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Passed away on Sept. 4, 2022 in LaGrande, Ore. Vivian was born on Sept. 5, 1938 in Ritzville, Wash. to Louis and Mamie (Gillette) Allert.

Vivian grew up on the family farm located near Ralston, Wash. and then the family moved to Ritzville while attending Ritzville Schools. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1956. After high school, she attended Eastern Washington University and married Sandy Grams in 1959. Sandy and Vivian had three children which they raised in Odessa and Ritzville.

Vivian worked for Dr. Meadowcroft, the eye doctor in Ritzville, drove the school bus for Ritzville...