Steven Douglas Causley

Steven Douglas Causley, age 63, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on October 26, 2024. Born on December 2, 1960, to Louis “Buddy” Joseph LaFrenier and Anne Charlotte Causley. Steve graduated from the Sault Alternative School. As a teen, Steve attended trade school where he went on to join the union and worked for years in the trade (carpentry) he loved. Steve spent a handful of years spending time at the ice arena with his sons skating and watching them develop their hockey skills. He coached the Soo Storm Hockey Team with his brother Darian for three years before hanging up the towel in coaching. Steve loved music and at any family function you would see him with a guitar in his hand, singing away. He enjoyed playing the hot slots at Kewadin Casino, wrenching on cars and taking on home improvement projects (even when not needed). Steve enjoyed helping others and would often be chauffeuring people to appointments or wherever they needed to be. He had a huge heart and truly cared for others. He enjoyed watching and reading tribal politics and was an avid YouTube guy. He loved tinkering around and fixing computers. But most importantly, Steve loved being with his family. He had a hard exterior but was a big softie and had the biggest heart. If someone needed help, he was there. Steve also had the best sense of humor and would do absolutely anything to get a laugh out of others. He was truly one of a kind and will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him. Steve is survived by his life partner, Catherine McDonald; children, Darian “Bushy” Causley and Michael Causley; grandson, Stephen Michael Allen; brothers Darian Causley and Paul LaFrenier; sister Corrina LaFrenier; nieces; Page Hassink, Brenda McDonald; nephews; Austin McKay, Cecil “Anthony” Cairns, Charlie “Chaz” Wilkes, and John McBride and special cousins Rita Vassar and Louie Benoit. Steve was preceded in death by his son Steven McDonald, his parents Buddy and Anne and sister, Mary Causley. A Celebration of Life will take place on Friday, November 1, 2024, at the Hessel Tribal Center, 3355 North 3 Mile, Hessel, Michigan 49745 beginning at 3:00 PM. There will be a feast to follow. Family Life Funeral Homes assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be left to the family at www.familylifefh.com. Obituary as submitted by family

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Steven Douglas Causley

December 2, 1960 - October 26, 2024