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Fisk -- Viva K. Fisk, 70, a resident of Albuquerque since 1951, died Monday, February 14, 2000. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Clifford J. Fisk; daughter, Karen Fisk; son, Brian Fisk; grandson, James Fisk, all of Albuquerque; sister, Bertie Maudsley and husband, Wells of Salt Lake City, UT; brothers, Robert Bentley and wife, Colleen of Roy, UT and Vance Bentley and wife, Jane; aunt, Lucille Houston of Pena Blanca, NM; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Fisk graduated from high school in Arvada, CO in 1947 and it was there she met Clifford Fisk. She and her family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended BYU and the University of Utah until her marriage on August 25, 1949. In 1951, Viva and Clifford moved to Albuquerque and she attended UNM, receiving her Bachelors, Masters, and PhD in English. She was a lover of music and enjoyed gardening, animals, and collected approximately five thousand books. She loved TV, especially her collection of videos. For almost 15 years, she had been working on a book, Myths and Legends of the Western World, which she worked on right up unto her death. She felt a great attachment to New Mexico because of family ties that led back to her childhood (Sam Houston family of Cuba, NM). She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Services will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2000, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, Tuesday, February 15, 2000, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
        Published on: Tue February 15, 2000