Vivian Marie Simonsen

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Vivian Marie Simonsen
  Nickname	Toots
  Born	25 Feb 1920	Almora, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	01 Feb 2009	Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	I17558561568	Master Tree
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2010

  
  

  Family 1	Joseph Woodrow Polipnick
  Children	1. Janice Marie Polipnick   2. Tonia Faye Polipnick
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F16053348990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Fay Minrow Mace,   b. 29 Jan 1922, Ward, Todd, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 09 Jul 1998, Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1947	Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
  Children	+ 1. Danny Lee Mace + 2. Cheryl Louise Mace + 3. Tommy Ray Mace
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F16053348978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1920 - Almora, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Married - 17 Apr 1947 - Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States Died - 01 Feb 2009 - Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Vivian ?Toots? Mace, 88, of Browerville, passed away on February 1, 2009, at the Long Prairie Memorial Nursing Home. Funeral services for Toots were held on Thursday, 11 a.m., February 5, 2009, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Browerville with Pastor Nate Loer officiating. Casket bearers were Toots? grandchildren: Tory Mace, Michelle Basha, Chad Backlund, Dr. Candace Johnson, Jeremiah Tesch, Rebecca Tesch, Krista Hurcomb, Kerri Whipple, Eric Mace, Heather Novak, Amanda Obert and Lindsey Mace. Toots was born on February 25, 1920, in Almora, Minnesota, to Arthur and Ella (Barker) Simonson. She attended country school near Parkers Prairie through the eight grade. On April 17, 1947, Toots married Fay Mace in Sisseton, South Dakota. They made Browerville their home. Toots worked in the Browerville Public School system for nearly 30 years. After her retirement in the late 1980?s, Toots became very active in church and community organizations, including founding the local chapter of ?The Red Hat Society.? She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Browerville, Homemakers, Topps Club, and most of all she enjoyed her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Toots is survived by her children: Jan (Doug) Differt of Hastings, Toni (Dave) Stowe of Osakis, Tom Mace of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dan (Jeanette) Mace of Hastings, Cheri (Ivan) Tesch of Swanville, siblings: Betty Lou Buchter of Cresco, Pennsylvania, Louise Loegring of Poplar, Montana, 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Toots is preceded in death by her parents: Arthur Simonson and Ella Fiskum, husband, Fay, brother, Leslie ?Spud? Simonson.