Category: Obituaries
Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.
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Obituary: Clifford G. Ehlers, PhD
Oct. 31, 1928 – May 21, 2019 Clifford G. Ehlers, PhD, 90, of the Town of Egg Harbor died surrounded by his family. Cliff was born to Edward and Rose (Thorn) Ehlers of rural Sturgeon Bay. He graduated from Sevastopol High School in 1946. After working on the family farm for two years, Cliff departed […]
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July 19, 1945 – May 19, 2019 Susan A. Blahnik, 73, of Sturgeon Bay died at her home with family by her side. She was born in Manitowoc, the daughter of the late Milton and June (Blahnik) Hanson. Susan graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc in 1963. On August 22, 1970, she married George […]
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Feb. 28, 1937 – May 17, 2019 Thomas Rodrick McDonald, 82, of Sturgeon Bay died at his home. He was born in Wausau to Harold and Susan (Mayer) McDonald. He graduated from Wausau High School in 1955. His greatest loves in high school were cross-country running and curling. On June 7, 1958, he married Judith Rae Jaecks. In 1965, […]
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Obituary: Harold “Harry” Arthur Kohls
Dec. 7, 1936 – May 15, 2019 Harold “Harry” Arthur Kohls, 82, of the Town of Sevastopol died at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. Harry was born in Jacksonport to Amelia and Arthur Kohls. He entered the Army in 1955 after attending Sevastopol High School. After his service in 1958, Harry worked in […]
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Obituary: Allan Edward Hasenjager
June 4, 1929 – May 15, 2019 Allan Edward Hasjenjager, 89, of the Town of Sevastopol died at Anna’s Healthcare CBRF in Sturgeon Bay with family at his side. He was born in the Town of Jacksonport, the son of Orville Carl Hasenjager and Amanda Florence (Bley) Hasenjager. Allan attended Sunny Point School in the Town of […]
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The Matriarch of the Bowl: Remembering Rita Willems
When Earl Willems asked Rita Baeten out on a date in 1945, she stood him up. “I heard he was a rounder,” she recalled 72 years later. “He got in a lot of trouble with the ladies.” But they had shared a dance at Geisman’s Bar in Egg Harbor, and Earl was sold on the […]
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Oct. 28, 1955 – May 14, 2019 Debra Lynn Polcen, 63, of Sturgeon Bay died unexpectedly at home. She was born in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Gerald and Gladys (Shong) Hirthe. Deb was raised in Milwaukee and moved to Door County with her family as a teenager. She met her husband, Donald I. Polcen, at an auction, […]
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April 15, 1931 – May 9, 2019 Earl W. Schram, DDS, of Sister Bay, died peacefully a few weeks after his 88th birthday. Earl was born at home on the family farm in Baileys Harbor, the son of the late Martin Louis and Esther Margaret (née Resler) Schram. In 1949, he graduated from Gibraltar High School, where he […]
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January 21, 1940 – May 10, 2019 John W. Wolfert of Algoma, Wisconsin, died peacefully surrounded by family. John was born in Sturgeon Bay. He is preceded in death by his mother, Adina (Braunsdorf) Wolfert; and father, William Wolfert. Survived by his four children, Pascale Ardaman, Karri Zarzana, Kristin (Wolfert) Newlun, and William Wolfert; two […]
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Celebration of Life: Nancy Fisher
Friends of Nancy Fisher are invited to join in her Celebration of Life on Sunday, May 19, at 2 pm at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor. Nancy passed away on November 21, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. Nancy was president of the Village of Egg Harbor for six years, from 2006 to 2012, and active in […]
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Dec. 15, 1918 – May 5, 2019 Myrtle A. Drexler, 100, of Sturgeon Bay died at Cardinal Ridge CBRF in Sturgeon Bay. She was born in Egg Harbor, the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Miller) Kuehn. Myrtle attended Sunnypoint School. On November 24, 1938, she married Theobald “Butts” Drexler at the Episcopal Church parsonage in Jacksonport. She […]
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Feb. 6, 1925 – May 6, 2019 Norbert John Haberli, 94, of Egg Harbor died at Door County Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Egg Harbor to Joseph and Ida (Stern) Haberli. On October 27, 1951, he married Genevieve T. Zettel. She preceded him in death on May 26, 1998. Norbert was […]
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‘You Dropped Your Fremmel On the Gris!’: Students remember their eccentric art teacher, Tom Smith
On April 22, I learned of the passing of my former art teacher, Mr. Smith. My initial reaction was that it was a horrible rumor, but the obituary online confirmed my worst fears. Tom Gerhart Smith passed away on April 15, 2019. Smith was hired as a substitute teacher at Gibraltar in 1996 before coming […]
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Obituary: Gerrel “Geri” Rae (Gamm) Halverson
Sept. 20, 1946 – May 2, 2019 Geri Halverson, 72, died unexpectedly at her home in Door County. She was the loving wife of her husband, Ron; and two children, Steve and Krisha. Geri was born in Milwaukee, the daughter of Martin and Emily Gamm. She graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1964. Geri […]
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April 3, 1925 – May 3, 2019 Lois A. Sundberg, 94, of Sister Bay died peacefully in the comfort of her home. She was born in Chicago, the daughter of the late Harry and Lucille (Buckley) Amber. Lois graduated from Hyde Park High School in the Class of 1943. On September 10, 1946, Lois and […]
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Obituary: Alice Mae (Ulmen) Larson
Oct. 3, 1922 – May 2, 2019 Alice Mae (Ulmen) Larson, 96, died surrounded by her grateful and loving family. She was born in Appleton on October 3, 1922. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1940. She married Owen Larson on July 13, 1946. Alice and Owen lived and raised their family of nine […]
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Obituary: Paul Richard Johnson
Nov. 20, 1925 – May 1, 2019 Paul Richard Johnson, 93, of Sister Bay died in the Birchwood unit of Scandia Village. He was born in Chicago to Paul Sr. and Esther Johnson. He married the late Diane Roberts in 1954 in Chicago, where they raised their three children: Susan, Steve and Sharon. Paul spent […]
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March 11, 1925 – April 26, 2019 Rita Marie Willems, 94, died peacefully surrounded by family at her home in Sister Bay. Rita was born in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, to George and Wilhelmina Baeten, the seventh born to a family of 11 children. After graduating from high school, Rita spent three summers in Door County with her sister […]
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Obituary: Delores “Dee Dee” Monfils
Dec. 31, 1929 – April 26, 2019 Delores “Dee Dee” Delia Monfils, 89, of Sturgeon Bay died at Door County Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, May 11, at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay, with Pastor Carl Schroeder officiating. Delores will be laid to rest in Bayside […]
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May 31, 1931 – April 17, 2019 Donald Joseph Berns, 87, of Sturgeon Bay died at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. He was born May 31, 1931, in Sister Bay, the son of Elmer Francis Berns and Marjorie Grace (Knutson) Berns. Don grew up in Door County and attended grade school in Sister Bay. He graduated from Gibraltar […]