Nevin J. VIVIAN of Ridgeway

   General Notes:

1930 U.S. Federal Census:

Age given: 4 years, 8 months
Birthplace given: Wisconsin
Residence: Dodgeville Twp., Iowa, Wisconsin
Occupation: -

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Obit Extract:

Vivian, Nevin J. > RIDGEWAY - Nevin
J. Vivian, age 80, of Ridgeway, passed away on Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at Upland Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dodgeville, after a brief illness. He was born on July 7, 1925, in Dodgeville, a son of Herbert and Sybil Vivian. He attended school in Dodgeville. Nevin entered the U.S. Army in June 1944 and served in the European and African campaigns during World War II. He was discharged in May 1946. He worked at Schmit Brothers Cheese Company. He married Ruby Yapp on Oct. 17, 1951. Nevin and Ruby moved to Madison, where he worked at Weidenbecks until he retired. He loved to take pictures and work with wood. After retiring, they moved to Ridgeway. Nevin was a past commander of the Beckett-Kurth American Legion Post No. 257 in Ridgeway and in the summer of 2004, Nevin attended the dedication of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Nevin is survived by his wife, Ruby; his sister, Lucille McIntosh of Dodgeville; his children, Carolyn (Howard) Rideout of Dodgeville, Dick (Noreyne) Yapp of Mill Valley, Calif. and Susie (Tom) Lang of Hayward; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Lloyd, Harold and Bailey; and his sisters, Dorothy, Jane, LaVonne, Helen and Ruth.

   Marriage Information:

Nevin married Ruby YAPP on 17 Oct 1951. (Ruby YAPP died on an unknown date.)