and Herb wintered in Alamo, Texas, and lived the warmer months at their home in Dows. Vivian spent time golfing, reading, and playing games such as bingo and bridge, but most importantly, she enjoyed dancing with Herb. During her retirement in Dows, Vivian delivered meals on wheels, called bingo at the Dows Care Center, and was a tourism guide at the Dows Welcome Center Depot. She was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Dows where she remained active in the Lamplighters, served communion, and was presently a church Elder.

Preceding her in death were her parents; grandson in infancy; brother, Wallace Welzien; sisters, Ila Welzien, Margaret Schlagel and Marcella Mensing; and sons-in-law, Rick Lee, Mike Armour, and John Kunz. Survivors include her husband, Herb; daughters, Nancy Lee and Sylvia Armour-Greenwood and her husband, Jerry, all of Belmond; grandchildren, Stacie Elmore and and her husband, Simmie of Belmond, Rick of Summerville, South Carolina, Ryan of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Chad Armour of West Des Moines, Mark Armour of West Des Moines, and April Wolter and her husband, Noah of Belmond; eight great-grandchildren, Daniel, Ricky, and Kaytlynn Lee, Trae and Zoie Elmore, Alexa and Dillon Anthony, and Ashley Wolter; sister, Arliss Tangeros of Estherville.

May 08, 2002
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