Submitted by: Dan Rich

Violet Vanett

May 14, 1924 - Dec. 1, 2002

South Bend Tribune 12/4/2002

Violet Vanett, 78, of South Scott Street, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Mrs. Vanett retired in 1989 from Wells Electronics where she had been employed for 23 years. She was born on May 14, 1924, in Mayville, Wis., to Joseph and Agnes Balaban.

On June 15, 1946, in South Bend, Ind., as Violet Balaban, she married Dee Vanett, who died on Sept. 6, 1999. Violet was also preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Pauline Faltynsky and Angeline Oxley; and by three brothers, Ely Balaban, Bogdon Balaban and Milan Balaban. She is survived by a daughter, Marie (George) Gusich of South Bend; two grandchildren, Richard Boits and Jordan Gusich, both of Bloomington, Ind.; and by a sister, Mary McClusky of Port Charlotte, Fla.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Avenue. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. Family and friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home, where a prayer service will be recited at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Sts. Peter & Paul Serbian Orthodox Church.