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CARLETON — Calvin W. LaV-
igne Sr., 73, of Carleton died at
{2:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vin-
cent Mercy Medical Center, Tole-
do. He had been in ill health for a
year.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m.
Saturday and
Sunday in the :
Rupp Funeral
Home, Monroe,
with a scripture
service at 6:30
p.m. Sunday. Ser-
vices will be at 9
a.m. Monday in
the funeral home
with the Dr. Ed ¢
Mason of Car- CALVIN W.
leton Community b@VIGNE SR.
Baptist Church.
and Dr. Les Hobbins of Lewis Rd.
Baptist Church, officiating, fol-
lowed by Mass at 10 a.m. at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church with the
Rey. Robert Bauer, pastor of the
church, officiating. Burial will be
in St. Joseph Cemetery, Monroe,
under the auspices of Monroe Post,
1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Born Feb. 18, 1924, in Monroe,
he was the son of Jerome and Mina
(DeCant) LaVigne. He married
Anna A. Knaggs on Feb. 20, 1944,
at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.

He owned and operated Carleton
Nursery Co. for almost 50 years
until retiring in 1995. He previ-
ously was employed at Greening
Nursery Co., Monroe.

He served in the Army during
World War II and the Battle of
Central Europe earning the rank
of technical sergeant from Nov. 6,
1943, to Jan. 30, 1946. He received
the victory medal, American The-
atre Ribbon, the European, African
and Middle Eastern Ribbon with
one bronze battle star, two overseas
bars and a good conduct medal.

He was a member of St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, Metro Detroit
Landscape Association and the
National Federation of Indepen-
dent Businessinen. He enjoyed cre-
ating stained glass art and was fea-
tured in an Evening News Prime
Times article in January, 1996.

Surviving are his wife; two sons,
Calvin W. LaVigne Jr. and Daniel
J., both of Carleton; three daugh-
ters, Gerry Cseke of Flat Rock,
Mrs. Charles (Linda L.) Collert of
Carleton and Mrs. Joseph (Laura) .
Sancrant of Temperance; a sister,
Mrs. Clifton (Dee) Florian Sr. of
Monroe; 16 grandchildren, and 15
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his
parents; two brothers, Edward and
Eugene; a sister, Cecilia St.
Bernard, and an infant sibling.

Memorials may be made to St.
Vincent’s Heart Foundation, St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church or the
church of the donor’s choice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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