Vivian G. Harris
Oct. 7, 1930 - Nov. 4, 2018
Vivian Genevieve
Harris of Garrison, passed
away on November 4th,
2018 at the age of 88. She
was born on October 7th,
1930 in Deering, North
Dakota to Clifford and
Tora (Kreiger) Harrington.
Vivian married Howard
Harris on September 11th,
1948 in Stanley, North
Dakota. They lived on the
family farm in Coulee un-
til they moved to Kenas-
ton in 1952 where Ho-
ward managed the Peavey
Elevator and Vivian did
the bookwork. In 1965,
Howard was transferred to
Garrison where they lived
together until Howard’s
death in 1994.
Through the years,
Vivian enjoyed bowling
and golfing along with her
family. One of Vivian’s
favorite things to do was
to meet and greet every-
one at The Malt Shop.
Together, Vivian and
Howard had 6 children;
Wayne and Jeanie Harris,
Perry Harris, Peggy (Dave)
Zimmerman, Mark Harris,
Patty (Rick) Fetzer and
Pam (Aaron) Zimmerman.
The families grew to in-
clude 17 grandchildren
and 30
great-grandchildren.
Vivian was preceded in
death by Howard, her
parents Clifford and Tora,
brothers Clarence and
Leonard, sisters Ethel and
Ruby.
Vivian’s children would
like to extend a very spe-
cial thank you to her Malt
Shop family who loved
her and treated her so
well. We always knew
where she was and that
she was looked after and
fed well!
Services will be held at
Garrison Church of God
on Saturday, November
10th, 2018 at 2:00 pm.
Vivian will be buried
alongside her loving hus-
band at the Garrison
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
on Saturday from 9 to
Noon at Thompson Fun-
eral Home in Garrison
and for 1 hour prior to
services at the church.
To sign the online re-
gister go to www.
garrisonthompson.com.
