Mr. Richard M. Morisette, Sr., age 73 of Mount Clemens, passed away Sunday morning at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township.

He was born on August 9, 1943 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, a son of the late Edward and Glennis (Thomas) Morisette. On May 22, 1965 Richard was united in marriage with Roslyn Zawadzki in New Baltimore. Roslyn passed away on Sunday, August 29, 1982 in Clinton Township. On July 26, 1986, Richard was united in marriage with Arlene Setelia in St. Thecla Catholic Church.

Richard worked as The Assistant Superintendent at Macomb County Road commission. He retired in 1997. Richard was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, St. Vincent dePaul Food Pantry, the Old Crowd, Mt. Clemens Good Fellows, and the Mt. Clemens Traffic Safety Committee. He enjoyed logging freighters with his wife, wood working, camping and was also the co-founder of Mt. Clemens Barracuda Youth Football League. His motto was always,"God, Family and Work" and in that order.

Mr. Morisette is survived by his wife, Arlene and four children, Richard 'Rick' (Carolyn), Jeffrey (Elizabeth), Stephen (Maria) and Brian (Nikki) Miller; eight grandchildren; three siblings, James (Sandra), Mabel Campbell and Edward (Dorothy). Richard was predeceased by his sister, Ilene Schultz.

Visitation will be on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 3 - 8:00 p.m. with a service at 7:00 p.m. in the Will and Schwarzkoff Funeral Home, 233 Northbound Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens.

The Funeral Mass will be on Friday at 9:30 a.m. (in state 9:00 a.m.) at St. Peter Catholic Church, 95 Market Street, Mount Clemens with the Reverend Father Michael N. Cooney officiating. Private cremation will follow, and burial of his cremated remains will be in Resurrection Cemetery.

In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the family.