Viola Ruth DeVries Richardson

Viola Ruth DeVries Richardson died peacefully in her sleep on June 26, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was 90 years old. She was preceded in death by three husbands, William Kryn Kievit (1944-1953), George Leslie Bogert (1955-1975), and Edgar George Richardson (1986-1993).<br />She was born June 10, 1920 in Passaic, New Jersey to Rine and Johanna DeVries. She was the youngest of eight children. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Betty, Sadie, Sis, and her brothers Paul, Stuart, and Matthew. She is survived by her sister Hester DeVries of Wyckoff, New Jersey, her son Ronald Paul and daughter-in-law Joyce Ann Kievit, her grandson, Timothy James Kievit and four great-grandchildren -- Makayla, Matthew, Brittany, Taylor and many nieces and nephews.<br />Viola lived in Clifton and West Caldwell, New Jersey for the first 51 years of her life. She and her husband George moved to Sun City Center, Florida where she lived for 38 years. She was a member of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and the homeowners association. She was also a member of needle crafters where she spent many pleasurable hours knitting squared soled baby booties.&nbsp; She was an absolute artist with yarn and fabric.&nbsp; She enjoyed sewing, knitting, counted cross stitch, tatting, quilting, and embroidery.&nbsp; She generously gave most of her creations away for sale by charitable contributions or to friends, family and relatives.<br />She spent the last year of her life in Phoenix, Arizona with her son and daughter-in-law. Although she knew she was terminally ill, she kept her sense of humor and continued to knit up until just a few weeks before she died. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. Her funeral arrangements are being handled by the National Cremation Society.