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Portrait of LaVerne Pearl Belair Winter
In loving memory

LaVerne Pearl Belair Winter

June 20, 1925 – May 21, 2022
Lived 96 years
St Anne's Catholic Cemetery · Coleman, Tx
Life story

LaVerne Pearl Winter passed peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Pound, WI. She was born on June 20, 1925 in Two Rivers, WI to Leonard and Elizabeth (Duffrin) Belair.

In 1945 she married Theodore Lepianka.

They raised three children. LaVerne was a farm wife and devoted mother.

She enjoyed polka dancing, playing cards, sewing, cooking, gardening and most of all spending time with her family.

In 1993 she married Russell Winter.

They enjoyed going on gambling trips and traveling.

She is survived by her children; Ron Lepianka of Green Bay, WI; Jean (Doyle) Bland of Vero Beach, Florida and Joan (Kent) Casper of Pound, Wisconsin.

Also surviving is sister Patricia (Ed) Anderson;

six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husband Russell Winter;

her first husband Theodore Lepianka;

and daughter-in-law Karen (Herzog) Lepianka;

brothers: Eugene Belair, Marvin Belair, and Allan Belair;

along with two sisters: Lorraine Egan and Bonnie Buchanan.

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1925
Born June 20
1929
LaVerne was 4 when the first Academy Awards were presented
1935
LaVerne was 10 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1944
LaVerne was 19 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1955
LaVerne was 30 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1962
LaVerne was 37 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
LaVerne was 51 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
LaVerne was 57 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
LaVerne was 73 when Google was founded
2001
LaVerne was 76 when former Texas governor George W. Bush became president
2015
LaVerne was 90 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Passed away May 21, age 96
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Joan Casper 124w

The most wonderful mother any one could ever ask for…

Our mother, the most wonderful mom anyone could ever have, is thought of with loving hearts, deep faith, precious memories and smiles every day. Even though we feel an emptiness in our lives, it warms our hearts to know that our dear mother is in the gentle arms of our precious Lord. All our love ❤️ Ron, Jean & Joan

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