Violet Marie Allar

1918 - 2010  (92 years)

• Name	Violet Marie Allar  [1]
  Birth	7 Jun 1918	Springbrook, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Resided	Jan 1992	Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  _UID	93EDF6D3C0D34E81A48D23515E4963449EA3
  Death	30 Oct 2010	Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Earl, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA, Earl Cemetery
  Person ID	I2719	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	Edward Walter Allar,   b. 5 Apr 1862, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Jul 1942 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Esther M. Scribner,   b. 4 Sep 1876, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 22 Apr 1920 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1895	St. Charles, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Berthel Lee Gillette,   b. 15 Jun 1912, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Dec 2003, Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1937  [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Resided - Jan 1992 - Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA Death - 30 Oct 2010 - Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Violet Marie (Allar) Gillette, 92, of Spooner and formerly of Springbrook, died on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at Spooner Health System Nursing Home. Violet was born to Edwin and Esther (Scribner) Allar on June 7, 1918, at Springbrook. She was the youngest of 18 children. She attended school in Springbrook through the 10th grade. On April 3, 1937, she married Bert Gillette. They began their married life in Inver Grove, Minn., where three children were born. They moved to Springbrook in the spring of 1946 where Bert became joint owner of the Midway Garage. Violet stayed at home and had three more children. She enjoyed working in her garden and having many of her siblings and their families and friends near. During the 60's, Violet completed nursing aide training and worked for the Spooner Hospital and Nursing Home for 25 years. She enjoyed this work and was respected by the other aides, nurses, and doctors. After retiring, Bert and Vi enjoyed traveling to visit their children and also traveling with various bus tours. Violet was a member of the Namekagon Congregational Church UCC and the Ladies Aid at church. She was a member of the Eastern Star. In 1990 they moved from Springbrook to Spooner to live with their daughter Nancy. Violet lived the last six years of her life at Spooner Health System Nursing Home where she enjoyed many of the activities but especially singing with the visiting performers and the nursing home staff. Violet was a caring, thoughtful and loving person that will be missed by all. Violet was preceded in death by her parents; all of her siblings; and her husband, Bert. She is survived by her children, Norma (Glen) Henderson of Kalispell, Mont., Mike (Arlene) Gillette of Citrus Heights, Calif., Jerry (Bonni) Gillette of Naperville, Ill., Nancy (Joe) Benavides of Spooner, Cathy Shelko of Naperville, Ill., and Sue (Scott) Hamm of Cadott; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Jack Gillette, of Spooner; one sister-in-law, Clara Allar, of Hayward; and many nieces and nephews. [4]

  
  

• Sources

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