Violet Ruth (Tuggy) VOLLUM

1926 - 2007  (81 years)

• Name	Violet Ruth (Tuggy) VOLLUM
  Birth	29 Jan 1926	Naicam, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 May 2007	Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
  	Mercy Medical Center
  Burial	22 May 2007	Riverview Cemetery, Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
  Notes	“Of Williston, North Dakota” at the time of her brother Bud’s death. WILLISTON, N.D. - Violet (Tuggy) Lee, 81, a longtime Williston resident, passed away Saturday morning, May 19, 2007 at the Mercy Medical Center in Williston.??Her funeral will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Williston. Rev. Martin Mock will officiate and interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery.??Violet Ruth Vollum was born on Jan. 29, 1926 in Naicam, Saskatchewan, Canada to Henry and Josephine (Johnson) Vollum. She was raised in the Williston area and attended school at Stoney Creek.??On Dec. 22, 1949, she was united in marriage to Kermit Lee in Sidney, Mont. Violet was a cook at various Williston Restaurants including the Luzon and the Silver Grill. She also owned and operated Lee's Café for a number of years. Most recently, she was a cook at Rickard School for 17 years, retiring in 1991. Violet loved bingo, playing cards, dancing, and camping. She was known for her “top of the line” potato salad and caramel rolls.??She was a member of the Women of the Moose, Trenton Senior Club and Meals on Wheels.??Violet is survived by her children, Vern (Mary) of Saco, Mont., Kermit Jr. (Wanda Moran), Joe (Diana), Jerry (Dee Shumake), and Barb Lee (Tonya Scott), all of Williston; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Harlen Vollum of Williston; sisters, Margaret Hoey of Long Island, N.Y., Hazel Piriak of Apache Junction, Ariz., Dorothy Olson of Daytona, Fla., and Elvina Rolla of Brainerd, Minn.; and by many others she took in along the way.??She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kermit in 1977; daughters, Terry Slater and Carol Ann Lee; a granddaughter, Karry Lee; a great-granddaughter, Tressa Slater; and a brother, Bud.??Friends may call at the Everson Funeral Home in Williston from 1 until 7 p.m. on Monday, from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, and at the church for the hour preceding the funeral.
  Person ID	I8815	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	29 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Henry VOLLUM,   b. 2 Jul 1896, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota d. 31 Jul 1961, Williams County, North Dakota (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Josephine JOHNSON,   b. 13 Dec 1905, Pine City, Pine County, Minnesota d. 26 Sep 1966, Williams County, North Dakota (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1925
  Family ID	F5578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kermit LEE,   b. 3 Jul 1914   d. Jun 1977, Williston, Williams County, North Dakota (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1949	Sidney, Richland County, Montana
  Children	1. Barbara LEE,   b. 24 Aug 1960, Williston, Williams County, North Dakota d. 26 Jan 2018, Williston, Williams County, North Dakota (Age 57 years)   2. Carol Ann LEE   3. Terry Lou LEE,   b. 1946   d. 1978 (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F6631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2007

  
  

• Photos

  Josie Johnson Vollum with her twin daughters Probably from the mid 1940s.