Vivian Loveless' Obituary
Vivian Juanita Loveless
Vivian “Juanita” Loveless, daughter of Richard John and Johanna Marie Peterson Rumetsch, was born October 2, 1921, in Fort Worden, Washington. She departed this life on Friday, November 6, 2009, in Kabul Nursing Home, in Cabool, Missouri, at the age of eighty-eight years, one month and four days.
On August 9, 1942, she was united in marriage to Forrest Eugene Loveless, who preceded her in death on May 20, 2005.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Ann McLean; a sister, Virginia Baker, and her husband, Ralph; and a sister-in-law, Mary Rumetsch.
Juanita is survived by a son, Thomas Eugene Loveless, of Mountain Grove, Missouri; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jack Rumetsch, of Fresno, California and Paul Rumetsch, of Kaiser, Oregon; two sisters, Ann Maples and her husband, Delbert, of Beaverton, Oregon and Allene Decker and her husband, Dale, of Salem, Oregon; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was born in Washington State and resided in many places during her childhood, as her father was in the military. She was very proud to describe herself as a “G.I. brat”. Later, the family moved to Monterey, California, where she met and married Forrest while he was stationed at the Presidio. As an Army wife, she kept the home fires burning throughout his career in the military. In the 1970’s the couple moved to Wright County, and eventually settled in Mountain Grove, Missouri for the last sixteen years. Juanita had professed her faith in Christ at an early age and was an active member of Liberty Faith Church in Norwood, where she enjoyed the good church fellowship and taught art for several years at Liberty Faith Christian Academy. Her faith and service to Christ were first and foremost in her heart and life. She loved children and found great pleasure making clothes for dolls and giving them to the kids. As Alzheimer’s slowly stole away her artistic abilities, this activity gave her much comfort. Music was a huge part of her life. She enjoyed listening to and singing the beautiful and traditional hymns of the faith. She was also a very talented artist and had made many pen and ink drawings, from which she made note cards, placemats, etc., to sell in order for others to enjoy them. She loved every aspect of art, and explored techniques in drawing, painting, pastels, textile painting, macramé and crochet. Juanita also greatly enjoyed helping a local acting troupe with set and scenery design work for plays and melodramas.
Juanita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. Though Alzheimer’s stole much from her, it could not steal away her faith in Christ or her great love for everyone around her. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the many beautiful memories she created for her family and friends.
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