Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pearce, Vivian Marie 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net September 1, 2010, 8:32 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, August 24, 2007 Vivian Marie Pearce aged 73 of Ionia, passed away Aug. 23, 2007. She was born March 11, 1934, in Grand Rapids, Mich., the daughter of Fred and Ida (Johnson) Broadbent. Vivian married Jack Pearce Sept. 15, 1961. He preceded her in death in 1988. Vivian got her start in the restaurant business working at Pete's Tavern and Bosley's Lunch Counter and later she owned and operated “Vivian's Restaurant” in Ionia for 30 years. Vivian was a member of the Moose Lodge and First Christian Church. She is survived by her children Cindy and John Sanderson of Muir, Mike Pierson of Lansing, Patte and Santana Martinez of Florida, Craig and Sharon Pearce of Saranac, Peggy and Tim Wray of Ionia, Nancy Gardner of Ionia, David Pearce of Grand Rapids ,Wendi and Steve Gross of Ionia, Sandi Pearce and Dan Bussell of Ionia, and Sheri and Larry Bussell of Ionia; sister Ayleen and Bill Wieland of Clarksville; 18 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by one son Mark Pearce, one brother Fred Broadbent Jr and one grandson. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Monday at First Christian Church in Ionia with Pastor Armand Aronson officiating. Internment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church of Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pearce9333nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb