| Graduation Year | Class of 1924 |
| Date of Birth | Dec 06, 1905 |
| Date of Passing | Feb 07, 1990 |
| About | Musa (Midge) Bourissau, 84 Charlevoix resident Musa N. (Midge) Bourissau, 84, died Feb. 7, 1990 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix. The Rev. Benton Heisler of the Charlevoix United Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, Charlevoix. Mrs. Bourissau was born Dec. 6, 1905 in Johannesburg, the daughter of Arthur and Julia (Murphy) Richardson. She was a 1924 graduate of Charlevoix High School and attended Charlevoix County Normal School. She taught at the Undine School in Hayes Township after which she lived in Massachusetts for a short time. She moved back to Charlevoix where she married Louis W. Bourissau on Nov. 11, 1932. Mr. Bourissau died on March 19, 1981. The couple made their home in Grand Rapids where Mrs. Bourissau worked in pediatrics at St. Mary's Hospital as a nurse's aide for many years. She has lived in Charlevoix for the past 19 years. Survivors include two sisters, Delora Richardson and Mrs. Sims (Helen) Baker, both of Charlevoix. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Bourissau was preceded in death by two brothers, Ward and Orva Richardson, and a sister, Edna Cross. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Charlevoix Area Hospital or to the church of choice. Envelopes for memorial contributions are available at the Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix where friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. |
