Viola was a life long resident of Greenwich. She passed peacefully of natural causes. Loving wife and mother, Viola was predeceased by her husband Lenhart C. Emmersen in 1977, her son Frederick C. Emmersen in 2007 and a grandaughter Melissa A. Larson - Genevese in 2011.
Viola is survived by two daughters, Linda Allan of Goshen, NY and Karyl Larson of Stamford, CT. Surviving also are four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A private gathering and burial are planned from Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home - 2900 Summer St., Stamford, CT 06905.