Violet Weiss

ONALASKA/MONONA - Violet Weiss, age 89, peacefully passed away at Monona Heritage Assisted Living/Memory Care, on April 22, 2016. She was born September 18, 1926, in West Salem, WI, to Einar and Emma Severson.
Violet graduated from West Salem High School in 1944, and through the Cadet Nurse Corps Program, graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing in La Crosse in 1947. Upon graduation, she was assigned to work in a Kenosha Hospital until she returned to La Crosse to marry William "Bill" Weiss on October 1, 1949. She later worked as a school nurse for Onalaska Public Schools and as a counselor/nurse for Coulee Youth Center in La Crosse. In retirement she, along with her husband Bill, became antique collectors, doing business as "The Sideboard". She was actively involved in the Onalaska Historical Society and Onalaska First Lutheran Church.
Violet is survived by her son Keith (Karen) of Madison; grandsons Nick (Sarah Prange) of Monona, and Neil (Emily) of Madison; great-grandchild Frederick of Madison; and Sister Dorothy "Dottie" Hicks of West Salem. She is further survived by several nieces and nephews. Violet was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, son Bill Jr., Brothers Alvin and James, and Sisters Gladys and Frieda.
The Family would like to give a special thanks to the Heritage Monona Staff for the care they provided the past few years, and to Agrace HospiceCare. Private services will be held in Onalaska at a later date.