Laurette Mae Dunn, aged, 90, a longtime resident of Oak Harbor, was ready to be in the arms of her Jesus and passed away quietly, at Careage, on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
Laurette was born in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada on January 29, 1925, to Miles and Antoinette (Demers) Fike.
She moved from Alberta to B.C. Canada at age 17.
Her work history...waitress/Avon lady/local disc jockey and volunteer Red Cross Lady....exemplified her love of people and she never “met a stranger”.
She married Alcide A Levac in 1943 and moved from B.C. to Quebec, Canada, back to B.C. then to Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada and returned to B.C. until 1960 where, as a widow, met and married Francis J Dunn (now deceased) and moved herself and 4 (four) children to Oak Harbor WA.
Being a Navy wife, she moved several times from Oak Harbor to California, to Hawaii then back to Oak Harbor where she remained until her death.
She was everyone’s “Grandma LaLa” and touched and blessed so many lives by her outpouring of generosity, love and caring. Laurette also loved HATS and could be seen at various places with her colorful hats and matching apparel! She enjoyed cooking, reading, star gazing, roller skating, reading multiple newspapers and magazines and exercised faithfully. Her main LOVE was dancing and she passed it down to her family. Becoming a US citizen on October 9, 1998, was a ultimate achievement.
Laurette is survived by daughters, Marlene (Marnie) Marcus; Shirley and son-in-law, Skip Yadon; son Alcide I (Rene) and daughter-in-law, Tammie Levac, all from Oak Harbor; her only sister, Shirley and brother-in-law, John Hehn of Langley, B.C. Canada; nieces, Wendy Hehn, Carleen Hehn, Anita Lalonde; great nieces, Caitlyn, Sarah and Emily; and great nephew, Michael; granddaughters, Jenny Holm, Tiffany Abell, Tania Hanchett and Michelle Yonkman; grandsons, Jason Tripard, Jackob Jarrell and Buddy Levac; great-granddaughters, Angelynn Hanchett, Samantha Warren, and Lauren Holm; great grandsons, David Abell and Jordan Holm and great-great-grandson, Connor Warren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis J Dunn, who died February 20, 2005; parents, children Alcide, daughter, Angeline and son-in-law, Steve Marcus.
At her request and in respect to her wishes, there will be no service. A gathering of family members will convene in the near future to honor that her remains be buried with her beloved mother in Coquitlam, B.C. Canada.
Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com