Edmond Joseph Violette, I
1886 - 1945 (59 years)1. Edmond Joseph Violette, I 25 Jan 1886 Ladysmith, WI; 3 Jun 1945Polson, MT. Notes:
DOB: Lippe pg 86 & Wisconsin Birth Index
DOM: Lippe pg 86 & Marriage License
DOD: Lippe pg 86 & Montana Death Certificate
Farmer & Railroad Worker
His death certificate listed occupation as Railroad Employee.
His WWI Draft card listed Farmer as his occupation.
Mrs. John [Virginia Violette] Duax, city, received a telegram that her brother, Ed. Violette, had passed away Sunday, June 3, at Polson, Montana, where he had made his home for the past 38 years. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning. Deceased was born in Flambeau on Jan. 25, 1886. He worked for Chas. Berthiaume at one time, was well known to old-timers here.Edmond Mabel Evelina Barnden 17 Sep 1910Missoula, MT. Mabel (daughter of James Conrad (Cronk) Barnden and Bertha Sherman Alexander) 30 May 1891 Avon, MT; 4 Apr 1980Boulder, CO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Sherman Edmond Violette 10 Apr 1911 Lamont, WA; 10 Jun 1948Missoula, MT.
- 3. James Joseph Violette 23 Jul 1913 Deer Lodge, MT; 10 May 2005St. Ignatius, MT.
- 4. Iris Rose (Mary) Violette 13 Mar 1916 Deer Lodge, MT; 2 May 1978Polson, MT.
- 5. LCDR Glenn Mark Violette, I 25 Apr 1918 Deer Lodge, MT; 23 Aug 1996Easton, NY; Schuylerville, Saratoga County, NY.
- 6. Edmond Joseph Violette, II 25 Sep 1930 Deer Lodge, MT; 12 Aug 2021Missoula, MT.
Generation: 2
2. Sherman Edmond Violette (1.Edmond1) 10 Apr 1911 Lamont, WA; 10 Jun 1948Missoula, MT. Notes:
Lippe pg 156
Sherman Josephine Dorothy Arpan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. James Joseph Violette (1.Edmond1) 23 Jul 1913 Deer Lodge, MT; 10 May 2005St. Ignatius, MT. Notes:
DOB: Montana Birth Record, Lippe pg 156 has 1914
DOM: Montana Marriage Certificate
DOD: Find a Grave
James Joseph Violette
ST. IGNATIUS - James Joseph Violette, 91, of St. Ignatius, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2005, of natural causes at Millpond Assisted Living in St. Ignatius.
Jim was born July 23, 1913, in Deer Lodge, the son of Edmond and Mabel (Barnden) Violette. He grew up and attended school in Deer Lodge. After he graduated from high school, the family moved to St. Ignatius and he worked on the family ranch.
He met Gladys English, who lived on a neighboring farm, and they were married in November 1937. For 68 years they never left each other's side and had a love affair that never dimmed.
Jim's first job was in the Flathead Mine outside of Niarada. There he built their first house from railroad ties, roofed with sod, and handcrafted their furniture. After the nine years, they returned to the ranch on Post Creek and moved into a former stage stop that they remodeled and lived in for the rest of their lives.
During World War II, Jim worked in Oregon at the shipyards as a welder. In 1962 he began work for the University of Montana as night watchman. He moved to mechanic in the motor pool and ran that until he retired in 1975. Jim's legacy set the bar to live a deliberate, simple, self-sufficient life. Jim and Gladys proudly maintained and shared the bounty of their renowned, perfect, weedless garden with family and friends. A 60-pound hubbard squash was not uncommon. Jim was a talented, celebrated mechanic who was seldom paid, but always appreciated for his generosity. When machine parts were unavailable, he would manufacture what was needed. Jim was on a competition sharpshooter team. Additionally, as an avid hunter, he fed his family from hunting trips into the Bob Marshall Wilderness as well as his favorite hunting areas in the Little Thompson. He belonged to a flying club and enjoyed flying a Piper Cub into Schaefer Meadows to fish. Committed to his community, he helped organize a Civil Air Patrol and participated as a ham radio operator, taught hunter safety and was a rural volunteer firefighter. Finally, Jim and Gladys' kitchen was the centerpiece for their weekend pinochle gathering, where they warmly welcomed their dear friends. For all of these memories, Jim's smile and creativity will be missed.
Survivors include Jim's loving wife Gladys; brother Edmond Violette and wife Gloria of Boulder, Colo.; two sons, Bill and wife Jenny of Missoula, and Glenn and wife Patricia McLaughlin of Whitefish; daughter Betty of Bigfork; grandchildren, Mike and wife Cheryl and their children Max and Emily, Kris Violette of Missoula, Porter Dassenko and wife Anita of Belgrade and great-granddaughters Bridget and Natasha Dassenko; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Cremation has taken place.
Eratta: 291d) correct date of birth to 23-7-1913 Deer Lodge, Montana; correct date of marriage to 5-11-1937James Gladys Pearl English [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
4. Iris Rose (Mary) Violette (1.Edmond1) 13 Mar 1916 Deer Lodge, MT; 2 May 1978Polson, MT. Notes:
Lippe pg 156
DOD: Montana Death CertificateIris John Richard Borden 24 Dec 1936Kalispell, MT. John (son of James Lucky Borden, Borden and Maude Bertha Casey) 8 Dec 1916 Nirada, MT; 4 May 2003Missoula, MT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
5. LCDR Glenn Mark Violette, I (1.Edmond1) 25 Apr 1918 Deer Lodge, MT; 23 Aug 1996Easton, NY; Schuylerville, Saratoga County, NY. Notes:
DOB, DOD: Social Security Index
DOM: Lippe pg 156 has 1953 Jacksonville, Florida; Florida marriage index has 1952, Escambia
WWII Muster Rolls has on 25 May 1943 Glenn as a Lieut. (jg) as a passenger on the USS Long Island.
LCDR Glenn Violette US Navy served in WWII and Korea.
Via email: My parents Glenn Mark and Mildred were married in Pensacola Fl on November 29, 1952. They were both in the Navy stationed there. Both veterans of WWII. Dad was a pilot and flew bombers out of Attu in the 1943 campaign. My mother was a flight nurse. Dad highest rank Commander. Mom's Lieutenant.
James Violette
Errata: 291c) correct date of marriage to 29-11-1952 Pensacola, FloridaGlenn (Frances) Mildred Walsh, Twin 29 Nov 1952Pensacola, FL. (Frances) (daughter of Thomas Francis Walsh and Philamone Young) 4 Mar 1921 Easton, NY; 15 Nov 2002Schuylerville, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Glenn Mark Violette, II
- 14. Thomas Humphrey Violette 31 Oct 1955 Glens Falls, NY; 15 Feb 2010Easton, NY.
- 15. James Violette
- 16. John P. Violette
- 17. Judith Violette
6. Edmond Joseph Violette, II (1.Edmond1) 25 Sep 1930 Deer Lodge, MT; 12 Aug 2021Missoula, MT. Notes:
DOB: Montana Birth Certificate
DOM: Lippe pg 156 & Montana Marriage Records
Electrical engineer who built radars around the world
Edmond Joseph Violette's (Ed) memorial service will take place on September 25, 2021 outdoors at Greenwood & Myers Mortuary in Boulder. He passed away on August 12, 2021 at the age of 90 in Missoula, Montana. He was the youngest of five children. He had three brothers Sherman, Glenn and Jim and his sister Iris. He married Gloria Johnson in Polson in 1950 starting a 66-year adventure. He moved to Boulder, CO in 1955 and was one of the first engineers hired into the newly built laboratories of the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST). Ed was born in Deer Lodge on September 25, 1930. He spent his youngest years in Deer Lodge and Post Creek, Montana eventually ending up in Polson where he attended high school. He was a dedicated athlete playing football, basketball, track and golf. The rumor was that he never let classes get in the way of a pickup basketball game or an afternoon of golf. When his children got a look at his High School Yearbook, his Senior Picture was accompanied by the notation - "He was rarely found in study hall, but often located in the gym or on the field." He went on to participate in Football and Track at Montana State University and, despite his attention to sports, he graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He served in the Air Force where he applied his degree to research on high-frequency radio communications and the new field of computer-to-computer data transfer. After the Air Force, he applied these skills at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST). He finished his career with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) overseeing the installation of communications equipment at research stations around the Pacific. He would let his wife (Gloria) and children (Susan, Lynee, Dan and Joseph) know that he was off to some exotic location to help build a NOAA weather station. It might be Peru, Chile, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Marshall Islands, or the Aleutians - he was a million-mile frequent flier before that was a thing. After the children had grown, his wife Gloria would often accompany him on these months-long work trips to the far reaches of the Pacific - occasionally living in tents or in the village closest to the research site. He was a lifelong participant in sports - a fast-pitch softball pitcher on a Colorado State Champion team, and he helped organize teams to play football, basketball and softball in city leagues. He started playing tennis in his thirties, and went on to earn top 5 state rankings in the senior divisions. He supported tennis in Boulder serving on the Board of the Boulder Tennis Association, and he was a member of the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center for over 30 years. Upon retirement, he built a summer house on Flathead Lake just outside of Polson, MT doing most of the construction himself. He and Gloria used this house as a base of operations for adventures on the lake and in the mountains with their children and grandchildren. He is survived by daughters Susan and Lynee, and his son Daniel who are grateful for his gracious spirit and his example of a life lived in full.Edmond Gloria Marie Johnson 7 Oct 1950Polson, MT. Gloria (daughter of Carl Magnuson Johnson and Maria Zinina) 20 Jan 1930 Polson, MT; Feb 2017Boulder, CO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Daniel Violette
- 19. Lynee Violette
- 20. Susan Violette
- 21. Edmond Joseph Violette, III 6 Jul 1964; 29 Jul 1980Boulder, CO.
Generation: 3
7. Lt. Col. James Glenn Violette, Sr. (2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) James Sharron Darlene Thompson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
8. Donald Violette (2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Angelique M. Dubois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
9. William James Violette (3.James2, 1.Edmond1) William Jenny Snider [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Michael Violette
- 27. Kristina Violette
10. Betty Ann Violette (3.James2, 1.Edmond1) Betty Thomas Deyoung [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Glenn Robert Violette (3.James2, 1.Edmond1) Glenn Patricia McLaughlin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Richard Durlan Borden (4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) Richard Mary Pat Coulter [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Stacy Borden
- 29. Jenny Borden
Family/Spouse: Mary Lee Fryberger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
13. Glenn Mark Violette, II (5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 14. Thomas Humphrey Violette (5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 31 Oct 1955 Glens Falls, NY; 15 Feb 2010Easton, NY. Notes:
DOB, DOD: US Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection
15. James Violette (5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) James Anne Kotwas [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
16. John P. Violette (5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) Notes:
John Violette owns Monument View Farm, a dairy that has been in his family since the mid-1800s, and is known for his prize winning Guernseys at the Easton, New York farm.
John Debra Sullivan 19 Mar 1983Schuylerville, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Joshua Violette
- 34. Sarah Violette
- 35. Jeannie Violette
17. Judith Violette (5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) Judith Robert Balaty [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Dani Lynn Balaty
- 37. Kylee Balaty
18. Daniel Violette (6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Janis Freed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Daniel Susan Demidovich [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Lynee Violette (6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) Lynee Michael McMillan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
20. Susan Violette (6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Ken Rocco. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Edmond Joseph Violette, III (6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) 6 Jul 1964; 29 Jul 1980Boulder, CO.
Generation: 4
22. Amanda Anne Violette (7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) Amanda John Andrew Melgard [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. James Glenn Violette, Jr. (7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) James Corral M Corey Hahn [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
James Stacey McCrea [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
James Theresa Coulter Corville [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
24. Jeanne Paige Violette (8.Donald3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Ricky Dean Couture. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
25. Jean Paul Violette (8.Donald3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Angionette Christina Massey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
26. Michael Violette (9.William3, 3.James2, 1.Edmond1) 27. Kristina Violette (9.William3, 3.James2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: John L Sullivan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
28. Stacy Borden (12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Audie Anderson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Brianna Anderson
- 51. Reodee Owen Anderson
- 52. A. J. Anderson
- 53. Billie Anderson
29. Jenny Borden (12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) 30. Richard Lee Borden (12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) 31. Nicholas James Violette (15.James3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) Nicholas Erin McIntyre [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 54. James Violette
32. Katherine Mary Violette (15.James3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 33. Joshua Violette (16.John3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Vanessa Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 55. Henry Violette MA.
- 56. Abigail Violette MA.
34. Sarah Violette (16.John3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 35. Jeannie Violette (16.John3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 36. Dani Lynn Balaty (17.Judith3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 37. Kylee Balaty (17.Judith3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 38. Jeremy Matthew McMillan (19.Lynee3, 6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Stacy Robbins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
39. Andrew William ( Andy) McMillan (19.Lynee3, 6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) 40. Krista Anne McMillan (19.Lynee3, 6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) Family/Spouse: Johnny Richardson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 58. Tommy Richardson
41. Jeffery David McMillan (19.Lynee3, 6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1)
Generation: 5
42. Lacey Marie Violette (23.James4, 7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 43. Brittany Noel Violette (23.James4, 7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 44. Ashley Lane Violette (23.James4, 7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 45. Alyssa Dawn Violette (23.James4, 7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 46. Sherman James Violette (23.James4, 7.James3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 47. Slade Christain Couture (24.Jeanne4, 8.Donald3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 48. Sloan Conner Couture (24.Jeanne4, 8.Donald3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 49. Austin Christopher Violette (25.Jean4, 8.Donald3, 2.Sherman2, 1.Edmond1) 50. Brianna Anderson (28.Stacy4, 12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) 51. Reodee Owen Anderson (28.Stacy4, 12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) 52. A. J. Anderson (28.Stacy4, 12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) 53. Billie Anderson (28.Stacy4, 12.Richard3, 4.Iris2, 1.Edmond1) 54. James Violette (31.Nicholas4, 15.James3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) 55. Henry Violette (33.Joshua4, 16.John3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) MA. 56. Abigail Violette (33.Joshua4, 16.John3, 5.Glenn2, 1.Edmond1) MA. 57. Reggie Lou McMillan (38.Jeremy4, 19.Lynee3, 6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1) 58. Tommy Richardson (40.Krista4, 19.Lynee3, 6.Edmond2, 1.Edmond1)