LOURIE MAE (FLOOD) VICKERS
LOURIE MAE (FLOOD) VICKERS
Lourie Mae (Flood) Vickers of Neenah, WI, passed away unexpectedly May 28, 2023, surrounded by her family. Lourie was born Aug. 9, 1965, in Happy Camp, CA, to Ronald and Geraldine (Emery) Flood. The family moved to her dad’s hometown of Humbird, WI. Shortly after, her sister Brenda was born. The girls spent most of their early childhood in Humbird, growing up with her dad’s side of the family. They later moved to Plover, WI. Lourie finished her education at Western Wisconsin Technical College with an associate degree in applied science.
Lourie married twice in her life, first to Robert Buckhannon in 1986 until they separated in 1992. She then married Troy Vickers in 2003, and that marriage lasted until 2021. Lourie held numerous jobs in her life. She was an IT specialist at Lincoln High School for 12 years while working part-time as a taxi driver at Falls Taxi. She finished her career as a partners associate with Pitney Bowes.
Lourie has always been a very determined and strong-willed person. She gave freely of her talents and strengths to her family and friends. Family was always unquestionably the most important thing in Lourie’s life. Lourie loved wine and traveling. Her niece, Kristy, shared those interests. They were able to complete the goal of finishing the CO-OP Wine Tour together. Undoubtedly, her greatest role was that of mother when her son, Logan, was born and then when she became a grandmother to Ambrielle. She cherished every moment with them and was always immensely proud of their accomplishments.
Lourie had a passion for genealogy and spent considerable time researching her family history. She was able to trace her roots back hundreds of years and finally found that she was indeed related to royalty – King Edward of England from the 1300s. She created a very elaborate detailed website of her family tree that the family will cherish forever.
Lourie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Angus and Verna Flood; Vernon and Cora Emery; and aunt Barb Emery.
She is survived by her mother, Geraldine Flood; father Ronald (Marilyn) Flood; son Logan Flood (significant other Nicole McNamee); sister Brenda Flood; granddaughter Ambrielle Flood Konetzke; nieces Amber and Kristy Higgins (significant other Ryan Vranish); and nephew Lucas Skaar. In addition, there are several great- nieces and nephews – including Trent, Abbi, Alanah, Carter and Lucy.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, July 15, at the North Branch Rod and Gun, N2962 Main St. in Humbird, WI, starting at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.