Violet Louise Fields-Leonard-Hull-Gooley, age 99, residing in Culver, formerly of South Bend, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 9, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.  She was born on Nov. 4, 1917 in Huntington, to the late Joshua Floyd Fields and Dottie Fern (Cowen) Fields and lived most of her life in South Bend.

On Nov. 7, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana she was united in marriage to Frank Leonard, who died Nov. 28, 1962.  On March 24, 1967 in South Bend she married Delbert Hull, who preceded her in death on March 27, 1982.  On Dec. 22, 1989 in South Bend she married Edward Gooley, who died Dec. 6, 2002.

Violet is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael R. and Ruby Leonard of Culver; four granddaughters, Katie (Lowell) Kosak of Mishawaka, IN, Mindy Leonard of Farmington Hills, MI, Lori (Chad) McCullough of Lubbock, TX, Tara (Jeff) Wills of New Home, TX; seven great grandchildren, Daniel and Noah Kosak, Ashley, Shelby and Cloe McCullough, Kayla and Rachel Wills; and her brother Gerald D. Fields of Rochester.  Her daughter, Susan Lybrook; sister, Norma Jean Fields and three brothers, Ermal, Jimmy and Robert Fields, all preceded her in death.

Violet was a member of Deer Run Church of Christ, South Bend as well as a participant in the Ladies Circle of River Park Church of Christ where she briefly served as a Sunday School teacher. She enjoyed spending summers at Camp Idlewood on Juno Lake and traveling to many different places. She loved gardening and spending time cleaning up around the house. Most of all, she loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Friday, Nov.11, 2016 at 12 p.m. at Palmer Funeral Home – River Park Chapel, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Pastor Lowell Kosak officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN.

Contributions in memory of Violet may be made to Deer Run Church of Christ, 2730 S. Ironwood Drive, South Bend, IN 46614 or Impact Campus Ministries, designated to Lowell Kosak, staff member.