Vivian J. DeLisi

Vivian J. DeLisi obituary, Parma, OH

Vivian J. DeLisi

Vivian DeLisi Obituary

Visit the Hopko Funeral Home - Parma website to view the full obituary.

VIVIAN J. DeLISI age 102, dear sister of the following deceased: Margaret, Charles, Salvatore, Susan, Sam and Frank DeLisi.Loving aunt, great aunt and great great aunt.

Vivian spent her professional career working for politicians. She worked as an administrative assistant in Washington D.C. and worked for the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Vivian drove to Alaska in 1965 in a Volkswagen Beetle by herself to work for the Governor of Alaska. She survived the Anchorage earthquake of 1965.

Wherever Vivian lived, she was active in the church she attended, volunteering for many church activities. Vivian enjoyed working at voting polls and stayed up to date on current events.

Vivian never married and although she never had children of her own, she will be sorely missed by the nieces and nephews that she always considered her “children”.

Friends received from 11 – 11:30 AM THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 2025 at St Charles Borromeo Church 5891 Ridge Rd Parma followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30AM. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery.

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Hopko Funeral Home - Parma

6020 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH 44134

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