Violet M. Dannels, age 92, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 at the Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Violet has been cremated and along with her husband's ashes will be spread over the waters. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Holland and Bonine Funeral Home in Havre, MT at 11:00 a.m. Memorials in her name may be given to the charity of your choice. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Condolences may be left for the family at hollandbonine.com. Violet was born September 17, 1919 at Laredo, Montana to Frank and Marie (Miller) Earl. She attended schools in Laredo and Havre, graduating in 1938. That year she lost all her graduation gifts to the flood at Gravelly Coulee Creek. On August 6, 1938, she married Frank V. Dannels in Great Falls Mt. To this marriage they were blessed with three children; Marie, Janet, and Donald. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, playing cards, and doing crafts with her husband. She was an excellent cook and baker. She lived most of her life in Great Falls, Hamilton, and Havre. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers, Wilbur and Donald; sister Charlotte; and sisters -in-law Viola and Lovella Earl. Violet is survived by her children and their families-Marie (Darrell) Anderson of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Janet Hayes (Lue Irion) of Hamilton MT; and Donald (Shelly) Dannels of Hemet CA; brothers, Bert (Joan) Earl of Great Falls MT; Howard (Ann) Earl and Frank Earl of Havre, MT; eight grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and friends