- Date Of Birth: February 17, 1928
- Date Of Death: November 16, 2019
- Spouse: Alton Proudfoot
- Resting Place: Anchorage
- City: Monroe
- State: Washington
On the afternoon of Nov. 16, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska, Vicky passed with family and friends by her side after suffering a short illness.
Vicky Ruth Schwartz was born 02/17/1928, In Monroe Wash., where she spent her life until marrying Ted Willner in 1946. Most of her time was spent raising her 3 children, gardening, riding horses, raising and harvesting 5 acres of the county’s most prized raspberries. They moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1957 before Statehood. They operated the Texaco Bulk Plant and were major participants in the Alyeska Pipeline. Later moving to California, Vicky and Alton Proudfoot were married. She enjoyed golfing (at one point hitting a hole in one), dancing, music which she played and sang, cards, was a gourmet cook and traveled as a history buff all over the United States in their 5th wheel. She loved to design and decorate and always thought she should have been an architect. She moved to Roseburg, Oregon to spend her and Al’s senior years. In 2015, after Alton passed, Vicky moved to live with her daughter Connie and husband, Todd in Anchorage, Alaska.
She loved the beauty of Alaska including Todd’s green thumb. She was very caring and wanted to do all she could for others with challenges, as she was partially blind most of her life. She joined The Anchorage Lions Club, and The Anchorage Sr. Activity Center shortly after moving to Anchorage. One of the sayings that will always resonate with friends and family; “It’s better than getting kicked in the butt with a frozen mukluk.” As a humble person, Vicky inspired others, was loved by many, loved the Lord and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Vicky was preceded in death by both parents, husband, Alton Proudfoot and all of her siblings. Living children include daughter, Connie (Todd) Heyworth, of Anchorage, AK; sons: Steven (Kathy) Willner, and Brian (Diane) Willner of Ninety Six, South Carolina; grandchildren: James (Julie) Fogg, Dawn (Sean Rood) Anderson of Anchorage, Alaska, Brent (Ashley) Willner, of Ninety Six, South Carolina, Shelley (Scott) Burgess, of Greenville, South Carolina. She also had 5 great grandchildren; numerous step grandchildren and step great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
