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Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.

  • Obituary: John Garfield Davis

    John Garfield Davis, 67, of Chetek Wisconsin, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, passed away April 27, 2018.  John was born in Eau Claire Wisconsin, August 24, 1950 and after graduating from Sturgeon Bay High School, made a name for himself as a tough, headstrong, young man. He was fiercely loyal to friends and loved ones. A […]

  • Obituary: Mark Carl Berggren

    Mark “Swede” Carl Berggren died suddenly in Door County. He is survived by his mother Lois Berggren, daughter Nicole (Berggren) Bergantino and her husband Alex Bergantino. Also, survived by his two grandchildren Faye Bergantino and Ruby Bergantino. He passed away suddenly on May 4th in Door County, Wisconsin. Mark Berggren was a very well known painting […]

  • Obituary: Douglas Edward Hudon

    Douglas E. Hudon, 75, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at home in Sturgeon Bay, Friday morning, May 11, 2018. He was born January 10, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Melvin and Sophie (Turay) Bacon. Doug graduated from Marinette Catholic Central High School in 1961 before attending St. Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and […]

  • Obituary: Lorna Bell Cornell

    On May 12, 2018 Lorna passed away after a brief battle with cancer. One of Door County’s premier artists, she received a BFA from the University of Illinois, studied at Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago. She taught at Sunset Ridge Elementary school in Northfield, Il, was Washington Island’s first kindergarten teacher, taught […]

  • Memorial Service: Karl Nystrom

    A memorial service will be held May 26, 11 am, with visitation from 10 am until the time of service at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor.

  • Obituary: Mary K. Frischmann

    Mary K. Frischmann, 79, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. and Cape Canaveral, Fla., was called home to Heaven on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. She was born March 20, 1939 in Canton, OH, the daughter of Robert and Marion (Glesner) Malzahn. Mary spent her childhood in Sturgeon Bay and met her husband, Joseph K. Frischmann while studying […]

  • Obituary: Helen Marie Seiler

    Helen Marie Seiler died peacefully at home attended by her daughter Linda and numerous angels on Sunday May 6, 2018 at the age of 90. She was born June 18, 1927 in Baileys Harbor. On March 12, 1946 she married Sylvester ‘Sy’ Seiler at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor. They grew more in love […]

  • Obituary: Patricia Carr Tansill Cramer

    Patricia Carr Tansill Cramer, known as Tricia, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2018 with her husband, Chris, by her side at their home in Fish Creek. Tricia and Chris were married in 1982. They first met at the wedding reception of close friends who had been prodding them to meet. Tricia was born in […]

  • Obituary: Jean Ellen Fenlon

    Jean Ellen Fenlon, 72, of the Town of Egg Harbor, passed away Friday night, May 4, 2018 at the Door County Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility with family at her side. She was born July 12, 1945 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Lawrence Wilson Steele and Esther Myrtle (Stolpe) Steele. Jean graduated from Washington High […]

  • Obituary: Janet S. Tate

    Janet S. Tate, 68, of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin and Winter Park, Florida passed away May 2 in Saint Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wisc. Janet was born in Paris, Illinois, spent her early years in Dana, Indiana and grew up in Central Florida. She graduated from Winter Park High School and The University of Central […]

  • Obituary: Christine Marie LaCrosse

    Christine Marie LaCrosse, 50, of the Town of Nasewaupee, quietly passed at home with her family by her side on Thursday, May 3, 2018 following a short, but courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was born November 14, 1967 in Port Washington, the daughter of Charles Jerome Becker and Paulette Josephine (Wilmot) Surk. Christine’s family […]

  • Obituary: Lorene Kay Arnold

    Lorene Kay Arnold, 79, of Sturgeon Bay, WI, passed away in the comfort of her home on Monday, May 7, 2018. Her life will be honored with a Mass of Christian Burial held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 110 N. 5th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 with […]

  • Celebration of Life: Rod DeMaranville

    Family and friends of Rod DeMaranville will gather to remember him on May 19 at The Ridges in Baileys Harbor. The informal celebration of his life will take place from 1 to 4:30 pm.

  • Obituary: Phyllis Catherine Ingwersen

    Family and friends mourn the loss of Phyllis Ingwersen, wife of artist James J. Ingwersen. Phyllis died peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, in Door County, Wisconsin. She was 89 and had homes in Sister Bay and Scottsdale. Phyllis was a journalist, an actor, and a painter. In spite of a 1962 sell-out exhibit of her […]

  • Obituary: Ellsworth L. Peterson

    Ellsworth L. Peterson, 94, a lifelong Sturgeon Bay industrialist and philanthropist, died at his home on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was admired and loved by his family, friends, and many employees as a role model for his quality of character, integrity and civic dedication. Born in Sturgeon Bay on January 16, 1924, to Fred […]

  • Obituary: Clifford Leroy Wolter

    Clifford Wolter, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away peacefully with loved ones by his side on April 30, 2018, at Door County Medical Center, just short of his 86th birthday. He was born May 3, 1932 in Evanston, IL, the first son of Clarence and Ella (Koch) Wolter. He was united in marriage to Janet Schumacher […]

  • Obituary: Yolanda “Londa” Doney

    Yolanda “Londa” Doney found eternal peace on April 20, 2018 at the age of 83. Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Allen; parents, Consuelo & Luciano Benavides, Sr.; brother, Lou Benavides, Jr. She was a devoted, loving mother to her 6 children: Deborah (Pat) Hellen, Kevin (Rachel), Russell, Walt (Sherry) of Casper, WY, Philip […]

  • A Man of Another Era: Ellsworth Peterson Dies at 94

    For six decades, Peterson Builders Inc. pumped oxygen into the lifeblood of the Sturgeon Bay economy. The shipyard known for building Navy vessels employed more than 1,000 people at its peak, and when profits soared, they were proudly shared with employees. The revenue that trickled up went to executives who lived down the street, and […]

  • Obituary: Eileen J. Robertson

    Eileen (Liebe) Robertson, 88, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at the Door County Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility on April 24, 2018. She was born on June 6, 1929, in Sturgeon Bay to Ernest and Helen Liebe. On March 29, 1952, she married James Robertson in Sturgeon Bay and had four children, Kurt, Cheryl, Kris, […]

  • Obituary: Helen Juanita Rasmussen

    Helen Juanita Rasmussen, 93, of the Town of Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay, passed away at home on Friday, March 23, 2018. She was born July 13, 1924 in Coldwater, KS, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Hannah (Hucklebridge) Carthrae. Helen graduated from Wilmar High School in 1942 and went on to study at Central Bible Institute […]