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- DOB, DOM: Lippe pg 172-3
Army veteran of WWII
VAN BUREN – Gabriel V. Violette, 76, died May 17, 2004, at a Fort Kent hospital. He was born June 8, 1927, in Van Buren, the son of Joseph S. and Laura (Laferriere) Violette. He was educated in local schools and was a 1945 graduate of Van Buren Boys High School. Gabe also studied electronics at a technical school in Massachusetts. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of the American Legion, Levasseur-Farrell Post No. 49 of Van Buren and the VFW, Lister-Knowlton Post 9389 of Caribou. He was employed as an appliance salesman for Nelson and Small for several years. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine (Corriveau) Violette of Van Buren; one son, Michael Violette and his wife, Sharon, of Winslow; one daughter, Leah Ouellette and her husband, Donald, of Vernon, Vt.; two brothers, Russell Violette of Sun City, Calif., and Roland Violette of Van Buren; four grandchildren, Naomi Lagasse, Melissa Ouellette, Jacob and Lauren Violette; three great-grandchildren, Samantha, Sarah and Logan. Relatives and friends may call 10 a.m. until time of service on Wednesday at the Ouellette-Thibault Funeral Home, 12 High St., Van Buren. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Bruno-St. Remi Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Parish Cemetery.
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