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Vivien Eloise Peck Hayden
December 1, 1929 – April 19, 2018 |
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| Vivien Eloise Hayden, 88, of Canon City, Colorado, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2018, at Garden Ranch Senior Care in Colorado Springs, Colorado.A celebration of Vivien’s life will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Goettsch Funeral Home in Anamosa, Iowa where friends may register after 9:30 a.m. She will be laid to rest at Wilcox Cemetery in Viola, Iowa. Reception to follow at Tyler & Downing’s Eatery in Anamosa.Vivien was born on December 1, 1929, to Ralph and Esther Peck at the Peck Family Farm in Anamosa. She was the youngest of four siblings.She married Donald Lewis Hayden on January 5, 1948, in Cedar Rapids.Their one and only child Donna Lewise Hayden, was born on March 29, 1949. Her entrance into the world was difficult for both mother and baby; nonetheless they both survived and thrived. Donna was the apple of her parents’ eye. The spoils were many.Don and Vivien owned Hayden Produce and the Town Ta in Anamosa for many years.Don and Vivien looked west for a frontier adventure and located from Iowa to Colorado in the early 1970s. They settled on a large and dusty ranch in Meeker, Colorado. Vivien or Strawberry Shortcake as was her citizens’ band radio panhandle, was the perfect rancher’s wife. Meals at the D Lazy P Ranch were bountiful, fresh fruits and vegetables from her garden, cultivated by her love of gardening. Deer and elk season brought hunters from all over the United States, and Vivien’s hospitality was second to none.Don and Vivien moved back to Iowa in the mid-80s, only to return to Colorado for one last time and spend their final years in in Canon City, closer to family.Vivien was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ralph and Esther Peck; her siblings, Robert Peck, Orlyn Peck and Eileen Siebels; her husband Donald Hayden; and a grandson, Patrick Joseph Schwers.She is survived by her daughter, Donna Schwers, husband Charles Schwers of Colorado Springs, Colorado; grandson, Eric Schwers of Washington, D.C.; granddaughter, Kim Rutherford and husband Ken Rutherford; great-grandchildren, Hayden, Campbell, Duncan and Lucie Rutherford all of Harrisonburg, Virginia; as well as several nieces and nephews.Special thanks to Isabelle Bartow of Canon City and Colleen, Mandy and Melissa at Garden Ranch Senior Care for their care and devotion to Vivien.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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