Barbara D. Viens

LECANTO, Fla. - Mrs. Barbara D. Viens, 86, of Lecanto, Fla., died Thursday, July, 17, 2014, surrounded by her family. Cremation will be under the direction of Hooper Crematory, Inverness, Fla.

Mrs. Viens was born Nov. 26, 1927, in Meriden, Conn., daughter of Henry and Antonia (Konapatzki) Dreier. She graduated Meriden High School in 1945, and went to work as a service representative for Southern New England Telephone Company. She retired in 1988, and moved to Lecanto, Fla. in 1989. Mrs. Viens was a member of the Moose Club of Inverness and the Telephone Company Pioneers. She also was volunteer with Citrus Memorial Hospital for seven years and the Citrus County Sheriff's Department for three years. Mrs. Viens more recently resigned as treasurer of the Kensington Estates Property Owners Association (KEPOA). Mrs. Viens was preceded in death by her parents; and a son, David O'Neil.

Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Roy Viens, of Lecanto, Fla.; two sons, Dennis (and wife, Vicki) O'Neil, of Meriden, and Kevin (and wife, Sandra) Viens, of Meriden; two daughters, Suzanne (and husband, Mark) Hanson, of Monroe, Ohio, and Michelle and (husband, James) Powers, of Debary, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com.