Category: Obituaries
Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.
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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 […]
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June 2, 1916 – April 23, 2019 Mathilda Tebon, 102, died peacefully at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. She was born in Brussels to the late William and Mary (Jauquet) Vandertie. On Oct. 23, 1934, she married Jule Tebon, who died on Dec. 4, 2003. Jule and Mathilda lived in Little Sturgeon for the first 20 years of their marriage […]
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Obituary: Virginia “Ginny” L. Nairn
Aug. 26, 1946 – April 17, 2019 Virginia “Ginny” L. Nairn, 72, of Egg Harbor, formerly of the Milwaukee area, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay following a sudden illness. She was born in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Donald and Leta (Von Der Sump) Nairn. Her childhood was spent in Franklin. Following high school, Ginny […]
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Sept. 11, 1931 – April 18, 2019 Donald Edward Malley, 87, of Sturgeon Bay died at Door County Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Edwin and Loretta (Lemberger) Malley. Don graduated from Manitowoc High School in 1950. He enlisted in the Air Force after high school and was stationed […]
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Aug. 25, 1922 – April 16, 2019 Lorraine P. Goode, 96, formerly of Ephraim and the Good Samaritan Society–Scandia Village in Sister Bay, died peacefully in Sister Bay. She was born in Sussex to George R. and Laura E. Podolske and grew up with her brother Raymond Podolske. Lorry, as she liked to be called, […]
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Aug. 21, 1947 – April 15, 2019 Diana Lee Blagdon, 71, of Ellison Bay died at home. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, daughter of the late Richard and Ruth Pickens. Diana graduated with the Class of 1965 from Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado. She then went on to study at Pittsburg State […]
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Dec. 31, 1921 – April 12, 2019 John “Jack” Zito, 97, of Sister Bay died at Scandia Village Good Samaritan. He was born in Chicago, the son of the late Frank and Lorna (Robertson) Zito. Jack served his country as a submariner during WWII stationed in the Pacific on the USS Trepang. On March 2, 1944, he […]