Violet May Roloff, age 88, passed away at home in Shawano, on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Vi was born June 13, 1933, in Tigerton, to Joseph and Alice (Malueg) Fournier. She loved school and graduated from Marion High School in 1951. She married Earl Roloff on July 21, 1951 and moved to Shawano. Vi's first job in Shawano was at Montgomery Ward. In 1953 she started working at Citizens State Bank. Four years later, Earl and Vi started a salvage yard, Shawano Auto Parts. In 1961 they signed a franchise with Chrysler Corporation. Vi and Earl worked in the business together for several decades. After Earl passed, Vi worked at Shawano Auto Sales until she turned 87. She loved her work and always wanted to keep her fingers on the checkbook.

Vi loved to travel and enjoyed all her trips. Earl and Vi travel throughout the United States and many places abroad. One of her most memorable trips was to Scotland for upland game hunting, where she was the only female gun. She also enjoyed many trips to Las Vegas with Earl and other family members. She played the keno machines with her favorite winning numbers.

In addition to traveling, she enjoyed hunting and fishing. Sports were a big part of her life, participating and being a spectator. Vi loved bowling since she was 14 years old. She was captain of Shawano Auto Gals for decades. Her highlight was being inducted into the Shawano Clintonville Bowling Hall of Fame in 2018. She always said she was born too early in the century, as her dream was to be a racecar driver. She loved her Prowler and enjoyed driving it… fast. She loved her Brewers, Packers, Bucks, Badgers, and the Olympics.

Her other passion was sewing. She loved quilting and sharing that passion with her grandchildren. She was a long-time member of St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano.

Vi is survived by her children, Pamela Schmidt of the Dominican Republic, Rick Roloff, Paula (James) Lackner and Jeffrey (Jennifer) Roloff, all of Shawano; her grandchildren, Neal (Rebecca) Olson of West Cliffe, Colorado, Amanda Mercedes of the Dominican Republic, Nichol (Matt) Gehrman of Waukesha, Lauren Roloff of Menominee Falls, Lindsey and Isabel Roloff of Shawano; her great-grandchildren, Oliver and Maximillian of the Dominican Republic. She is further survived by her sisters -in-law, Esther Rosenau (Bob Schmidt) of Manawa, Ardell Roloff of Shawano, Nancy Roloff of Waupaca, Emma Dirks of Sheboygan, Della Grafton of Sheboygan, Dolores Fournier of Tigerton, her brothers-in-law Eugene (Marie) Roloff of Oshkosh, along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Earl; her in-laws, Elmer and Esther Roloff; son-in-law Bill Schmidt; brothers, Leonard, Norman, and Louis Fournier; sisters-in-law, Ardis Fournier, June Fournier, Donna Durrant, Durane Lorge, Doris Wiese, Diane Kroening, Dorothy Rasmussen; brothers-in-law, Edgar Roloff, and Everett Roloff.

Our family was given the gift of a long goodbye for the past seven years while she fought cancer. She left this earth having made a positive impact in so many ways. Honoring Vi's wishes, there will be no service. Vi asked to remember her by teaching someone a life skill, such as sewing, to host a game of bowling, or simply to enjoy her favorite beverage, a good cup of coffee.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Matt Skalitsky for his compassion, kindness, and conversation to Vi, and to all the nurses with ThedaCare Hospice for their kindness, support, and expertise. Memorials can be directed to Navarino Nature Center or St. James School in remembrance of Vi.