Mary Sue Monette
May 28, 2016Share using:
Twin Lakes: Mary Sue Monette, 74, of Twin Lakes, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at U.P. Health System – Portage Hospital.
She was born in Hancock on October 17, 1941 to the late Norman and Dorothy (Renaud) Blanchard. She graduated from Bishop Baraga High School in Marquette with the class of 1959. On July 7, 1962 she married James E. Monette at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church of Houghton.
Mary Sue was employed at Michigan Bell Telephone in Houghton before her marriage. She later worked with her husband at Roy's Pharmacy in Houghton and then at the Apothecary Drug Store in Hancock.
She most recently attended Holy Family Catholic Church of South Range. She loved her home at Twin Lakes where she enjoyed knitting, gardening, and being with her family. She liked to help people, and belonged to a quilting group that met at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Chassell. She helped in the early days of the local Head Start Programs and at the MTU Children's Nursery Center. She was a member of the local retired telephone operators.
Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, William Shawn Monette, and a nephew, Michael Culp.
She is survived by her husband, James of Twin Lakes; children Deborah (Donald) Snow of Westfield, Indiana, J.P. (Laura) Monette of Lake Ann, Michigan, and Scott (Lyn) Monette of Chassell; grandchildren Alyssa (Phil) Hoyt, Jordan and Jared Snow of Westfield, IN, Adam and Ryan Monette of Lake Ann, MI, Alex, Ashley, Cara, and Kendra Monette and Cole Salmi of Chassell; a great-grandchild, Elijah Hoyt; a sister-in-law, Mary Catherine (Sam) Monette-Culp; nieces Rita Marie and Mary Frances; and special friends Delores Auger, Wanda Nicholas, and Dan and Jean Kirkish.
A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church of South Range with Rev. Fr. John Martignon to officiate. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery of Houghton.
Friends may call at the church for an hour before the mass on Wednesday. The O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting with the arrangements. To leave online condolences, please go to www.oneilldennisfh.com.
Memorials in lieu of flowers may be directed to Holy Family Catholic Church of South Range.