Vivian Pearl Bentley of rural Vassar died Friday, October 18, 1996 at Marlette Community Hospital. She was 66.
She was born December 21, 1929 at Clawson, the daughter of the late Roy and Hazel (Gilmore) Bentley. She graduated from Mayville High School as the salutatorian of the Class of 1948 and later attended Delta Business Institute. She was a resident of the Saginaw area before moving to Vassar 10 years ago. She was formerly employed as a secretary at various Saginaw businesses and worked as a bookkeeper for Mobile Home Sales. She was active in the Mayville Golden Years Club and also helped at the Maryville Area Share Shop.
Survivors include cousins; Pauline (Mrs. Elmer) Sugden and Rev. Elroy Gilmore, Jr., and close friends Joyce Forth and Imogene Blood, all of Mayville; and 11 other cousins; John Northrup and Donna Frenzel and several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 22 at the Tiffin Funeral Home in Mayville. The Rev. Elroy Gilmore, Jr. officiated, with burial in Dayton Center Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Tiffin Funeral Home, Inc., Mayville.
Memorials are suggested in care of the family discretionary fund.