SANDRA LEE ANN CARLSON

Sandra L. (Bressette) Carlson, 72, of Marquette, passed away Monday morning, November 29, 2021 surrounded by her family at U.P. Health System- Marquette. Sandy was born December 14, 1948, to the late Clifford and Seraphine (Papin) Bressette. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and then attended Northern Michigan University. While at NMU, Sandy worked in the Dean's office coordinating Native American Cultural Programs for the university. During this time, she also tutored a blind student in the Special Education Department. Sandy worked in the United Way office doing cultural programs as well. She was with W.K. Kellogg for kids for four years and was on a 24 hour hot-line at the Women's Center for abused women. Sandy started the first A.A. Group for Native Americans and worked with them for over 12 years. Sandy started work at the age of 18 in Omaha, NE for the Campbell Soup Company and then returned to the Marquette area and worked as a short-order cook and breakfast cook at the Holy Cross Orphanage. She later worked as a home health care worker for senior citizens, a career that spanned 19 years. She was an avid volunteer at A.A. meetings and doing l...[more]

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ures for recovering alcoholics, as well as for numerous pow-wows in Marquette. Sandy started Native American craft bazaars for Native American's and cooking fry-bread. Sandy above all dedicated her life with much love to her daughter and grandchildren, as well as to God, church and prayer. Her hobbies included bingo, the casino, and Native American crafting. Sandy is survived by her only daughter, Lisa Bressette (Jeremy Harvala) of Ishpeming, MI; her two loving and gifted grandchildren, Cory Laurich of Marquette and Hanna Harvala of Ishpeming; her sisters, Carol Peterson of Escanaba, MI, Paulette Beauchamp, Kathy Peterson and Linda Bressette all of Marquette; her brother, Michael (Carol) Bressette of Negaunee. Besides her parents, Sandy was preceded in death by her siblings, Gloria Finnerty, Geraldine Bess, Cheryl Bressette, Donald Bressette, Wayne Bressette, Sam Bressette, Allen Bressette, Glen Bressette and Keith Bressette. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Christopher Catholic Church at 12 Noon on Friday, December 3, 2021 with Rev. Dan Moll officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 am until the time of the Mass. Burial will take place in the Holy Cross Cemetery. A Celebration of Sandy's Life will follow the burial service from 3 to 5 pm at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Building located behind the casino on State Highway M-28 in Harvey. Canale-Tonella Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the family where memories and condolences may be shared at canalefuneral.com