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Vivian Thornhill Obituary
Vivian W. Thornhill, age 93, died of heart failure on November 22, 2019, at her Sylvania home. She was born December 4, 1925, in Summerfield, Ohio, to the late Friend and Ila (Barnes) Wilson, the youngest of six children.
Vivian was a graduate of the first class, Dental Hygiene, at The Ohio State Dental School in 1946, where she stayed on as a member of the faculty until she married Joseph Thornhill, DDS in 1952. The couple moved to the Toledo area and raised five children. Vivian was an amazing mother, neighbor and friend who just loved them and life. She enjoyed gardening, travelling and found her greatest joy in time spent with family.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Terri (Mark) Cook, Ward (Susan), Jay (Nancy) and Paula Thornhill; six grandchildren; and a great granddaughter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and youngest son, Dick.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 25, 2019, at Christ Presbyterian Church, 4225 Sylvania Ave., Toledo, OH 43623. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to Christ Presbyterian Church, Hospice of Northwest Ohio or the OSU Schools of Medicine or Dentistry.
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Dick & Susie Craig
Dick (Richard Franklin) Craig
March 5, 2020
I would like to communicate with someone in the Thornhill family about our shared relationships of my family (Craig) and grandmother (Glenna Barnes Craig) from Summerfield, OH. Glenna Barnes Craig, wife of Frank Craig was a sister of Vivian's mother, Ila Barnes Wilson. I believe my father's (Franklin Craig, Jr.)sister, Iris Craig Huffman, was very good friend (and cousin) with 'Veva' (Geneva)(I believe this is correct, not sure), a sister of Vivian's, and my father was a good friend with Vivian's brother, Jay Wilson, DDS, Sandusky, OH. When I was visiting in Indio, CA, I called and talked with "Wig" Wilson, brother of Vivian's and owner of Shield's Dates. We both shared that we were named after our uncle, Dick Snyder, DDS, Columbus, OH.
Thank you for sending my email address and asking for someone to send their contact information, I would like to share more with the family.
Richard "Dick" Craig.
Nancy Huffman, Dick & Donna Craig at Vivian's Wedding
Richard F. Craig
March 5, 2020
November 26, 2019
Love you, Grandma.
November 23, 2019
I will surely miss you Vivian... so enjoyed your smile and laughter. You raised a wonderful family. You will be missed by soo many.
Beth
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