Leo James Violette

1925 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	Leo James Violette
  Birth	14 Apr 1925	Van Buren, ME
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Apr 2002	Van Buren, ME
  Burial	6 Apr 2002	St. Bruno-St. Remi, Van Buren, ME
  Person ID	P1173	Violette Family
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Vital E. Violette,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Van Buren, ME d. 16 Nov 1964, Van Buren, ME (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Estelle H. Bosse,   b. Abt 1891
  Marriage	3 Jul 1917	St. Agatha, ME
  Notes	DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec has typo in day of 09, ME Record of Marriage and Lippe pg 122 has 3 Jul 1917
  Family ID	F975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosalie R. Roy,   b. 15 May 1922, Trois Pistoles, QC d. 15 Sep 2011, Bangor, ME (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1946	West Warwick, RI
  Children	1. Charles Violette   2. Michel James Violette   3. Richard Emery (Dick) Violette
  Family ID	F988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DOB, DOM: Lippe pg 199 DOD: Find a Grave Leo James died at a Van Buren nursing home. He was born in Van Buren, April 14, 1925, the son of Vital E. and Estelle (Bossé Violette. He was educated in local schools and was a 1943 Van Buren Boys High School and then a 1950 graduate of Husson College. He was an Army veteran of World War II, where he was the recipient of two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He was a member of the Levasseur-Farrell, American Legion Post 49 of Van Buren and the National Association of Postmasters. He was employed by the U. S. Postal Service, first as a rural carrier in Van Buren for more than 17 years and then became postmaster at St. David for more than 14 years. He also worked for many years at Fongemie Ford Sales in Van Buren. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie (Roy) Violette of Van Buren; three sons and their wifes, Charles and Sharon Violette of Pleasant Hill, Ohio; Michael and Eileen Violette of Townsend, Mass.; Richard and Sue Violette of Van Buren; four brothers, Emery Violette and Robert Violette, both of Van Buren, Claude Violette of New Britain, Conn., and P. Eugene Violette of Edwardsville, Ill; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Adelaide Lapierre and by two brothers, Martin Violette and Elmer Violette. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, April 6, at the St. Bruno-St. Remi Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery later this spring.