La Vonne Arlene Shipe ^{3 4 5}

   Cause of her death was Complications from Parkinson's disease.

  Medical Notes:

Medical Information:
1974: Sprue
1987: Acute Angina Attack
1988: Fractured Wrist and Arm
1988: Heart Attack
1989: Cardiac Arrest
1988: Pneumonia (hospitalized)
1996: Stroke
1999: Parkinson's Disease

  Baptism Notes:

Saint John German Lutheran Church
Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Degree: RN at Wayne State University: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. ⁵

2. Education: Austin Junior College: Mower, Minnesota, United States. ⁵

3. Occupation: Registered Nurse. ⁵

4. Physical Description: brown eyes, brown hair. ⁵

5. Education: Kahler School of Nursing, 4 September 1952, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States. ⁵

6. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, After 20 March 2008. LaVonne Arlene Shipe was born April 8, 1930. She graduated from Rose Creek High, Minnesota, and from Kaehler School of Nursing. She worked at various hospitals in her nursing career in Sault Ste. Marie, Winona, Minnesota, and St John, South Macomb, Michigan and Mt. Clemens General Hospitals in Michigan, and as a public health nurse in Detroit, Michigan. She especially loved working with children and babies. She was an accomplished artist in oil painting and pencil sketching.

LaVonne died at age 77 on March 20, 2008 of Parkinson's Disease.

She was the beloved wife for 56 years of John L. (Jack) Drugan and dearest mother of Denise, Sally (Carl) Erickson, John, Ronald (Bonnie), Theodore (Suzanne) , and Rhonda (Bob) Binder. Loving Grandmother of Jessica (Jeff) Gunnels, David , Juliette Mandrella, Jennifer Bauer , Brooke, Robert, Jacqueline, Sean, and step grandson Joey. Proud and Loving Great Grandmother of Zoeie, Leah, Sammy, and Madeline. Dear Sister of Carol Volstad, and Richard (Jean) Shipe. LaVonne is survived by one Aunt, 104 year old Alice Andre. and cousins Norma Christeleit, Dorothy Seybert, and Darlene Wilkers. Also survived by 14 nieces and 12 nephews.

LaVonne was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

(Source: Unknown)
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7. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, After 20 March 2008, Macomb, Michigan, United States. Beloved Wife for 56 years of John L. (Jack) Drugan. Dearest Mother of Denise, Sally (Carl) Erickson, John, Ronald (Bonnie), Theodore (Suzanne), and Rhonda (Bob) Binder. Loving Grandmother of Jessica (Jeff) Gunnels, David, Juliette Mandrella, Jennifer Bauer, Brooke, Robert, Jacqueline, Sean, and step grandson Joey. Proud and Loving Great Grandmother of Zoeie, Leah, Sammy, and Madeline. Dear Sister of Carol Volstad, and Richard (Jean) Shipe. LaVonne is survived by one Aunt, 104 year old Alice Andre. and cousins Norma Christeleit, Dorothy Seybert, and Darlene Wilkers. Also survived by 14 nieces and 12 nephews. She graduated from Rose Creek High, Minnesota, and from Kaehler School of Nursing. She worked at various hospitals in her nursing career in Sault Ste. Marie, Winona, Minnesota, and St. John, South Macomb, and Mt. Clemens General Hospitals, and as a public health nurse in Detroit. She especially loved working with children and babies. She was an accomplished artist in oil painting and pencil sketching. LaVonne was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

Visitations: 2:30pm - 9:00pm on Tuesday, March 25th

Services: In-state at 10:00am, Service at 10:30am on Wednesday, March 26th at Our Lady Queen of All Saints, 31740 Cyril Drive, Fraser, MI 48026

Memorials: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, 381 Park Ave. Suite 820, New York, NY 10016

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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8. Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery, 26 March 2008, Clinton Township, Macomb, Michigan, United States. ⁴ Find A Grave Memorial #25517288

La married John Louis Drugan, son of David Glenn Drugan, Sr. and Lena Louise Hanson, on 16 August 1952 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States.^{1 5} (John Louis Drugan was born on 25 January 1925 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States ^{5 6 7 8 9}, baptized on 2 February 1925 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States, died on 27 August 2017 in Warren, Macomb, Michigan, United States ⁹ and was buried on 1 August 2017 in Resurrection Cemetery, Macomb, Michigan, United States ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Residence, September 1952, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. Marriage announcement in the Winona, MN newspaper said they will make their home in Sault Sainte Marie.

2. Alt. Marriage, 17 December 1960, Roseville, Macomb, Michigan, United States.

  Marriage Notes:

Because their original marriage was performed at the courthouse in Winona, they were re-married in a Roman Catholic Church, December 17, 1960, Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Roseville, Michigan.
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