Floris Virginia Vessey (Godown), 91, of Rochester, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016.

Floris was born January 13, 1925 to Leonard and Flossie (Smiley) Godown in Dayton, Ohio. She was employed at Knotts Berry Farm for 17 years. She worked at the Elizabethan Room at the Kahler Hotel and later managed the original Ground Round in Rochester, MN for 12 years. She married Richard M. Jones and later divorced. She remarried to Richard T Vessey in 1975. Floris enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and people.

She is survived by one daughter, Jacqueline Jones, stepsons; Craig Vessey, Rick Vessey, James (Vicky) Vessey, and Vincent Vessey, stepdaughters; Vicky (Alan) Cole and Beth (Scott) Skalisky. She was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, and her daughters, Virginia Richards and Regina Newkirk.

She will be laid to rest on Friday, December 9 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery beside her beloved husband.   The graveside service will begin at 11:15am.

She requested no services and that any memorials, in lieu of flowers, to be directed to the Mayo Clinic Cancer, Kidney and Heart foundations.