Obituary Vivian I. Uzelac-Mellor, 81, of East Peoria, passed away at 7:10am, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at UnityPoint Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. Vivian was born January 8, 1932 in Peoria to Edith Robertson Jones, and was raised by her mother and step-father, Alfred Guth. She married Michael Uzelac in Peoria on October 8th, 1955; he preceded her in death in 1990. She later married John Mellor in Peoria on May 1998, and he preceded her in death in 2001. Surviving are her children, Pamela Uzelac, East Peoria and Michael (Kristine) Uzelac, Germantown Hills; step-children, Rick (JoAnne) Mellor; grandchildren, Colleen (Casey) Baird, Michael Uzelac, Vincent Uzelac, Kayla and Kari Uzelac; step-grandchildren, Nate Mellor, Adam Mellor, and Jake Mellor; great-grandchildren, Vivian and Colin Baird; and son-in-law, Carl Swanson. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Swanson; brothers, Robert Jones and Lewis Jones; brother-in-law Robert Uzelac; sister-in-law Josephine Jones, and her parents. Viv was an avid fisherwoman and believed (and was) better than most professionals. In addition to her fishing skills, she was quite the card shark and built up a hefty bank account with her family's money. Vivian was well-known for her witty sense of humor. She had a certain spark about her, which made her love for life contagious to all who knew her. Her family looked to her for wisdom and strength and she was an ideal role model. " They broke the mold" when God made Vivian, and she will be greatly missed. Funeral services for Vivian will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington. Visitation will begin at 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria.