Margaret Mary Agnes (Peggy) Violette

Margaret Mary Agnes (Peggy) Violette

Female 1922 - 2010  (88 years)

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  • Name Margaret Mary Agnes (Peggy) Violette 
    Birth 21 Jan 1922  Caribou, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 May 2010  Pittsfield Healthcare, Corinna, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 17 May 2010  Ste. Ajnne's, Dexter, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P5249  Violette Family
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2021 

    Father Walter Noel Violette,   b. 25 Dec 1898, Van Buren, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1953, Dexter, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Yvonne Desrosiers,   b. 21 May 1903, Saint Agatha, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1990, Dexter, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1920  Van Buren, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Meakin,   b. 14 Oct 1894, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1981, Dexter, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1944  East Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DOB: Lippe pg 239 & Maine Record of Birth
      Listed as Agnes in 1930 census
      DOM: Connecticut Marriage Records

      Margaret "Peggy" Meakin, 88, died May 12, 2010, at a Pittsfield health care facility. She was born Jan. 21, 1922, in Caribou, a daughter of Walter and Yvonne (Derosier) Violette. After moving to Corinna at a young age, Peggy attended Corinna Union Academy, and later received her general education development diploma from Nokomis Regional High. Peggy and her husband lived in East Hartford, Conn., for more than 30 years, returning to Corinna in 1970. During World War II, she worked for Hamilton Standard Propellers, and later, Olivetti Underwood Typewriter Co. She retired from Dexter Shoe Co. in 1982.
      Peggy was a communicant of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dexter. She was a member of St. Anne's Ladies Guild and the Golden Age Club. Peggy was an avid reader, bingo player, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, as well as puzzle-making. Prayerful and faith-filled, she especially enjoyed her collection of angels.
      She is survived by a sister, Imelda "Millie" Violette of Corinna; several nieces and nephews.
      Peggy was predeceased by her husband, John; sisters Artheline Gilbert, Doris Darling, Jeannette Votour and Geraldine Lambert.
      Burial will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. (Morning Sentinel 5/14/2010)