Vivian Ruth Ferguson

1924 - 2009  (84 years)

• Name	Vivian Ruth Ferguson  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 Feb 1924	Midland, Midland County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Jan 2009	Saginaw County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Saginaw County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Obituary, from FindAGrave: Saginaw, Michigan Vivian Ruth Crocker Passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family. Age 84 years. Vivian R. Ferguson was born February 7, 1924 in Midland to the late Lawrence and Edith (Spaulding) Ferguson. She married Glendon B. Crocker on December 21, 1946 in Saginaw. He survives her. Vivian attended Olivet Nazarene College in Illinois where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education. She then taught at Saginaw Township Schools and the Swan Valley Public Schools, retiring in 1986. Vivian loved to travel, listen to music and spend time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Glendon; their children, Gary G. Crocker of Saginaw, Carolyn R. (Alan) Cook of Grand Blanc, Randall J. (Jolee) Crocker of West Branch, Bruce E. (Shawna) Crocker of Stiles, WI; eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. Vivian was preceded in death by a sister, Eileen Chisholm. FUNERAL: A funeral service for Vivian will be held 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Saginaw Valley Church of the Nazarene, 1815 Tittabawassee Rd., Rev. Randy Owens will officiate with burial to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. VISITATION: Friends may call at the Deisler Funeral Home, 2233 Hemmeter Rd. (off State) on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Vivian will lie in state at the church on Saturday from 12:00 noon until the time of service. MEMORIALS: Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Cindy Lou's Zoo in Roscommon, Michigan. Please share your thoughts and memories with Vivian's family at the funeral home, church or through DeislerFuneralHome.com
  Person ID	I4220	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Glendon Bennett "Bee" Crocker,   b. 26 Feb 1923, Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 20 Apr 2015, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1946	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  	They had four children: Gary Glendon, Carolyn Rae, Randall John, and Bruce Eldon.
  Children	1. Gary Glendon Crocker,   b. 9 Nov 1947, Michigan d. 23 Jan 2022, Michigan (Age 74 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F2348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Feb 1924 - Midland, Midland County, Michigan Marriage - 21 Dec 1946 - Saginaw County, Michigan Death - 21 Jan 2009 - Saginaw County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 37616615 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 10, September 1, 1947 (Reliability: 3).