Vivienne Dorine Steenbock

Vivienne Dorine Koll was born December 8, 1926 to John and Viola Koll in Persia, Iowa. She and her twin sister, Adrienne, were baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa. After high school, she attended a secretarial school in Council Bluffs, Iowa and later worked in a local bank. In December of 1946 she married her high school sweetheart, Elmer Steenbock at Trinity Lutheran Church in Persia. For 10 years, Elmer and Vivienne farmed in the area. In the summer of 1957, Elmer, Vivienne and five children moved to Springfield, Illinois so Elmer could attend Concordia Lutheran Seminary full time. In 1961 their sixth child was born.

Upon Elmer’s graduation in 1962, they moved to Bottineau, North Dakota. Their seventh child was born in 1963. After nine years, they moved to Hillsboro, ND and lived there until 1975. That same year, Elmer, Vivienne, and the three youngest children moved to Coos Bay, OR, where Elmer was the pastor at Christ Lutheran Church until his retirement in 1990. During the next several years, Vivienne accompanied Elmer on several missionary trips to eastern Russia. By 2005 they moved to Sweet Home, OR where they were both actively serving at Bethel Lutheran Church.

In January of 2016, after 69 years of marriage, Elmer was received into his heavenly home. Vivienne lived in Sweet Home until 2018 when she moved to senior living community in Vancouver, Washington. In the last six years, she lived in Coos Bay, OR in a senior and assisted living community.

Vivienne is survived by sisters, Adrienne Crouch, Janet (Dennis) Frazier, and seven children, Sondra (Holger) Latt, Sally (Ayric) Dierenfeld, Mark (Beth) Steenbock, Vicki (Ken) Meyer, Brian (Athena) Steenbock, Greta (Dennis) Patterson, Heidi (Dan) Herrmann, 20 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Viola Koll; brothers, Ramon Koll and Kenneth Koll; husband, Elmer Steenbock and granddaughter, Amber Steenbock.

Interment will be held Friday, August 8 at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR at 10:30 am. A memorial service will be held at 2pm, Saturday, August 9 at Christ Lutheran Church,1835 N. 15th Street in Coos Bay.  Memorial contributions may be sent to Christ Lutheran Church, 1835 N 15th Street in Coos Bay.

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com

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