Viva A. Brown, 78, Nappanee, died at 3:15 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, unexpectedly at her residence of natural causes. She was born March 2, 1939, in Paulding, Ohio to Charles and Hilda (Klima) Yenser. On Aug. 21, 1954, she married Ernest A. Brown. He preceded her in death Oct. 12, 1996. In 1964, Viva …read more.