VIVIAN ADELINE SMITH On Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, Vivian Adeline Smith, of Rainy River, Ont., went to be with her Lord at the age of 88 years. Vivian was born April 21, 1920 to John Victor (JV) Smith and Ruth Ericson in Minnedosa, Man. She moved to Rainy River with her family as a small girl. She is survived by her brother, Calvin Smith. She was predeceased by her parents; and brothers, John Wesley, Donald, Russell, Gordon, and Victor. Vivian was a teenager when God “gloriously saved” her. She devoted the rest of her life to her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. In 1943, at the age of 23, she founded the Rainy River Evangelical Covenant Church. She attended Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills, Alta. and served with Northern Gospel Mission in Redby, Mn. She served as a missionary in Rainy River District for more than three decades with CSSM Ministries. She taught religious education in area schools, conducted Bible classes in her home, taught Sunday School at church, conducted Vacation Bible Schools in area communities, and conducted Bible camps at Sunny Cove Camp in Fort Frances. 1Corinthians 4:2 was Vivian’s life verse: “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” Vivian sought to prove herself faithful to the Lord’s trust that was placed upon her life. Vivian was particularly fond of children, and loved to teach them the precious love of Jesus by precept and example. She deeply admired the beauty of God’s creation, especially flowers, and had extravagant flower gardens around her house on Sixth Street every summer. She especially loved roses. Vivian was a friend to virtually everyone she met. She always would seek to minister to the otherwise unreached, the downcast and lonely, the oppressed and afflicted. Those who had the least to offer Vivian in exchange for her kindness would be those she was constrained to reach out to. Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Rainy River Evangelical Covenant Church, with Mark Mast officiating. Committal at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Rainy River followed the service. In lieu of flowers, it is kindly requested that in memoriam donations be made to CSSM Ministries or Rainy River Evangelical Covenant Church c/o Mark and Tina Mast, P.O. Box 111, Rainy River, Ont., P0W 1L0. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com By editorial Tuesday, 23 December 2008 - 1:02pm. Obituaries