- Vivian Ilene (Ohl) Alsip, 94, of Ogden passed into God's hands from natural causes on Saturday (May 21, 2016).
She was born on Oct. 17, 1921 in Danville to August and Pearl (Moulton) Ohl of Danville. She graduated from Bismarck schools in 1939 and embarked on her secretarial career. She attended Utterback Business College in Danville and worked for Musebeck Shoes in Danville and later for them in Chicago.
Upon her return to East Central Illinois, she was employed as a legal secretary with the state's attorney's office as well as Foreman, Meachum and Clapper Law Firm.
She retired from the University of Illinois in 1987, but didn't officially quit working until 1995. She loved her professors and her graduate students! It was incredibly difficult for her to let go of the friends and family whom she had made at the university.
Vivian loved bright color and to SING! SING! SING!!, flowers of all kinds, and was known to many as the "Queen of QVC jewelry."
She was a member of the Ogden United Methodist Church and found great joy in spending time with the ladies at "Chat and Sew."
She is survived by her daughter, Darlene Collins; her granddaughter, Jennifer (Dwain) Dixson and numerous grand-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her spouse; her younger brother, Richard and his wife JoAnn (Ingram).
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette.
U.S., Obituary Collection
Name: Vivian Alsip
Gender: Female
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1921
Residence Place: Ogden, Illinois, USA
Death Date: 21 May 2016
Newspaper Title: News-Gazette
Newspaper Place: Champaign, Illinois, USA
Parents: August Ohl,Pearl Moulton Ohl
Children: Darlene Collins
Siblings: Richard, and his wife JoAnn (Ingram) of Danville.
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