Mrs. Violet “Elouise” E. Davidson, 81, of LaPorte, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Miller’s Health and Rehabilitation in LaPorte.
She was born Oct. 30, 1933, in Kingsbury, IN, to Grover Harold Collings and Violet (Anderson) Collings-Cattron.
Violet worked for 19 years at Roll Coater in LaPorte, retiring in 1999; she also had worked at Uniroyal in South Bend, IN, and American Home Foods in LaPorte for nine-plus years. Violet enjoyed gardening and swimming in her pool.
She is survived by two sons, David P. Davidson of Crete, IL, and Dan Davidson of LaPorte; three grandchildren, Mathew Davidson, Michael Davidson and Christopher Brockshire; and three brothers, Jack Collings of Kingsbury, Ira Lee (Owen Lafferty) Collings of New York City, NY, and Gene Collings of Ohio.
Violet was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Dawn Arlene Davidson; sister, June Deditch; and three brothers, Burl Collings, Harold Collings and Norvan Collings.
The family will receive friends at Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LaPorte, on Monday, March 23, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. A life celebration will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor JoEllyn Chadwick officiating. Interment will follow at Kingsbury Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.
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