Flora Marie LaBelle Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Flora Marie LaBelle (nee Poupart) “Baagiidaasigeniibiigokwe ~ Sunlight Reflecting on the Water Woman”, born July 18,1936 in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin to Thomas and Dorothy (Bluejacket) Poupart. She entered into eternal life on June 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, laughter and stories. Flora attended Lac du Flambeau Grade School and Woodruff High School. She obtained her nursing certificate from St John’s Nursing School in Tulsa, Oklahoma then held a nursing career of approximately 40 years at Woodruff Memorial/Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin. She worked as a recovery room nurse for several years there and helped nurse many people back to health. Flora loved to travel with friends and family. She had many fun stories of her travels to Mexico with her sister Cappy and bestie Jan. She went on family trips to San Francisco CA, Las Vegas NV, the Black Hills & Custer State Park, San Antonio TX, and Play del Carmen, Mexico. As often as she could, she visited Milwaukee and Chicago to see her kids and grandkids. She loved music and ballet and attended the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago several times. Flora is survived by daughter Kimberly LaBelle (Dirk) Milek, stepdaughter Donna LaBelle Stackowicz, stepson Desmond (Nancy) LaBelle, granddaughters Melanie, Lindy, Alyse, and Jenna (James) Bauman; great-grandchildren Micah, Ava, Mason, Giavonna, Brock, Mya, Ray, Brielle, Eliza and Clayton; sister Cappy Landin, brothers Thomas “Tommy” and Fred “Biff” Poupart; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Flora was preceded in death by her parents, husband Donovan, daughters Dana and Michele, son Marc, stepson Douglas, brothers Edward, Peter, Jim and Anthony “Buster” Poupart. Visitation will begin at 4:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Multi - Purpose Building in Lac du Flambeau. A Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 6, 2022 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lac du Flambeau. Thank you to the caring staff at Peter Christensen Health Center, Compassus, Minocqua/Avanti Health and Bolger Funeral Home.

Flora Marie LaBelle

July 18, 1936 - June 3, 2022