Joanne LaBute Obituary
We bid farewell to Joanne LaBute of Garden, Michigan, born in Manistique, Michigan, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 29, 2025 at the age of 92. Joanne touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Norman LaBute; her parents, Herbert Pizzala and Margaret Pizzala; her siblings, Melvin, Virgil, Donald, James and Joyce Swanson; and her grandsons, Douglas and Jeremy Saez.
She is survived by: her children, Norma Saez (John), Todd LaBute (Heidi), Bruce LaBute and Carmen Gembel (Nate) of Garden; her brother Darrell Pizzala of Green Bay; her grandchildren, Joshua Saez (Lauren), Aleatha Saez, Kayley Saez, Myah Saez, Erica Schubert (Eric), Emily Sedenquist and Gary Sedenquist; and her great grandchildren, Wyatt Saez, Cooper Rousseau and Emma Pomeroy. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Garden Peninsula Historical Society, Big Bay de Noc School Library fund or Garden Christian Fellowship Church.
