Joseph George Brazeau

1918 - 2002  (84 years)

• Name	Joseph George Brazeau
  Birth	29 Apr 1918	Gwinn, MARQUETTE, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Nov 2002	BARAGA, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	L'Anse Township Cemetery, L'Anse, Michigan
  Person ID	I44379	King/Roy
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Joseph George Brazeau,   b. 30 May 1894, National Mine, MARQUETTE, Michigan d. 1952 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Malvina M. Gendron,   b. 1897, Wisconsin d. 1995 (Age 98 years)
  Documents		Federal Census 1940, Joseph Brazeau family 240 Kelsey's Addition L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1930, Joseph Brazeau family Kelsey Addition L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  Headstones		Headstone of Joseph and Malvina (Gendron) Brazeau
  Family ID	F20825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna C. Muvrin,   b. 8 Jan 1915, Calumet, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 10 Apr 2008, L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan (Age 93 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Margaret Brazeau   d. 2002
  Family ID	F20826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 17 Nov 2002 - Baraga, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. Son of the late Joseph George and Melvina (Gendron) Brazeau. He attended L'Anse High School until he was inducted into the U.S. Army during WWII. He was discharged in 1945. On November 18, 1939, he married the former Ann Murvin in L'Anse. They would have celebrated 63 years of marriage this year. Mr. Brazeau was a woods worker and later was employed as a construction foreman at K.I. Sawyer Airbase. He was a self-employed building contractor for many years until his retirement in 1980. He then served as the L'Anse Twp. and Village of L'Anse Building Inspector until 2002. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and the American Legion Post 144, L'Anse. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and being with his grandchildren and was a devoted animal lover. Mr. Brazeau was survived by his wife, Ann Brazeau, son Joseph (Chris) Brazeau, daughters, Mary (Stuart) Lahti, Barbara (Aldrick) Sirard, son-in-law, Paul Rajala, 19 grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildrenand brother Earl Brazeau. Nieces, nephews and cousins also survived. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Margaret in 2002, a sister Yvonne, and brother, Russell. Inscription PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II