LaVane Weight
April 11, 1931 ~ January 13, 2024
Born in:
Marion, ND
Resided in:
Fargo, ND
LaVane Caldwell Weight passed away peacefully on January 13, 2024 with family by his side.
He was born in Marion, ND on April 11, 1931 to Leonard and Edith Weight. He spent his early years on a farm in North Dakota. During World War II, his father moved the family to California so his father could work in the ship yards during the war. After the war, the family moved back to North Dakota to take up farming again. As a youth he had numerous jobs such as delivering newspapers, groceries and driving truck. He joined the Air Force in 1951 and was stationed in Florida during the Korean War. He went on to work for the Air National Guard, fulltime for the next 32 years. He met DonnaMae Giedt in Fargo and married her in 1954. They were married for 53 years until she passed away on February 2, 2007. In October 14, 2007 he married his second wife, Joyce Weight. They were married for 16 years, when she passed away on September 2, 2023.
LaVane is survived by his sisters Lenore Marshall and Laurel (Andy) Quady and his brother Lytell, his two daughters, Stephanie (Michael) Lacher and Elizabeth (Paul) Strong. His stepchildren, Tim (Ann) Watkins, their children, Tyler and Gabriel, Greg (Jan) Watkins and their child, Brandon, Jean Watkins and her children, Cory Watkins-Suzuki and Chloe (Ben) Gunther and their daughter Addison. He is preceded in death by wives, DonnaMae and Joyce, his brothers Lowell and Leland, and his parents, Leonard and Edith Weight.
Services
Burial - Friday: January 19, 2024 2:00 pm
Fargo National Cemetery
8709 40th Avenue North, Co Rd 20
Harwood, North Dakota 58042
(701) 451-4650
https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/fargo.asp
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Steph and Kitty
So sorry to hear of Lavane’s passing. We enjoyed his visits when we lived in the cities and you and Paul brought him to visit us in Circle Pines. Very nice man. Sending our sympathy.
Lavane’s family, you have our sympathy and condolence on hearing that he has passed away, I worked with him for many years when we were members of the Happy Hooligans, I had the Base Training Office and Lavane was the Cam Squadron training manager he was excellent to work with and always more then willing to carry his share of the load while helping the Happy Hooligans to become the best unit in the Air Force and would aways have a smile on his face whenever you saw him. Fly High-Old Friend= Fly High
Dear Stephanie and Mike, i am so sorry about the loss of you Dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hugs to you.