Victoria Ann Plambeck

Vicki was born August 21, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa to George and Ellen Cole. She has one brother, Stephen (Lynda) Cole of Owatonna, MN.

She was May Queen her senior year and graduated from Central High School in 1955.

She attended Iowa State Teacher's College (now the University of Northern Iowa) at Cedar Falls, IA, earning her Teaching Certificate. This is where she met a very handsome man working on his Master's Degree, Frank Theodore Plambeck, Jr. They shared a passion for music and were married June 22, 1957. This year would have been their 59th wedding Anniversary. Together they raised their family of four children in Sioux City: Theodore Plambeck of Phoenix, AZ, Laurel (Richard) Moore, of Norfolk, NE, Scott (Lila) Plambeck, of Sioux City, IA, and Kirsten (Malia David) Plambeck, of Phoenix, AZ. They also have six grandchildren; Amber Plambeck, Jeremy Plambeck, Austin Moore, Marissa Moore, Zachary Plambeck, and Isaac Plambeck.

In Sioux City, she was in several musicals at the Sioux City Community Theater, and later Lamb Productions. She loved music and her lovely soprano voice could be easily heard in church.

As their children grew up and left home they began to think about retirement. Early, in 1984, Vicki took a job in Phoenix, AZ to determine if this is where they wanted to live out their Golden Years...and the answer was yes! So, in the fall of 1991, they put money down on a house in Mesa and sold their home in Sioux City to their son, Scott. Their daughter, Kirsten, moved into the newly purchased home in Mesa, awaiting the arrival of Frank & Vicki. Frank retired from 30+ years as an instrumental director/band school teacher in June of 1993, and they "Loaded up the truck and moved to Mesa".

Vicki worked for Enterprise Rent-a-Car from 1994-2002, at which time she completely retired.

Together, Frank & Vicki traveled the world. They loved cruises and traveled to over 50 different countries on 14 cruises. They met many people and developed great friendships on the cruises and kept in contact with most of them over the years. They wanted to share their passion for a cruise by inviting family to travel with them. All cruises ended in 2009 when it became difficult for Vicki to get around unassisted. During this time they also went on vacations in Frank's small single engine airplane. From 2009-2014, they made their way around via their Gangster Car, the Chrysler 300M. They made many trips back to the Midwest to visit family and friends. After the summer of 2014 it was too difficult to continue the travels.

Vicki loved to watch classic movies and musicals. She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing; her favorite singer (besides her daughter, Kirsten) was Robert Goulet.

She loved everyone, and would try to get everyone to like each other, and not say ill words to, or about, anyone. She was one of the most thoughtful persons you would ever meet. Her main focus was simply spending time with family and friends, and she would send a thank-you card to them for just having had lunch or gone shopping with her. It was very important to Vicki and she often said "just to get together is so wonderful."

She taught her family how to make Swedish pancakes and cinnamon rolls. She also made a mean TV dinner and pot pie. She was also bold! Vicki took up golf and wore purple well before she was 60 years old.

When they moved to Arizona her license plate said “ANGEL V”, and her email address was “AZIAAngel”. She wore necklaces with angels, had angel lapel pins, and even coffee cups and napkins with angels on them. She seldom angered.

Vicki was an Angel on Earth.

She was proceeded in death by her parents, and one infant grandchild, Tiffany Plambeck.

A Celebration of Life service is being held on Wed, April 27, 2016 at Unity of Phoenix, 1500 E Greenway Rd, Phoenix. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association or Hospice of the Valley.

Arrangements under the direction of Melcher Mortuary Mission Chapel & Crematory, Mesa, AZ.