Vivian Shumsky
Vivian R. (Bridges) Shumsky, 88, of Glasgow, formerly of Tucson, Ariz., died at Valley View Home on July 3, 2025.
She was born in Glasgow on Feb. 25, 1937, to Dwight and Grace (Hill) Bridges who resided in Frazer. During World War II, she and her brother accompanied their parents to many defense plants. At that time, they, like so many, lived in a travel trailer. When they returned to Frazer, she entered school there. In her youth, she enjoyed horseback riding, ice skating, singing and playing piano.
After graduating from Wolf Point High School in 1955, she worked at MDU in Wolf Point as an account representative. She would meet her future husband, Glen, at the Sweet Shop Cafe in Wolf Point after he returned from military service in Japan. They married Aug. 16, 1958. His occupation in construction management and safety would evolve, taking them to many places in the lower 48. She and family would live in many places during her lifetime: Cut Bank; Lubbock, Texas; Burnsville, Miss.; Etters, Pa.; Augusta, Ga.; and more. She was a devoted mother for their two children. She served as a tidy housekeeper, the family accountant and a moving expert.
Her many interests included baking chocolate cake, sketching, sewing Barbie doll clothes (and much of Sheryl's early wardrobe), painting and staining antiques. She had several cameras for photography and archived her photos in albums. Throughout her travels, pets were an important part of everyday life.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Dean Bridges; and her husband, Glen Shumsky.
She is survived by two children, Kevin Shumsky of Bozeman and Sheryl Shumsky of Seattle, Wash.; two grandchildren; and one great granddaughter.
A graveside service will be at Greenwood Cemetery at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25.
