Vivian M. Ladwig
December 15, 2017
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Vivian Ladwig, 89, passed away December 15, 2017, at Valley View Village. She was born in Fergus Falls, MN on March 1, 1928, the daughter of George and Eva Smith.
After high school graduation, Vivian received her 2-year teaching degree from St. Cloud State College in 1948 and her 4-year teaching degree from Drake University in 1969. Her first teaching job was in a one room school house in Minnesota where the students were children of iron miners from Eastern Europe. She taught in various places for many years, including 20 years in Des Moines at Four Mile Elementary School.
Vivian retired at the age of 62 when she suddenly became blind from macular degeneration. However, that didn’t stop her love of reading as The Commission for the Blind supplied her with hundreds of books on tape.
Vivian leaves a legacy of love and is survived by her children, Cheryl Day, Jill Brown, and Mark Nordin; three step-children, Phyllis Freeman, Patricia Sandstrom, and Allan Ladwig; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Highland Memory Gardens, 1 NE 60th Avenue in Des Moines.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Shelli Flanagan Bridges
03/26/2018
I had the privilege of having Mrs. Ladwig as my 6th grade homeroom and reading, language teacher while attending Four Mile Elementary school. Thanks to her she helped instill in me a greater love of the adventures of reading. She worked with me endlessly on my writing and spelling and sparked in me my unquenchable thirst for knowledge through reading. She shaped me in ways I will forever be greatdul for! She was a tremendous teacher and I am grateful for her stern yet kind approach. My sincerest sympathies to her family and friends. May she live on in your many memories. May you find comfort in Christ knowing you'll meet again.
Dr Patricia Tice
12/26/2017
I had the pleasure of working with Vivian while teaching at Four Mile Elementary. She was always ready to help, had a quick smile and a beautiful, infectious laugh. Please accept our deepest sympathy.