Vivian Lenore Bugbee
Vivian Lenore Bugbee, 92, Mason City, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Visitation will be from 507 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City, and continue one hour prior to the church service. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Vivian Bugbee memorial fund in care of the family.
Vivian Lenore Johnson was born Oct. 18, 1923, in Sharon, N.D., the daughter of Iver K. and Lizza M. (Pederson) Johnson. She graduated from Sharon High School in 1940.
Vivian married Leslie L. Bugbee on April 20, 1941 in Mayville, N.D. Vivian and Leslie and son lived in Sharon until 1948, when they moved to Joice, where they farmed.
In 1956, the family moved to Hawthorne, Calif. Vivian worked for Douglas Aircraft.
In 1964, the family returned to Lake Mills, where Vivian worked as an assembler for Fleetguard for 22 years, until her retirement in 1988.
In 1991, Vivian and Leslie moved to Mason City. Vivian enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the North Iowa Quilt Guild. She enjoyed sewing, making quilts and baking. Vivian was blessed with the talent to play piano and organ by ear and for many years played the piano, organ or keyboard for various special events and nursing homes.
Vivian is survived by her children: Verdean Bugbee, and wife, Dorthe, Beaverton, Ore.; and Beverly McMurray and husband, Charles, Mason City; four grandchildren: Caroline Kuhn and husband, Michael, Kelso, Wash.; Carin Gordon and husband, Daniel, Walla Walla, Wash.; Vanessa Gregory and husband, Eric, Seattle, Wash.; and Michelle Shekleton and husband, Kevin, Kansas City, M.; nine great-grandchildren: Amelia, Ryker, Luke, Vivian, Soren, Maren, Hanna, Philip and Jack; one brother-in-law: Melvin Bugbee and wife, Amy, Grand Forks, N.D.; along with several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters: Alma Erickson, Nina Mathieu, Irene Ostmo, Esther Lerfald and Dorothy Topel; and two brothers: Imer K. Johnson and Julian Johnson.
