William "Bill" Michaud

William "Bill" Michaud, 97, of Kingsford, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Bill was born on December 24, 1920 in Gwinn, MI. He was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Arsanault) Michaud and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Bill married Eleanor Massa on September 2, 1939. He served two years with the United States Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged as a Fireman First Class in January of 1946. Together, Bill and Eleanor raised their family in Iron Mountain before moving to Kingsford, where Bill worked as an auto mechanic for 20 years before becoming a millwright for Carpenters Union Local 1510. He retired after 21 years with the union. Bill was a member of Carpenters Union Local 1510 and the Carpenter-Clash American Legion Post 363 of Kingsford. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved time spent hunting and fishing. Bill was also an expert mechanic who could fix anything. He loved to tinker and always had projects to work on in his garage. Bill is survived by his daughters, Beverly O'Dette of Kingsford, Dianne Cattelan of Iron Mountain and Barbara Lucas of Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren, Michelle (Steve) Coughlin, Danelle (Dan) Kelly, Shannon (Joe) Johnston, Kim (Jim) Gambrel, Jennifer (Nate) Dillon, Larry (Jean) O'Dette and Melissa ( Tom) Eckhardt; great grandchildren, Jacob, Kendra, Karsen, Kiley, Lexi, Ryan, Megan, Kora, Julia, Ryan, Jaimee, Anthony and Dominic; one great grandson, Trenton; two sisters, Alice Berg of Illinois and Doris Wagner of Adrian, MI; Also by many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Eleanor on Jan. 10, 2010; two sons, an infant son and his son, Ronnie; a grandson, Scott Curran; son in law, Jerry O'Dette; nine brothers and one sister Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2017, from 10:30 am to 11:30am at Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain. Funeral services will follow at 11:30am Tuesday at the funeral home. Fr. Timothy Ekaitis will officiate. Burial will be in Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. Condolences may be expressed to the family of William Michaud online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

William "Bill" Michaud

December 24, 1920 - January 10, 2018