Marie A. "Sissy" LaJeunesse

Marie Arlene “Sissy” LaJeunesse, 56, of Six Mile Lake near Felch, MI, passed away January 7, 2023, at Freeman’s Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. Sissy was born on April 22 in Iron Mountain, MI, to the late Joseph & Marie (Hanson) LaJeunesse. As a toddler Sissy lived above Firme Plumbing, her father’s business on Hughitt Street where she often visited other local businesses. Then in the early 1970’s her parents made their cottage at Six Mile Lake, their home where Sissy began making friends with everyone around the lake. Sissy attended Catholic school, Roosevelt Elementary and North Dickinson School until the Mid 1990’s; then it was on to her over 20 year working career at North Dickinson School in Felch. Known as “Miss Sissy”, she had many responsibilities at the school and her desk was next to the principal’s desk with the placard, “Assistant Vice Principal.” She thought she ran the school. In the summer of 1999, Sissy participated in the World Special Olympics in Raleigh, NC. Her event was swimming where she took home 3 bronze medals and met Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you were a kid and swam at Six Mile Lake, you probably have a memory of Sissy holding you under water, thinking you were going to drown until she let you go, and she would surface laughing at you. Sissy loved ancestry, painting, drawing, animals, going to country music concerts with her sisters, playing with her dolls, and watching her favorite TV shows and movies, all the while with a Slinky in her hand. Most of all, Sissy loved people and parties, especially the parties at Six Mile Lake with family and friends. After her parents passed, Sissy made her home in Randville, MI, living with her nephew and his wife, Paul and Lisa Loar. Even though she loved living in Randville, her heart belonged at Six Mile Lake. Along with her parents, Sissy is preceded in death by a brother, Joseph LaJeunesse; 2 sisters, Mildred Ann LaJeunesse and Mary Louise Rossato; a brother-in-law, Mario Rossato; 4 brothers, Larry, Wayne, Paul and Martin Loar; niece, Kelly Loar; and nephew, John Rossato. Sissy is survived by her brother, Jim LaJeunesse; her guardians, Paul and Lisa Loar; sisters-in-law, Sara LaJeunesse and Patricia Loar; aunt, Roberta “Bobbie” (Gordon) Powell; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends. Sissy’s family would like to thank Freeman’s Nursing Home staff for their wonderful care and compassion. Visitation will be at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home, 901 Carpenter Ave., from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. A funeral service will follow at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Walter Reichle officiating. Burial will be in Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. Condolences to the family of Marie Arlene “Sissy” LaJeunesse may be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Marie A. "Sissy" LaJeunesse

April 22, 1966 - January 7, 2023