Napoleon
Fontaine, 86
Duluth
- Napoleon Ernest Fontaine, 86, formerly of
Polk County, died on Saturday, August 31, 2002 at
the Civic Crest Nursing Home in Duluth.
Memorial
services were held on Saturday, September 7 at the
Bell Brothers Funeral Home in Duluth.
Napoleon
Ernest Fontaine was born on June 2, 1916, the son
of Henry J. and DeLaura (Bruneau) Fontaine in Polk
County. On June 2, 1939, he married Vivian
Ostgarden in Crookston. The couple had three sons.
Ernest drove big machines for a construction
company in Greenland, at missile sites in North
Dakota and all over Minnesota. He managed a gas
station in Grand Rapids and also worked in the
mines on the Iron Range. He enjoyed his work and
telling stories about his work days. He also
enjoyed his grandchildren.
Survivors
include his wife, Vivian; sons, Sheldon (Judy) of
Gordon, Wisc., Clinton (Carol) of Phoenix, Ariz.
and Rodney (Bonnie) of Kenyon; one sister, Pearl
Laniel of Brooks; two grandchildren; and many
nieces, nephews and step-children.
Ernest
was preceded in death by his parents and brothers,
Arnie, Leonard and Virgil.
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