ESCANABA — Noella A. (Guenette-Chouinard) MaKosky, age 95, of Escanaba, MI, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Bishop Noa Home.

A light that we will forever carry in our hearts.

Noella was born December 26, 1929 in Dryburg, MI (Rudyard) to Leonard and Rubia (Savoie) Guenette. The 13th of 15 children, she learned strength and resilience early in life, having lost her mother at the age of 10. This experience shaped Noella’s deep love of family and created a very close-knit group of siblings — a legacy that lives on through the generations of children who grew up knowing her love and care.

She married Clifford Chouinard on June 6, 1947. Together, they raised a young family before Clifford’s passing on November 16, 1958. A widow with four children at just 27 yea

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