Vivien Helen Koffman

Vivien (Vin) Helen Koffman, 73, of Spread Eagle, WI died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Dickinson County Memorial Hospital after a battle with lung cancer. She was born October 4, 1941 in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Cecil and Helen (Ward) Langren. Vin was a lifelong resident of this area and graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1959. In 1963, she became a proud alumna of Michigan State University having earned a BA. She married Peter Koffman on August 18, 1963. Vin was a first grade teacher at the Quinnesec School and Roosevelt School, and also taught the first year of the Head Start pre-school program. In addition, she was a substitute teacher in many of the local school districts. Vin worked with her husband at Koffman's Clothing and Gift Store and sold real estate for Stephens Real Estate for several years. Her self-proclaimed greatest job was that of being a mother and a homemaker. Vin loved painting, gardening, shopping, antiquing, reading, crafts, decorating and interior design. She was very active in the community, belonging to the Drawing Room Club, the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Women's Club, the Red Hat Society, the 100 Plus Women's Club, a Couples Dinner Club, and was a former member of the Zonta Club and the Jaycees. Vin also loved boating on the Menominee River and the Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes. She was a dog lover and was very fond of her two dogs, Annie and Murray. She is survived by her husband, Peter; daughter Carrie Koffman and husband, Glen Adsit, and their son, Noah Koffman-Adsit of West Hartford, CT; son Daniel Koffman and wife, Kari, and their two children, McKenna and Beau of Carney, MI; one brother, Bill (Dottie) Langren of Tucson, AZ. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 2:30–4:00 pm at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 pm Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vivien Koffman Memorial Fund (4733 Coolidge Lane, Florence, WI 54121-9014). Peter Koffman has established the Fund with the goal of providing hospice care to residents of Florence County, Wisconsin. Currently, there is no way to receive hospice if one lives in Florence County. The Koffman family will be organizing this mission. If you wish to volunteer, please contact Peter. In the event that there are remaining funds, they will be donated to the Dickinson County Cancer “Loan Closet”. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Vin Helen Koffman online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

Vivien Helen Koffman

October 4, 1941 - April 21, 2015