Champagne Funeral Chapel

Champagne Funeral Chapel Providing funeral, cremation and shipping services to the surrounding areas in a modern facility. He holds two Bachelor’s degrees and a Master’s Degree.

Why Choose Champagne
For almost 50 years, Champagne Funeral Chapel has been privately owned and operated. From our three locations in Caseville, Elkton and Pigeon, they have proudly served the Western Thumb, successfully consolidating in 2019 into a modern new building in downtown Pigeon. The funeral directors and staff are personally involved in serving the communities in which they live and work

. The current funeral director is James Childs, who in 2004 purchased the Caseville funeral home, then merged the funeral homes in Elkton and Pigeon in 2017. He has worked in the funeral industry since 1996 and is a graduate of Wayne State University Mortuary School. He has the expertise and experience to guide you throughout this emotional time. He plans and conducts all types of funeral and memorial services which will honor your loved one and comfort your family and friends. Transparency and advising on appropriate service solutions suited to the individual situation are aspects of his which will make a client’s experience easier and better. His professional skills as an embalmer and stylist along with his deep knowledge of funeral customs, options, laws, and pre-arrangement plans have earned him a respected spot in the funeral profession and in the community. Along with an office staff to manage arrangements, funeral assistants and removal staff, they assist and guide clients through difficult times. They understand how difficult it is to lose someone and the staff works hard to accommodate the individual needs of each family. The funeral home strives to make a bad situation better.

Harbor Beach: We are handling the services for Diane Riedel. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link...
09/02/2025

Harbor Beach: We are handling the services for Diane Riedel. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Diane T. Booms Riedel, 75, of Harbor Beach passed away Monday, September 1, 2025, at Harbor Beach Extended Care and Rehab. Diane was born on April 30, 1950, in Harbor Beach, to the late Melvin and Esther Philippi Booms and was a 1968 graduate of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic

Caseville: We are handling the services for Amelia Ernat. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/29/2025

Caseville: We are handling the services for Amelia Ernat. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Amelia Amy C. Poleski Ernat, 88, of Caseville peacefully passed away, lovingly surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Amy was born on October 18, 1936, in Detroit to the late Stanley and Hedwig Hattie Zacharias Poleski. She graduated from St. Cyril High School in 1953 before earning

Caseville: We are handling the services for Daisey Ella Mitchell. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the...
08/25/2025

Caseville: We are handling the services for Daisey Ella Mitchell. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Daisey Ella Mitchell, affectionately known as Miss Daisey, passed away on August 24, 2025, in Bay City, Michigan, at the age of 60. Born on May 14, 1965, in Dearborn, Michigan, she brought warmth and joy to those around her throughout her life. A proud graduate of Lee M. Thurston

Caseville: We are handling the services for Kurt J. Richmond. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the lin...
08/25/2025

Caseville: We are handling the services for Kurt J. Richmond. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Kurt J. Richmond, 81, of Caseville, MI, passed away on Sunday, August 24 from a battle with cancer and COPD. Kurt was born on September 19, 1943, in Caseville, MI in the house his grandparents built and where he resided for the last 27 years. He was preceded in death

Cass City: We are handling the services for Kathleen M. Cilc. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the lin...
08/21/2025

Cass City: We are handling the services for Kathleen M. Cilc. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Kathleen May Kitty Cilc Jensen 78, formerly of Caseville passed away August 20th at home in Cass City with her best friend and husband Frantz at her side after a 9-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Kitty enjoyed golf, spending time with her grandchildren, garage sale hopping, puttering in t...

We are handling the services for Zachary Smith. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/20/2025

We are handling the services for Zachary Smith. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Zachary Don James Smith, age 24, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 17, 2025, due to injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born on the Fourth of July in 2001, the most beloved son of Rollie Don Smith, Jr. and Sheila Irene Strozeski. Zach attended kindergarten through 10th

ELKTON: We are handling the services for Roy A. Beachy. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/18/2025

ELKTON: We are handling the services for Roy A. Beachy. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Roy A. Beachy, 93 years old of Elkton, passed away August 18, 2025, at McLaren Hospital in Bay City. Roy was born January 7, 1932, in Bay Port to the late Ben and Sadie Ropp Beachy. Roy married Audrey Clark in Bad Axe on October 11, 1952. Roy worked at

PIGEON: We are handling the services for Susan L. Pawlowski. A complete notice can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/18/2025

PIGEON: We are handling the services for Susan L. Pawlowski. A complete notice can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Susan L. Pawlowski, 72, of Pigeon passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Scheuer Health in Pigeon. Susan was born on July 10, 1953, in Harbor Beach, Michigan, to the late Allen and Lois Roberts Pawlowski. In accordance with Susans wishes, cremation is to take place. The family has

CASEVILLE: We are handling the services for James M. Smith. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/14/2025

CASEVILLE: We are handling the services for James M. Smith. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

James Melvin Smith, 85, of Caseville, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at Scheurer Health in Pigeon. James was born June 11, 1940 in Detroit to the late Melvin and Shirley Johnson Smith. In 1958 he graduated from Detroit Denby High School. He married Loretta Bidolli on July 18, 1959

PIGEON: We are handling the services for Chad Diebel. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/09/2025

PIGEON: We are handling the services for Chad Diebel. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Chad R. Diebel, 46, of Pigeon passed away on August 8, 2025. Chad was born on April 1, 1979, in Cass City to parents Richard and Lois Dubs Diebel. Chad was united in marriage with the former Kristine Champagne on September 15, 2007, at St. Felix Catholic Church in Pinnebog.

We are handling the services for Thomas E. Zaremba. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.
08/08/2025

We are handling the services for Thomas E. Zaremba. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Thomas E. Zaremba, 78, of Ann Arbor, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his home. Tom was born May 6, 1947, in Center Line to the late Edmund and Ethel Barry Zaremba. He was a 1965 graduate from Center Line High School and graduated from the Mortuary Science

CASEVILLE: We are handling the services for Michael John Guzik. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the l...
08/05/2025

CASEVILLE: We are handling the services for Michael John Guzik. A complete obituary can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Michael John Guzik, age 72, formerly of Caseville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 1, 2025. Born on August 4, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, Michael was the only son of the late Stanley and Bertha Mattson Guzik. A proud graduate of Pershing High School in

Address

7356 West Michigan Ave
Pigeon, MI
48755

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Champagne Funeral Chapel posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Our Story

The Champagne Funeral Chapel was founded in 1975 by John Champagne in Elkton, Michigan when he purchased the funeral business from James Colgan which had been in operation at the same location in Elkton since 1960. In 1984 a second location in Caseville was added when the historic Crawford House was renovated into a funeral home. Through hard work and his generous spirit, he grew the business to become the largest in Huron County. In 2004 James Childs bought the funeral home in Caseville and together they continued improving the business. In 2017 Childs purchased the Elkton location from Champagne and also purchased the Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home in Pigeon, merging all three funeral homes into one business housed in a newly constructed funeral home in Pigeon which opened in 2019, closing all three of the old buildings. The new spacious and modern building stands ready to serve the community well into the future. The Champagne Funeral Chapel endeavors to be helpful to the community, to provide fine facilities, to be fair and skilled in its practice of the profession, to be accessible to everyone, and to be a good neighbor and corporate citizen. The funeral home’s motto is “Modern Traditions;” funeral traditions are steeped in ritual and time honored customs. We wish to honor, respect, and perpetuate those customs, but also make adaptations to ensure they are relevant and meaningful to our customers. If we can successfully deliver on these claims, then we will be able to honor the lives of those who have died and ease the burden on those who mourn.