Virginia Marie SEVIGNY

Female 1924 - 2006  (81 years)


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  • Name Virginia Marie SEVIGNY  [1
    Birth 07 Jul 1924  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Apr 2006  St Clair, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
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    • Grosse Pointe News:

      Virginia Marie Palombit
      Age: 81

      Virginia Marie Palombit, 81, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in the Bon Secours Place Assisted Living facility in St. Clair Shores. She was a former Grosse Pointe Woods resident for more than 30 years.

      She was born in Detroit to Clovis and Virginia (Payette) Sevigny. She was a graduate of Annunciation High School.

      She was very proud of her French Canadian Heritage. Genealogy became a "hobby" that had her spending hours in The Burton Collection of the Detroit Public Library in Downtown Detroit, as well as traveling to Ontario and Montreal.

      She and her husband of 63 years, Peter, whom she married during World War II, traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. they visited France several times, which enabled her to trace her roots back to the 1100's.

      She was a member of the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan. Its July journal will feature a tribute to Mrs. Palombit along with one of her ancestral charts.

      She was a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Notre Dame football and figure skating. She was a avid reader, especially of historical books about American settlers.

      She was predeceased by her husband, Peter L. Palombit, and a grandson, Michael Van Assche. she is survived by her daughters, Suzanne (Michael) Van Assche and Elaine (Vincent) Peseski; sons, Peter (Carol) Palombit and Anthony (Janyce) Palombit; grandchildre, Amy (Aton) Fedorov, Nicholas Palombit, Mariss (Greg) Garczynski, Jonathan Van Assche and Paul and Alaina Peseki; a great-grandchild, Nicolette Fedorov; a sister Elizabeth DeMars; and a brother, Ted Sevgny.

      A funeral Mass officiated by the Rev. Roger Lumbre was celebrated Saturday, April 22, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Interment is at St. Paul Catholic Church columbarium.
    Person ID I65380  Main Tree

    Family Alpideo PALOMBIT,   b. 22 Jan 1921, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 2005, St Clair, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1943  [3
    Children 
     1. Suzanne PALOMBIT  [Natural]
     2. Elaine PALOMBIT  [Natural]
     3. Peter PALOMBIT  [Natural]
     4. Anthony PALOMBIT  [Natural]
    Family ID F26335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S04372] "Valentino Bortoli Report" by Francesco Pontello.

    2. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S04382] Obituary Notice for Peter L. Alpideo Palombit.