Descendants of Philippe Lavoie

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  PHILIPPE1 LAVOIE was born 1807 in Canada.  He married MARGUERITE ______.  She was born 1808 in Canada.

 

Notes for PHILIPPE LAVOIE:

1860 Illinois Census, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais Township, #2494 records this family:

Cisto/Ciste Lavois, age 53, farmer, born Canada

Margaret Lavois, age 52, born Canada

Fellins Lavois, age 18, born Canada

Madoline Lavois, age 77, born Canada

Living next door are Jeremiah Lavois, age 30 with his family.

(I believe this is actually Philippe and Marguerite Lavoie; Jeremiah may be their son. Living on the other side of Philippe and Marguerite is the family of John and Zoa Layne; in their household is 14 year old Mary Lavois who may be another daughter of Phillipe and Marguerite. Notes by Norma Meier.)

       

Child of PHILIPPE LAVOIE and MARGUERITE ______ is:

2.                i.    PHILIP FELIX2 LAVOIE, b. Bet. 1832 - 1840, Canada; d. Bef. 1931, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  PHILIP FELIX2 LAVOIE (PHILIPPE1) was born Bet. 1832 - 1840 in Canada, and died Bef. 1931 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  He married (1) MATHILDE RACETTE Bef. 1863, daughter of IGNACE RACETTE and MARIE SIMARD.  She was born 29 November 1843 in Henryville, Quebec Province, Canada, and died 7 December 1876.  He married (2) MARY HUBERT 27 January 1878 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of FRANCOIS HUBERT and JULIA DUCHARME.  She was born 27 June 1858 in Province Quebec, Canada, and died 5 March 1931 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

 

Notes for PHILIP FELIX LAVOIE:

He first married Mathilde Racette and they were the parents of Phillip Lavoie who married Rosanna Hubert. Therefore, sisters Mary Hubert and Rosanna Hubert, married father (Philip Felix Lavoie) and son (Philip Lavoie). Birth/baptimal record of Mathilde is found in Records of St-Georges de Henryville, Province Quebec, Canada, LDS Microfilm #1294755. Marriage record of Philip Felix and Mary Hubert is found in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, L'Erable, Illinois, Record Book One by Norma Meier; entry #1802. The same volume cites births/baptisms of children Mary Caroline, John Baptiste Alphonse, Gustave Michel and burial of Mary Caroline; also the death and burial of Mathilde Racette Lavoie. The family is shown on 1880 Illinois Census, Kankakee County, Otto Township. Lavoie researcher Louise Carlson Tolosano, 404 East Bevan Drive, Joliet, Illinois 60435 says Philip Felix Lavoie died in Chicago.

Births of the unnamed children born in 1903 and 1906 are found in Iroquois County, Illinois Birth Records, Binder 4, page 5L and Binder 6, page 363. Obituary of Mary Hubert Lavoie is found in Republican News, Kankakee, Illinois, issue of 12 March 1931. Marriage record of son John Willie is found in St. Anne Catholic Church, St. Anne, Illinois Marriage Recors by Ardis Boone.

       

Children of PHILIP LAVOIE and MATHILDE RACETTE are:

3.                i.    PHILLIP3 LAVOIE, SR., b. 24 December 1863, St. George, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 2 March 1952, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.

4.               ii.    DELIA MATILDA LAVOIE, b. 2 July 1865, Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 20 July 1923, Springfield, Illinois.

5.              iii.    LOUIS LAVOIE, b. 4 March 1868, Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 23 May 1942, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

6.              iv.    JOHN BAPTISTE CLEMENT "CLEM" LAVOIE, b. 25 May 1869, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 28 February 1945, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                  v.    MARY CAROLINE LAVOIE, b. 15 June 1871; d. Abt. 26 September 1872, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

7.              vi.    DELPHIS F. LAVOIE, b. 18 July 1873, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 30 January 1951, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

                vii.    JOHN BAPTISTE ALPHONSE LAVOIE, b. 12 March 1875.

               viii.    GUSTAVE MICHEL LAVOIE, b. 8 April 1876.

 

       

Children of PHILIP LAVOIE and MARY HUBERT are:

                  ix.    AGNES JULIA3 LAVOIE, m. ______ CARLSON.

                   x.    GEORGE LAVOIE.

                  xi.    HARVEY LAVOIE, m. LEACH LUAHLD.

                 xii.    JOSEPH LAVOIE.

                xiii.    LAURA LAVOIE, m. ______ WEBB.

                xiv.    MARGE LEAH LAVOIE, m. ______ WILLIAMS.

                 xv.    MATILDA LAVOIE, m. ______ SODEQUIST.

                xvi.    MARY LAVOIE, b. 1879, Kankakee County, Illinois; m. ROSS DENTON, 15 February 1898.

8.            xvii.    PETER LAVOIE, b. 2 October 1881, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 30 June 1965, St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois.

              xviii.    ROSELLA LAVOIE, b. 14 August 1882, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 2 October 1956, St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois; m. HENRY REGNIER, 19 September 1898, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois; b. 1874, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                xix.    EMMA LAVOIE, b. 1885, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. JOSEPH ROCK, 25 April 1900.

9.              xx.    JOHN WILLIE LAVOIE, b. 24 September 1892; d. 1966.

                xxi.    ______ LAVOIE, b. 14 July 1903, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois.

               xxii.    ______ LAVOIE, b. 3 November 1906, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  PHILLIP3 LAVOIE, SR. (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 24 December 1863 in St. George, Kankakee County, Illinois, and died 2 March 1952 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.  He married ROSANNA HUBERT 1 April 1888 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.  She was born 7 December 1871 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and died 22 May 1958 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for PHILLIP LAVOIE, SR.:

Philip and Rosanna were married on Easter morning in 1888. The Advocate, Clifton, Illinois, issue of 21 April 1938 told of their anniversary, "GOLDEN WEDDING - married 50 years ago Easter morning Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lavoie, Sr. of Ashkum community, celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary Sunday night with a happy dance at the Ashkum Coliseum. How Philip Lavoie and Rosanna Hubert met is one of the stories the jolly couple love to tell. Philip, a boy of 11 living with his father on the farm northeast of Ashkum back in 1875, saw Rosanna for the first time when her sister Mary brought her to the Lavoie home after Philip's father, Felix, had taken Mary for his second wife. Philip used to rock 3-year-old Rosanna to sleep when eventide came, and watch over her when she came to visit her sister. And so they grew up together. Then on Easter Morning, 1888, Philip was 24 and Rosanna 16 the two were united in marriage at St. John's church in L'Erable, by Fr. Decouvrir. The Lavoies farmed a year for Philip's brother-in-law then labored 13 long years before he finally secured his own farm in northern Iroquois County in 1902. In these first fourteen years seven children were born, Ed. first, then Frank, Dave, Francis, Philip Jr., Zilda and Henry. After the Lavoies had their own farm the others came, Zephyr, Helen, Bertha, Leon and Lucille. Eleven years ago Mr. and Mrs. Lavoie came to the farm six miles northeast of Ashkum, where they now reside with a son, Frank. Until a few weeks ago Mr. Lavoie was able to do a full share of work around the farm, despite his 74 years, but then rheumatism took its toll and until a few days ago Mr. Lavoie was confined to his bed. But the glowing promise of that golden Anniversary loomed ahead and Mr. Lavoie arose to the occasion with it. His wife, Rosanna Hubert, the daughter of Francis X. Hubert and Julia Ducharme, was born Dec. 2, 1872 in Bridgeport, Conn. She came with her parents westward to Pittsburgh, then on to a farm one mile north of where she now lives. Mr. Lavoie was born in 1864 on Dec. 24, just a half an hour before midnight spelled Christmas Day, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Lavoie. He lived with his parents in Kankakee county until 1871 when he moved to Chebanse township and thence to a farm near his present location. Sunday night the children, seventeen grandchildren and six great grandchildren and a few other guests gathered at their farm home for a bounteous dinner, follwed by reminiscing and then the great dance. - Iroq. Co. Times. Mrs. Abe Reid, Mrs. Henry Nelson, and C. P. Werkau are nieces and nephews of the Lavoies, and were among those present at the celebration Sunday evening."  The Daily Journal, Kankakee, Illinois, issue of 22 May 1958 reported, "FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR MRS. LAVOIE, 86, OF L'ERABLE - L'ERABLE (JNS) - Mrs. Rosanna Hubert LaVoie, 86, lifelong resident of the Ashkum and L'Erable farming communities, died early today in a L'Erable nursing home, where she had resided approximately a year. Mrs. LaVoie was born Dec. 7, 1871 in Bridgeport, Conn. She was married to Phillip LaVoie on April 1, 1888 in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, L'Erable. Eleven of the couple's 13 children survive. Mrs. LaVoie was preceded in death by her husband, two children, five brothers and six sisters. Surviving are sons, Edward of Watseka, Frank of L'Erable, David of Gilman, Phillip of Hammond, Ind., Henry of Robert, Zephyr of Gilman abnd Leon of Woodland; daughters, Mrs. Zilda Patnaude, Ashkum; Mrs. Helen Nichols, Watseka; and Mrs. Lucille Koets, Watseka; 24 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. John the Baptist Church, the Rev. Donald Glynn officiating. Burial will be in L'Erable Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cloke-Croxen Funeral Home, Clifton, Friday afternoon and until the hour of the service. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home." Daughter Bertha is buried in L'Erable, Illinois according to her obituary published in Kankakee Republican News, Kankakee, Illinois, issue of June 1939. An undated clipping reported, "L'ERABLE - (JNS) - Funeral services for Phillip Lavoie, 88, who died at his home in Clifton Sunday, will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist church in L'Erable. Interment will be at the L'Erable cemetery. Friends may call at the Clokes funeral home in Clifton until the time of the services. The rosary recitation will be Tuesday at 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Lavoie is survived by his wife Rose Ann and 11 children: Mrs. Arthur Patnaude; Edward and Frank of Ashkum; David, Knox, Ind.; Francis and Zephyr, Gilman; Phillip Jr., Hammond; Henry, Piper City; Leon, Woodland; Mrs. Edward Nichols and Mrs. Harry Koets, Watseka. Two children preceded him in death. Also surviving are three brothers, three half-brothers and seven half-sisters."  A torn bottom portion of an obituary clipping refers to one of the sons of Phillip and Rosanna Lavoie (possibly David or Philip and of about 1940), ". . . Surviving are his wife, the former Nora Parr; three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Norris, Osceola, Ind.; Mrs. Joan Delplace, Apache Junction, Ariz., and Mrs. Connie Gilmore, Oklahoma City, Okla.; a son Robert, Hammond, Ind.; two step children, Mrs. Joyce Whiteside, Munster, ind., and Leon Parr, Hessville, Ind.; three brother, Francis X. (Felix) Lavoie, Gilman; Henry, Piper City and Leon, LaMore Camp Sites, Crescent City and three sisters, Mrs. Zilda Patnaude, Ashkum; Mrs. Helen Alfrey, Momence, and Mrs. Lucile Koetz, Watseka. He was preceded in death by his parents, a step-son, a sister and four brothers."

       

Children of PHILLIP LAVOIE and ROSANNA HUBERT are:

                   i.    ALICE4 LAVOIE.

10.             ii.    DAVID LAVOIE, d. Bef. 1983.

                 iii.    LUCILLE LAVOIE, m. (1) LEROY "ROY" PARRO; b. 1910; d. 1942; m. (2) HARRY E. KOETS, 16 October 1948, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                 iv.    PHILIP LAVOIE.

11.             v.    EDWARD J. LAVOIE, b. 4 August 1889, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 3 April 1964, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                 vi.    FRANK E. LAVOIE, b. 20 June 1891, Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 2 December 1971, Danville, Illinois.

12.           vii.    FRANCIS X. "FELIX" LAVOIE, b. 15 February 1897, Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 6 June 1983, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

13.          viii.    ZILDA D. LAVOIE, b. 10 November 1901, Martinton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 18 July 1991, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

14.             ix.    HENRY B. LAVOIE, b. 12 September 1903, Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 18 July 1977, Urbana, Illinois.

15.              x.    ZEPHYR JOSEPH LAVOIE, b. 21 September 1906, near Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 17 October 1965, Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.

16.             xi.    HELEN LAVOIE, b. 7 November 1909, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 3 October 1979, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

17.            xii.    BERTHA STELLA LAVOIE, b. 31 July 1911, Ashkum,  Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 10 June 1939.

18.           xiii.    LEON L. LAVOIE, b. 18 April 1913; d. 3 August 1982, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

 

4.  DELIA MATILDA3 LAVOIE (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 2 July 1865 in Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, and died 20 July 1923 in Springfield, Illinois.  She married MARTIN CHRISTIAN WERKAU 25 December 1883 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of MARTIN WERKAU and GERTRUDE MILLER.  He was born 20 February 1855 in near Gjenner, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, and died 3 June 1929 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for DELIA MATILDA LAVOIE:

1900 Illinois Census, Iroquois County, Chebanse Township, Precinct One, Clifton Village, #17-17:

Christian Werkau, age 45, born Denmark June 1855, married 16 yrs., emigrated 1875, saloon keeper

Delia Werkau, age 34, wife, born Illinois Jul 1865, mother of 5 - all living, parents born French Canada

Christian P. Werkau, age 14, son, born Illinois Oct 1885, farm laborer

William C. Werkau, age 13, son, born Illinois Dec 1886, farm laborer

Frank C. Werkau, age 11, son, born Illinois Jun 1888, at school

Peter H. Werkau, age 10, son, born Illinois Dec 1889, at school

Tilda C. Werkau, age 8, daughter, born Illinois Mar 1892, at school

Christena Werkau, age 67, mother, born Denmark Sep 1832, widow, emigrated 1878

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His death record is found in Iroquois County, Illinois Death Records; he died of pulmonary tuberculosis and is buried in Ashkum, Illinois along with Delia.

       

Children of DELIA LAVOIE and MARTIN WERKAU are:

19.              i.    CHRIS P.4 WERKAU,JR., b. 1884, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 4 April 1945, St. Petersburg, Florida.

20.             ii.    WILLIAM CARL WERKAU, b. 25 December 1885, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 25 January 1916, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                 iii.    FRANK C. WERKAU, b. June 1888, Illinois.

21.            iv.    PETER H. WERKAU, b. December 1889, Illinois; d. 4 July 1948.

                  v.    TILDA C. WERKAU, b. March 1892, Illinois.

 

 

5.  LOUIS3 LAVOIE (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 4 March 1868 in Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 23 May 1942 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for LOUIS LAVOIE:

Republican News, Kankakee, Illinois, issue of Monday, 24 May 1942 reported, "LOUIS LAVOIE FOUND DEAD AT L'ERABLE - May 24- (RN Special) - Louis LaVoie, 75, was found dead in his garden by neighbors Sunday morning at his home, two miles east of L'Erable. Coroner Verne K. Bussert of Sheldon will conduct an inquest. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Cloke funeral home in Ashkum with burial in Ashkum cemetery. Born March 4, 1868 in Ashkum township, the son of Mr. and Mr.s Felix LaVoie, he leaves two sons in the armed forces, brothers Phillip of Clifton, Clem of Plato and Delphis of Kankakee, sister Mrs. Delia Werkau of Clifton. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening and until the services."

       

Children of LOUIS LAVOIE are:

                   i.    ______4 LAVOIE.

                  ii.    ______ LAVOIE.

 

 

6.  JOHN BAPTISTE CLEMENT "CLEM"3 LAVOIE (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 25 May 1869 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 28 February 1945 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.  He married MELINDA BERNIER 22 December 1891, daughter of JOHN BERNIER.  She was born 28 August 1870, and died 3 October 1918 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for JOHN BAPTISTE CLEMENT "CLEM" LAVOIE:

Melinda was baptized Marie Mathilde Bernier on 9 October 1870 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, L'Erable, Illinois (entry #1177 in Record Book One by Norma Meier); entry #1053 shows the baptism on 30 May 1869 for John Baptiste Clement Lavoie. During the 1918 flu epidemic The Advocate, Clifton, Illinois, issue of Thursday 10 october 1918 reported, "MRS. MELINDA LAVOIE - ARTHUR LAVOIE - ORVILLE LAVOIE - To a community overburdened with sickness and death, tragedy and sorrow, there came a tremendous shock in the tragic death of Mrs. Clem Lavoie, preceded and followed by the death of her sons Arthur and Orville. The surviving members of the family have the largest measure of sympathy of all who know them. Their boundless grief is accorded the kindest thoughts, the most sympathetic words, and the friendliest acts of assistance and encouragement. Pneumonia entered the home of Mrs. Lavoie in the residence of her father, John Bernier, in Ashkum. The mother, unable to procure professional assistance because of the unusual demand for nurses, tenderly and ceaselessly cared for her sons Arthur and Orville. In addition to the arduous toil and nervous strain, her mother heart ached with anxiety for her soldier son, Eddie, across the sea in France. Tuesday, October 1st, aftr a week's illness, Arthur breathed his last. Thursday was set as the time for his funeral. Early Thursday morning, neighbors who had cared for Orville through the night departed, after awaking Mr. Bernier. Mrs. Lavoie lay down beside her daughter Eva, who soon was awakened by the gasping of her mother in a death struggle. She called others and it was discovered that Mrs. Lavoie had stabbed herself in the neck with a small knife. A doctor was called, but she was past all help and died in a short time. The coroner's inquest brought out a verdict recognizing the cause of the tragic act as being the breaking down of the mother's mind through grief, worry and physical exhaustion. The son Arthur's funeral was postponed and a double funeral was held in L'Erable Friday, Oct. 4, conducted by Rev. Fr. Levasseur. Burial was made in the L'Erable cemetery. On Monday afternoon, Orville Lavoie, after an illness of two weeks with pneumonia, passed away, having never known of the tragic death of his mother and the fatal illness of his brother. His funeral was held in L'Erable Wednesday, October 9. The families of Henry Bernier and Wilbert Bernier, brothers of the deceased mother, were all ill during these distressing days. Melinda Bernier, daughter of John Bernier, was born August 28, 1870, and was a lifetime resident of this section of the country. She was married to Clem Lavoie in 1892. She was the mother of seven children, and faithfully gave herself for them, to the point of breaking down. Of her family there remains Mabel Reid, Yvonne and Delia, and Eddie, who is in our army in France. Clem Lavoie survives his wife. Her father and her two brothers, aforementioned, survive to grieve with the son and daughters. Arthur Lavoie was born February 24, 1897. He registered for military service last June and had recently made application for enlistment as a mechanic at the aviation field in Rantoul. He was eager to get into the service. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and had provided insurance, with his mother as beneficiary. he was an industrious young man, highly valued by his employers as a farm hand and enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him. Orville Lavoie was born February 4, 1899. He was in the last registration, and was anxious to emulate his eldest brother as a soldier in France. He was a steady worker and helped his brother support their mother and youngest sister. Like his brother, he was highly thought of by his employers and friends and many will mourn his early death." The Advocate, Clifton, Illinois, issue of Thursday, 8 March 1945 reported, "LAST RITES ARE HELD IN ASHKUM FOR CLEM LAVOIE - Funeral srvices were held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Assumption church of Ashkum for Clem LaVoie, 78, who died at L'Erable Wednesday evening Feb. 28 as a result of pneumonia. The Cloke-Croxen funeral home was in charge and burial was in the Ashkum cemetery. A native of Beaverville, Mr. LaVoie moved to Kankakee with his family while a child. He is survived by two brothers, Phillip of L'Erable and Delphus of Kankakee; and two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Jensen of Clifton and Mrs. Delia Crooks of Chicago. Three sons and a daughter preceded him in death." Daughters Delia and Mabel, with their husbands, are buried in Clifton, Illinois; they had no children.

       

Children of JOHN LAVOIE and MELINDA BERNIER are:

                   i.    MABEL M.4 LAVOIE, b. 1893; d. 1977; m. (1) ______ JENSEN; m. (2) ABRAHAM U. REID, 24 February 1914; b. 17 March 1885, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 6 October 1942, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.

22.             ii.    EDWARD "EDDIE" G. LAVOIE, b. 3 March 1894, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 15 April 1941, Hines Hospital, Illinois.

                 iii.    ARTHUR LAVOIE, b. 24 February 1897; d. 1 October 1918, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                 iv.    ORVILLE LAVOIE, b. 4 February 1899; d. 7 October 1918, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                  v.    YVONNE LAVOIE, b. 1902; d. 21 March 1920, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

                 vi.    DELIA LAVOIE, b. 15 May 1904, Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 7 September 1979, Tucson, Arizona; m. JOHN A. CROOKS; b. 1893; d. 1961.

 

 

7.  DELPHIS F.3 LAVOIE (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 18 July 1873 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 30 January 1951 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  He married EMMA C. JOHNSON 9 December 1894 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of HERMAN JOHNSON and TRINTJE FRIES.  She was born Bet. 1873 - 1874 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 1959.

 

Notes for DELPHIS F. LAVOIE:

He was an insurance broker who resided in Kankakee, Illinois from 1927 until his death in 1951. He and Emma are buried in Danforth, Illinois. There were three children; probably Lillian Lavoie who was born 1897 and died in 1907, buried in Danforth, is their daughter. Obituary of Delphis is found in The Advocate, Clifton, Illinois, issue of Thursday, 8 February 1951.

       

Children of DELPHIS LAVOIE and EMMA JOHNSON are:

                   i.    ELMER4 LAVOIE, b. 16 May 1901, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 10 December 1990, Sun City, Arizona; m. MYRTLE MAE COYER, 30 September 1975, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; b. 31 May 1918, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 10 October 1993, Sun City, Arizona.

                  ii.    MYRTLE LAVOIE, m. ______ HENSLEY.

 

 

8.  PETER3 LAVOIE (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 2 October 1881 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 30 June 1965 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois.  He married (1) NETTIE MANNY 2 October 1901 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois.    He married (2) ELSIE NOURIE 8 July 1950 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, daughter of STEVEN NOURIE.  She was born 18 May 1891 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, and died 26 January 1967 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

Notes for PETER LAVOIE:

Advocate, Clifton, Illinois, issue of 8 July 1965 reported, "Peter LaVoie, 83, of St. Anne, died unexpectedly June 30 at his home. He was a native of L'Erable where he was born oct. 2, 1881, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix LaVoie. Rites were held last Friday at St. Anne with burial in the St. Anne cemetery."

       

Children of PETER LAVOIE and NETTIE MANNY are:

                   i.    ______4 LAVOIE.

                  ii.    ROSE LAVOIE, m. ______ DOWNEY.

23.            iii.    ORELL "PENO" LAVOIE, b. 24 February 1903, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 15 February 1986, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

24.            iv.    WILLIAM "BILL" LAVOIE, b. 26 August 1911, St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 29 March 1990, Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

 

9.  JOHN WILLIE3 LAVOIE (PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 24 September 1892, and died 1966.  He married FLOSSIE B. MAYEAU 20 November 1939 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, daughter of FRANK MAYEAU.  She was born 11 February 1899 in Papineau, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 9 February 1988.

 

Notes for JOHN WILLIE LAVOIE:

They are buried in St. Anne, Illinois.

       

Children of JOHN LAVOIE and FLOSSIE MAYEAU are:

25.              i.    GENEVIEVE4 LAVOIE.

26.             ii.    RICHARD LAVOIE.

                 iii.    PAULINE LAVOIE, b. 16 January 1915, St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 10 March 1987, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

10.  DAVID4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) died Bef. 1983.  He married CORA DEMIERE 26 January 1914 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of LOUIS DEMIERE. 

 

Notes for DAVID LAVOIE:

They were married at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church by Father Levasseur. There are no grandchildren.

       

Child of DAVID LAVOIE and CORA DEMIERE is:

                   i.    VELMA C.5 LAVOIE, b. 20 June 1916, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 11 December 1990, Winamac, Indiana; m. LEROY J. KAUFMAN, 30 August 1933.

 

 

11.  EDWARD J.4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 4 August 1889 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 3 April 1964 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.  He married MARGARET MEINERS 17 May 1908 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of JOHN MEINERS.  She was born 3 July 1887 in Cropsey, Illinois, and died 2 June 1971 in Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for EDWARD J. LAVOIE:

Margaret is buried in Lyman Cemetery, Iroquois County, Illinois.

       

Children of EDWARD LAVOIE and MARGARET MEINERS are:

                   i.    ETTA5 LAVOIE, b. 4 March 1910; m. HARVEY REICHERT, 14 January 1930.

                  ii.    ERNEST LEROY LAVOIE, b. 5 November 1911, Martinton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 12 November 1961, Papineau, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. FLORENCE ALICE STONE, 7 March 1931, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; b. 6 September 1913, Pittwood, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 12 November 1990, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

Notes for ERNEST LEROY LAVOIE:

Florence and Ernest are buried in Memorial Gardens, Kankakee, Illinois.

 

                 iii.    JOHN EVERETT LAVOIE, b. 13 July 1913, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 3 April 1991, Piper City, Illinois; m. VIOLA LUCILLE WOLF, 24 July 1937, Papineau, Iroquois County, Illinois; b. 7 August 1918, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 13 October 1977, Lakeland, Florida.

 

Notes for JOHN EVERETT LAVOIE:

A veteran of Navy service during World War II, he had been a gunners mate second class, serving aboard the Western Sword in the Atlantic and Pacific. Prior to military service, he was employed at Ford Motor Co. in Chicago for 13 years and returned to the plant aftr leaving the service. Later he farmed in the Pittwood, Illinois area. John and Viola are buried in Lyman Cemetery.

 

                 iv.    DOROTHY MAY LAVOIE, b. 5 February 1919; m. VERNAL JOSEPH FORTIN, 25 April 1937, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois; b. 23 March 1913, Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 1 October 1980, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

                  v.    MILDRED "MILLIE" EVON LAVOIE, b. 23 January 1921, Colfax, Illinois; d. 28 January 1996, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; m. BUEFORD "SPEC" ANTHONY WASMER, 13 February 1947, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois; b. 8 September 1916, Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 5 May 1993, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

Notes for MILDRED "MILLIE" EVON LAVOIE:

For many years he and his brother owned and operated Wasmer Bros. Service Station in Gilman. He was a vetran of the Army Air Force, serving in World War II. Bueford and Mildred are buried in Gilman, Illinois.

 

 

12.  FRANCIS X. "FELIX"4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 15 February 1897 in Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 6 June 1983 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  He married JOSEPHINE J. WASMER 15 February 1927 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.  She was born 22 June 1902 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 2 June 1989 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for FRANCIS X. "FELIX" LAVOIE:

Josephine was graduated from Onarga High School and Brown's Business College, Kankakee, Illinois. Francis attended convent school in L'Erable and school in Ashkum.  He farmed for many years; also operated the Gilman Uptown Bowling Lanes until his retirement in 1965. They were members of Immaculate Conception Church in Gilman. They are buried in Gilman, Illinois.

       

Children of FRANCIS LAVOIE and JOSEPHINE WASMER are:

                   i.    ALFRED5 LAVOIE, m. LORRINE ______.

                  ii.    VERNON LAVOIE, m. DONNA ______.

                 iii.    MELVIN F. LAVOIE, b. 26 October 1928, Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 1 October 1983, Urbana, Illinois; m. SHIRLEY J. SCHMITT, 29 October 1949, Crescent City, Illinois.

 

Notes for MELVIN F. LAVOIE:

He was the owner/operator of Mel's oil Service and the operator of Standard Oil bulk plants in Crescent City and Gilman, Illinois. Melvin was a charter member of the Crescent City Fire Department and a former member of the Crescent City Elementary School Board of Education. He is buried in Gilman.

 

 

13.  ZILDA D.4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 10 November 1901 in Martinton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 18 July 1991 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  She married ARTHUR PATNAUDE 29 August 1921 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of CHARLES PATNAUDE and DELIMA BROUILLETTE.  He was born 28 May 1893, and died 5 May 1983.

       

Children of ZILDA LAVOIE and ARTHUR PATNAUDE are:

                   i.    LOLA5 PATNAUDE, m. WAYNE MEIER, 19 July 1943, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                  ii.    ELINOR L. PATNAUDE, b. 9 November 1924, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 2 August 1969, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. MELVIN KRAFT, 27 July 1940, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

 

14.  HENRY B.4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 12 September 1903 in Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 18 July 1977 in Urbana, Illinois.  He married LORENE K. STADLER 25 October 1933 in Piper City, Illinois, daughter of SAMUEL STADLER and MARY WITTLER.  She was born 30 September 1907 in Chatsworth, Illinois, and died 6 February 1996 in Springfield, Illinois.

 

Notes for HENRY B. LAVOIE:

They farmed southwest of Piper City until his retirement in 1970. Henry and Lorene are buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Chatsworth, Illinois. Son Billy Dean died of whooping cough; he is also buried in Chatsworth according to his obituary in Republican-News, Kankakee, illinois, issue of 14 January 19__.

       

Children of HENRY LAVOIE and LORENE STADLER are:

                   i.    ______5 LAVOIE.

                  ii.    BILLY DEAN LAVOIE, d. January, Bloomington, Illinois.

 

 

15.  ZEPHYR JOSEPH4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 21 September 1906 in near Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 17 October 1965 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.  He married ELOISE WASMER 7 February 1933 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois. 

 

Notes for ZEPHYR JOSEPH LAVOIE:

Zephyr farmed in gilman area from 1933 until his death. He is buried in Gilman, Illinois.

       

Child of ZEPHYR LAVOIE and ELOISE WASMER is:

                   i.    ______5 LAVOIE, m. RONNIE J. GRABER.

 

 

16.  HELEN4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 7 November 1909 in Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 3 October 1979 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  She married (1) ______ ALFREY.    She married (2) EDWARD NICHOLS.    She married (3) OSCAR ARMAND LEVEQUE.  He was born 29 August 1904 in Martinton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 26 December 1968 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  She married (4) DELPHIS NAPOLEON SIMONEAU 29 August 1936 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of JOHN SIMONEAU and MARIE RACETTE.  He was born 24 March 1885 in Kansas, and died 23 August 1980 in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

 

Notes for HELEN LAVOIE:

Delphis and Helen were cousins, both great grandchildren of Francois and Anastasia Hubert. Obituary of Helen is found in The Journal, Kankakee, Illinois, issue of Wednesday, 3 october 1979.

       

Child of HELEN LAVOIE and OSCAR LEVEQUE is:

                   i.    BETTY JEAN5 LEVEQUE, m. (1) EDWARD EMILE LANOUE, 11 January 1947, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; b. 13 October 1903, Ashkum,  Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 16 May 1962, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. (2) JEREMIE "JERRY" JOSEPH COLLETTE,JR., 19 June 1958, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; b. 25 January 1914, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 17 February 1971, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. (3) JACK SHIEK, Aft. 1962.

 

Notes for BETTY JEAN LEVEQUE:

Edward suffered a fatal heart atack while running a tractor at the farm of his brother Levi Lanoue. He had farmed in Ashkum, Illinois area for 55 years.

 

       

Children of HELEN LAVOIE and DELPHIS SIMONEAU are:

                  ii.    PATRICIA M.5 SIMONEAU, b. 10 March 1937; m. ROBERT WUSTHOLZ, 11 April 1959, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

                 iii.    DELMAR "DEL" SIMONEAU, b. 27 April 1941, Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 20 December 2001, Gary, Indiana; m. LINDA ______, 1981, Illinois.

                 iv.    JUNIOR JOHN SIMONEAU, m. JEAN KINCADE, 28 August 1954, L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

 

17.  BERTHA STELLA4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 31 July 1911 in Ashkum,  Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 10 June 1939.  She married (1) ARTHUR ASHLANE.    She married (2) CHRIS CHRISTENSEN 17 March in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois. 

       

Children of BERTHA LAVOIE and ARTHUR ASHLANE are:

                   i.    DUANE5 ASHLANE.

                  ii.    KENNETH ASHLANE.

 

 

18.  LEON L.4 LAVOIE (PHILLIP3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 18 April 1913, and died 3 August 1982 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  He married INEZ MUSSON. 

 

Notes for LEON L. LAVOIE:

He was a construction worker with several Kankakee, Illinois companies. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Morrison and Benoit Construction, Crescent City, Illinois. He is buried in Floral hill Cemetery, Hoopeston, Illinois.

       

Children of LEON LAVOIE and INEZ MUSSON are:

                   i.    BETTY JO5 LAVOIE, m. ______ FRIEDEN.

                  ii.    MARILYN LAVOIE, m. ______ LINK.

 

 

19.  CHRIS P.4 WERKAU,JR. (DELIA MATILDA3 LAVOIE, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 1884 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 4 April 1945 in St. Petersburg, Florida.  He married GRACE BROCK 1906 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of GEORGE BROCK and HARRIET LEGGOTT.  She was born 2 March 1884 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 18 February 1958 in Seattle, Washington.

 

Notes for CHRIS P. WERKAU,JR.:

He was a rural letter carrier out of the postoffice in Clifton, Illinois. They are buried in Clifton. Daughter Lucille and her cousin, James Trimble, were having a birthday party and in playing with matches in a barn on the Trimble place set a fire which burned both children to death.

       

Children of CHRIS WERKAU and GRACE BROCK are:

                   i.    MAUDSEN MELTON5 WERKAU, b. 12 November 1914, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. SYLVIA CAROLYN ELLIOTT, 15 May 1937, Princeville, Illinois.

 

Notes for MAUDSEN MELTON WERKAU:

His birth is recorded in Iroquois County, Illinois Birth Records.

 

                  ii.    LUCILLE IRIS WERKAU, b. 1 January 1907, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 25 August 1912, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

 

20.  WILLIAM CARL4 WERKAU (DELIA MATILDA3 LAVOIE, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 25 December 1885 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 25 January 1916 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.  He married JEAN C. YOUNG 12 February 1907 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, daughter of JOHN D. YOUNG.  She was born 1883 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 27 September 1967 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.

       

Children of WILLIAM WERKAU and JEAN YOUNG are:

                   i.    HELEN M.5 WERKAU, b. 14 June 1914, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 3 January 1990, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. EARL E. VILVEN, 10 June 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; b. 29 September 1913, Pontiac, Illinois; d. 9 October 1989, Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for HELEN M. WERKAU:

Helen and Earl owned and operated a grocery store in Pontiac, Illinois, then moved to Clifton, Illinois in 1937 where they opened a grocery store which they operated until retiring in 1963. They are buried in Clifton.

 

                  ii.    IRENE FRANCES WERKAU, b. 1910, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 2 August 1999, Sun City Center, Florida; m. VICTOR LAURIDSEN, 30 March 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; b. 2 August 1908, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 28 April 2000, Sun City Center, Florida.

 

Notes for IRENE FRANCES WERKAU:

He practiced law in Kankakee, Illinois for 50 years, during which time he was Assistant States Attorney and Kankakee City Attorney. They retired to Sun City Center, Florida in 1985.

 

                 iii.    CARLTON W. WERKAU, b. Abt. 1908; d. 5 July 1955; m. ______; d. 18 March 1946, Washington, DC.

 

 

21.  PETER H.4 WERKAU (DELIA MATILDA3 LAVOIE, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born December 1889 in Illinois, and died 4 July 1948.  He married GERTRUDE M. MEYER, daughter of ERNEST MEYER.  She was born 23 June 1894 in Streator, Illinois, and died 30 May 1981 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

       

Children of PETER WERKAU and GERTRUDE MEYER are:

                   i.    JOSEPHINE5 WERKAU, m. ______ ZENKER.

                  ii.    VERNABEL WERKAU, m. ______ CRANE.

                 iii.    DONALD MEYER WERKAU, b. 17 June 1917, Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 14 September 1985, Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

Notes for DONALD MEYER WERKAU:

Donald played the trumpet and was a jazz musician. He was awarded the bronze star for service with the Army during World War II. He is buried in Gilman, Illinois.

 

                 iv.    WAYNE WERKAU.

                  v.    ______ WERKAU.

 

 

22.  EDWARD "EDDIE" G.4 LAVOIE (JOHN BAPTISTE CLEMENT "CLEM"3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 3 March 1894 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 15 April 1941 in Hines Hospital, Illinois.  He married EVA PEARL ANDERSON 14 September 1920 in L'Erable, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of NELS ANDERSON and HATTIE LAVASSEUR.  She was born 1 June 1897 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 5 June 1984 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.

 

Notes for EDWARD "EDDIE" G. LAVOIE:

He was a veteran of World War I, served in France and was wounded in action. They were members of Assumption Catholic Church, Ashkum, Illinois and are buried in L'Erable, Illinois.

       

Children of EDWARD LAVOIE and EVA ANDERSON are:

                   i.    WAYNE A.5 LAVOIE, b. 24 October 1921, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 18 September 1999, Eustis, Florida; m. (1) EVELYN "TOOTIE" MEENTS, 17 July 1943; b. 16 August 1920, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 31 May 1980, Urbana, Illinois; m. (2) IDAMAE LANOUE PREISSER, 18 October 1981.

 

Notes for WAYNE A. LAVOIE:

He retired in 1983 after 30 years with Sears and Roebuck, having worked in the service department, TV sales and the hardware department.  He was a sergeant in the 365th Service Battalion, serving in Europe and Japan during World War II. Wayne and Evelyn are buried in L'Erable, Illinois.

 

                  ii.    LLOYD T. LAVOIE, m. (1) LORRAINE R. RUDER, 7 February 1948, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; b. 31 March 1926, Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 20 November 1997, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; m. (2) DOLORES GRAY, 26 August 2000, Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois; b. 17 February 1927, Ashkum,  Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 18 January 2002, Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

Notes for LLOYD T. LAVOIE:

Lorraine is buried in All Saints Cemetery Mausoleum, Bourbonnais, Illinois.

 

                 iii.    GERALD LAVOIE, m. ARDELL M. BERNS, 16 August 1952, Chebanse, Iroquois County, Illinois; b. 24 June 1932, Chebanse, Illinois; d. 25 March 1983, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

Notes for GERALD LAVOIE:

Ardell is buried in Chebanse, Illinois. She and Gerald were divorced.

 

 

23.  ORELL "PENO"4 LAVOIE (PETER3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 24 February 1903 in Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 15 February 1986 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.  He married LORENA LEROY 28 July 1927 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. 

 

Notes for ORELL "PENO" LAVOIE:

He was a truck driver and had been employed for more than 45 years by Eastern illinois Clay Co., St. Anne, Illinois. He is buried in Memorial Gardens, Kankakee, Illinois.

       

Child of ORELL LAVOIE and LORENA LEROY is:

                   i.    ROBERT5 LAVOIE.

 

 

24.  WILLIAM "BILL"4 LAVOIE (PETER3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1) was born 26 August 1911 in St. Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, and died 29 March 1990 in Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois.  He married JOSEPHINE STYCK 23 April 1931 in Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, daughter of GEORGE STYCK and MAMIE GRISWOLD.  She was born 18 July 1910 in Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois, and died 6 November 1991 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.

 

Notes for WILLIAM "BILL" LAVOIE:

He was a drainage contractor and had also been employed at the Bradley dividion of Roper Corp. They are buried in Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Kankakee, Illinois.

       

Children of WILLIAM LAVOIE and JOSEPHINE STYCK are:

                   i.    BERNIE5 LAVOIE, m. BONNIE ______.

                  ii.    RITA LAVOIE.

 

 

25.  GENEVIEVE4 LAVOIE (JOHN WILLIE3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1)  She married ______ BOYD. 

       

Child of GENEVIEVE LAVOIE and ______ BOYD is:

                   i.    RICHARD5 BOYD.

 

 

26.  RICHARD4 LAVOIE (JOHN WILLIE3, PHILIP FELIX2, PHILIPPE1)

       

Child of RICHARD LAVOIE is:

                   i.    RICK5 LAVOIE.