NAPLES, Fla. Gunvor Dorothea Vik Vikki Oxley, 91, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Middlebury, died en route to the hospital on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
She was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Stavanger, Norway. She came to America at the age of nine.
Her family says she was a woman of a creative turn of mind, with a flare for interior design and a love of flower arrangement. She was a member of the Middlebury Garden Club many years ago. Relatives say she will be remembered for her astounding beauty, her gaiety and charm, her love of music and her financial acuity.
She is survived by her children, Carol Reed, Laureen Oxley Carson, John Richard Oxley, Richard Rasmus Oxley and Joy Dorothea Oxley; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her sister Aggi Vik Noon and by her husband, the one true love of her life, former Middlebury Union High School and Middlebury College music teacher and musician, Richard Oxley.
Friends may call at Sandersons Funeral Home at 117 South Main St. in Middlebury from 10 to 11 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2009.
A service will follow at 11 a.m. The burial will directly follow at the Middlebury Cemetery across from the Center for the Arts.