Vivian Ann (Westerhoff) Schluckebier was born on October 5, 1920, in Garland, Nebraska to Harry and Constance (Thom) Westerhoff and passed away on September 23, 2023, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 102 years, 11 months and 18 days.

Vivian grew up on a farm near Garland, Nebraska where she attended and graduated from Garland High School with the Class of 1938. She attended UNL where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1942 and received her master's degree in 1975 from Concordia. She was married to Virgil Gausman from Jan 30, 1942, to Dec 16, 1944 (killed in WWII). She married Carl Schluckebier on August 3, 1947, at her parent's home near Garland.

Vivian was employed by the School District of Seward for 30 years as a teacher and later Elementary principal, retiring in 1985. Vivian was a past member and president of the School District of Seward Education Association and a member of the Seward VFW Auxiliary. Vivian was a Gold Star Wife and Descendant of the American Revolution. She was a member of the United Church of Christ in Goehner and attended the United Church of Christ in Seward.

Vivian was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Carl Schluckebier and Capt. Virgil Gausman; daughter, Connie (Schluckebier) Wustrack; son-in-law, Howard Rasmussen; sisters, Nona Miller, Beulah (Art) Matthes; brother, Lloyd Westerhoff; grand-son-in-law, Scott Dey; daughter-in-law, Didi Schluckebier.

Survivors cherishing her memory include her children and spouses, Annette (Gausman) Rasmussen of Tallahassee, FL, Peggy (Schluckebier) Fitzpatrick and husband, Don of Papillion, NE, William Schluckebier and wife, Carolyn of Georgetown, TX, Daniel Schluckebier and wife, Cynthia of Aldie, VA, Fredrick Schluckebier and wife, Shelley of Seward, NE; fourteen grandchildren: Jayne (Rasmussen) Johnson and husband Paul, Karen (Rasmussen) Cramer, Brian Fitzpatrick and wife Kathy, Kevin Fitpatrick and wife Cori, Diana (Fitzpatrick) Haag and husband Elliot, Nicki Wustrack (Dey) Schaefer and husband Matt, Trevor Wustrack and wife Shannon, Travis Wustrack and wife Ashley, Elizabeth (Schluckebier) Brown and husband Rupert, Adam Schluckebier and wife Allsion, Laurel (Schluckebier) Kortum, MD. and husband Robert, MD, Lt. Col. Carl Schluckebier and wife Rebecca, Erin (Schluckebier) Hays, and Kimberly (Schluckebier) Frey and husband Jeff; 32 Great-grandchildren; two Great, great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends .