Vivian Milfelt

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vivian Milfelt, 82, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home.

She was born July 13, 1920, in Russell, Minn., daughter of Emry and Ada Broeker Borah. She and Joseph Milfelt were married July 20, 1968.

Milfelt retired as a factory worker at Bemis.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Emry Kearns of Perryville, Martin Kearns of El Paso, Texas; two daughters, Sandra Beeson of Fairfield, Ill., Nina Axton of Pacific, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Doris Lund of Bloomington, Minn.; a sister, Mary Shrum of Perryville; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and nine stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, a stepdaughter, and a grandson.

Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home after 11 a.m. Sunday.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerold McBride officiating. Burial will be in Whitewater Presbyterian Cemetery.