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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 7, 2001, page 20

LEON BILLETTE

Leon Joseph Billette, 75, died at his home in Dallesport on June 2, 2001.
Mr. Billette was born on June 3, 1925, in Albertville, Minn., to Joseph D. and Annette (Bistodeau) Billette. He grew up in Minnesota and on June 28, 1945, he married Viola Shipman in Minneapolis. The couple moved to the mid-Columbia area in 1948.
Mr. Billette worked on relocation of railroad signals when the John Day Dam was built and he also worked as a logger. At heart, however, he was always a farmer.
He enjoyed gardening, roses and talking to people. Mr. Billette loved his family and will be greatly missed by them.
Survivors include his wife Viola; sons Joseph, Lyle, and Jeff and Mike, White Salmon; daughters Susan Coleman, Lyle, Bonnie Meyer, Gresham, Ore., and Janice Billette, Rood River, Ore.; sisters Madeline Mime, Pasadena, Calif., Lenore Joyer, Medford, Ore., Lena Glass, Eugene, Ore., and Marian Booth, Minneapolis. Minn.; 16 grandchildren and six great-grand-children. Mr. Billette was preceded in death by daughter Norma Jean in 1968 and by three brothers and one sister.
Graveside services for Mr. Billette will be held Friday, June 8, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the White Salmon Cemetery.
Arrangements were handled by Gardner Funeral Home of White Salmon.

The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., June 5, 2001, page A2

LEON JOSEPH BILLETTE

     Leon Joseph Billette, 75, a resident of Dallesport, died at his home Saturday, June 2, 2001.
     He was born June 3, 1925 in Albertville, Minn., to Joseph D. and Annette (Bistodeau) Billette. He grew up in Minnesota, and married Viola Shipman on June 28, 1945, in Minneapolis. The couple moved to the Mid-Columbia area in 1948.
     He worked on relocation of rail-road signals when the John Day dam was built. He also served as a logger, but he was a farmer at heart.
     He enjoyed gardening, roses, and talking to people - especially older people.
     Survivors include his wife, Viola; sons Joseph, Lyle, Wash.; and Jeff and Mike, White Salmon, Wash.; daughters Susan Coleman, Lyle; Bonnie Meyer, Gresham; and Janice Billette, Hood River; sisters Madeline Milne, Pasadena, Calif.; Lenore Joyer, Medford; Lena Glass, Eugene; and Marian Booth, Minneapolis; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma Jean, in 1968, as well as three brothers and one sister.
     Graveside services will be held Friday, June 8, at 1 p.m. at the White Salmon Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon.