William "Bill" LaViolette,
Jr., age 62 of 95 9th Street, Clintonville, WI, passed away Sunday
morning June
3, 2007 at the Appleton Medical
Center.
Bill was born on February 9, 1945
in New London, WI. He was the son of the late William and Jean
(Niemuth)
LaViolette, Sr. Bill grew up in
the Clintonville area and graduated from Clintonville High School
in 1964. On July 17, 1965 he was united in marriage to Dorothy
Krenke at the Trinity Lutheran Church in the Township of Bear
Creek, Waupaca County, WI. He was employed with his father at
the Clintonville Flour & Feed for many years and was a member
of the Christus Lutheran Church in Clintonville. Bill greatly
enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He was
a member of the Clintonville Bowhunter’s Association and
the Wisconsin Bowhunter's Association for many years.
Survivors are his wife Dorothy;
daughter Shelly (Jeremy) Knaup, Tigerton; 3 Sons: Greg LaViolette,
Clintonville, Jeff (Kristine) LaViolette,
Clintonville, John (Kari) LaViolette, Sugar Bush; 10 Grandchildren:
Cole, Jesse, Tanner, Brooklyn, Chase, Malachi, Blake, Abby, Ashley,
& Justin; and his sister: Cheryl (Richard) Peterson, Clintonville.
He was preceded in death by his
parents.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday
June 6, 2007 at 11 AM at the Christus Lutheran Church in
Clintonville with the Rev. Ray Claussen
officiating, and interment will be at the Union Cemetery in Tigerton.
Friends may call at the church only
on Wednesday from 9 AM until the time of the service. The
Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home
in Clintonville is assisting his family. For more information
visit
www.eberhardtstevenson.com.