Vivian Florence Wiskus

Vivian Florence Wiskus, 83, of Tipton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 29th from 4:00-7:00 pm, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, March 1st at 10:30 am, also at Fry Funeral Home. A memorial fund in Vivian's honor has been established. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Vivian's life journey began on February 1, 1933, in Cedar County, where she was born to William and Helen (Wharton) McQuillen. She attended and graduated from Tipton High School and then pursued her passion of Cosmetology by graduating from Busselle School of Beauty, Davenport, in 1953. Vivian was united in marriage to Henry Wiskus in 1955 at The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Together they have lived in Tipton and raised 4 children: Vickie, Jerry, Mark and Marlin. Vivian's years of employment were spent doing what she loved; Owning and Operating her very own Beauty Shop: Vivian's Beauty Shop in Tipton, until she retired in 1995. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Sisters o...[more]

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onday Afternoon Coffee Club. Vivian is survived by her husband, Henry; daughter, Vickie (Rob) Byrd of Tipton; sons, Jerry (Deb) Wiskus of Winter Park, FL, Mark (Shellby) Wiskus of Tipton, Marlin Wiskus of North Liberty; sisters, Janice McCrea of Olin, Doris Heisch of Lowden; sister in laws, Pat McQuillen and Sharon McQuillen; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers; Francis, Charles and Lewis McQuillen.