Violet Leander
Born
Baptized Married Deceased Buried Occupation |
July 24, 1919
May 1947 26 December 1995 |
Violet in 1981
She was from a small town in southern Illinois called Hillsboro and was the 4th of 8 children. Her mother died when she was only 10 so she and her older sister were responsible for the family at the time.
Violet enlisted in the Navy during WW II and was stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after it was attacked.
She met Herbert in Chicago after the war and they married in May 1947.
Violet enlisted in the Navy during WW II and was stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after it was attacked.
She met Herbert in Chicago after the war and they married in May 1947.