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Louis E. LaPlante, 86, of Maumee, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014, at his residence. He was born on May 16, 1928, in Toledo, Ohio to Louis and Sarah (Parker) LaPlante. Louis was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War. He worked for Doehler-Jarvis Corporation for 47 years, retiring in 1990. Louis started growing Dahlias in 1957 and was a member of the American Dahlia Society, the Toledo Dahlia Society (where he was show chairman since 1976), the Michigan Dahlia Society, the Elkhart Dahlia Society, the Cleveland Dahlia Society, and the Doehler-Jarvis retirees club.
Louis is survived by his son, Louis D.(Jeanne) LaPlante; daughters, Dianna (Terry) Good; Doris (Dan) Kalka; grandchildren, Jason, Scott, David, Michael, Christopher, Cassie, Shannon, and Crissy; great-grandchildren, Evan, Keragan, Ally, London, Chase and Logan; brothers, Francis, James and Jerry; sisters, Rita Bielawski, Sally Lozinski, Eva Huntzinger, Helen Yglesias and Laura Poivy. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Lou; brothers, Arthur, Harvey, Henry, George; sisters, Louise Halas, Katherine Lentz, Clara Wise.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant Street, Maumee, Ohio. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Toledo Memorial Park, Toledo, Ohio. Memorial contributions can be given to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 30000 E. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551. Online condolences may be given at
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Memories and Condolences
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Robin Scharer
September 18, 2014
Doris, I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Lucinda Ligget
September 17, 2014
I help drive my mother (Jean Brown) to the Elkhart Dahlia Spring sale. It was during these trips that I met Louis. I enjoyed talking to Louis and joking with him. There will be a hole at the sale next year that cannot be filled. Louis was special and I will miss seeing him and chatting with him. My condolences to his family.
Lucinda R. Brown Ligget
September 16, 2014
Laplante family,
We always enjoyed Louis at the Dahlia mtgs. He was a very special guy. We will miss him also.
Ova and Marilyn Johnson Elkhart Dahlia Society
Jerry & Ruth Ann Wittrig
September 16, 2014
Deepest sympathies from the Elkhart Dahlia Society. You will be missed.
Lisa & Joel Daoust
September 15, 2014
Our condolences to Louis' family. We were so sorry to hear of his passing, and will be keeping him and all of you in our thoughts and prayers. I will think fondly of him every time I come across some of the beautiful dahlias he loved so much.
Beth & Chip Hannon
September 15, 2014
My deepest sympathies. Our thoughts are with you. He was very dear to my son, Chip.
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