Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Laviolette, Ronald H. September 14, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com August 8, 2013, 2:40 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Wed. Sept. 16, 2009 Ronald H. Laviolette, aged 83, of Ionia, passed away Sept. 14, 2009. He was born Nov. 7, 1925 in Aurora, Wis., the son of Ronald J. and Elizabeth (Ellingson) Laviolette. He entered WWII as a merchant Seaman before joining the Air Force post war. Ronald married Phyllis Brown March 28, 1958 in Ionia. He received his masters degree in teaching from MSU. Ronald taught for the Belding & Lakewood schools for many years. He also worked for the prison as a reading instructor and for NESC. Ronald collected guns and enjoyed history.He loved building boats, writing, photography, snowmobiling, sailing and all outdoor recreational activities, especially in Detour, Mich. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Laviolette of Ionia; brothers, Bill Laviolette of Elk Rapids and Dan (Karon) Laviolette of Freeland; nieces and nephews, Joe of San Diego, Sue of Farmington Hills, Lisa of Lexington, Mich., Martha of Boulder, Colo., Linda of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Karen of East Tawas and Lynne of Traverse City and sister-in-law Dorothea (Fred) Daniels of Plainwell. As requested there will be no services. Funeral arrangements by Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. You may make memorial contributions to the Michigan Heart Association or the Michigan Cancer Association. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/laviolet22056nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb