Vivian "Ibbie" Sandvik

Aug 9, 1932 -

Jan 29, 2025

Long time Butte, Alaska, resident in the Matanuska Valley, Vivian "Ibbie" Sandvik, 92, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 29, 2025.

A service will be held at Palmer Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2238 Inner Springer Loop, Palmer, AK 99645, at 1 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. A viewing will begin at 11:30 a.m. The burial will be at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery after the service.

Ibbie was born on Aug. 9, 1932, in Hermiston, Ore. She grew up in Sweet Home, Ore. She attended Laurelwood Adventist Academy in Gaston, Ore., and there met Kent Sandvik. The couple married on Feb. 8, 1953, and were blessed with four children.

They moved "home" to Palmer, Alaska, in the Matanuska Valley, where they continued to farm the Sandvik colony farm.

Ibbie was known for growing dahlias and other beautiful ribbon-winning flowers along with farming the original Sandvik plot of land, which she continued until her passing.

Ibbie, known by many as "Grandma Sandvik," will be remembered for her generous hospitality, but most of all for her faith in God. Ibbie was a member of the Palmer Seventh-day Adventist Church, where she often graced the church and the members with her beautiful flowers.

Ibbie is survived by Chuck and Vickie Sandvik of Nampa, Idaho; Randy and Patti Sandvik of Palmer, Alaska; Ronda Sandvik of Troy, Idaho; and Vonya Sandvik of Anchorage, Alaska; as well as 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kent Sandvik; and brother, David Pearson.