Category: Obituaries
Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.
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Marilyn I. Grose, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. She was born September 11, 1927 in Fairview Park, Ohio, the daughter of the late John Howard MacLennan and Vera Sophia (Frese) MacLennan. Marilyn graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1945. She worked at the […]
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Warren Gustafson, of Sister Bay, died peacefully Sunday, May 7, 2017. Warren was born on August 5, 1930 at the Zenith Radio Tower Station in Mount Prospect, IL where his parents Norma (Militzer) & Gilbert Gustafson resided. In 1938 his family moved to River Forest, IL. Warren graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School in 1950 […]
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Memorial Services for Marion Unger and Bob Yttri
MEMORIAL SERVICES Marion Joan Unger A memorial service will be held May 25 at 11 am at Stella Maris Parish, 8013 Highway 57, Baileys Harbor for Marion Joan Unger, who died Nov. 2, 2016. Celebration of Life for Bob Yttri at Red Putter May 20 The Red Putter Mini Golf in Ephraim is now open […]
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Obituary: Frederick Paul Krumenacher
Frederick Paul Krumenacher, 90, of Sister Bay, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 9th, 2017. Born on July 4th, 1926 in Milwaukee Wisconson to Fred Krumenacher and Appalonia Krumenacher (Schaefer) and raised by his wonderful step mother, Claire Krumenacher (Ferguson). Fred is survived by his wife, Carol (Blossfield) of 58 years, sons Paul, Carl, Jack […]
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June 15, 1923 – April 8, 2017 Dean S. McNeil, Sr. was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Glen Ellyn, IL along with his sister, Gail, by his parents William and Lillian (nee Jacobsen) McNeil . Graduated from Glenbard High School (class of ’41) and attended Utah State University in Logan, UT. Attended Loyola […]
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Gerald Uecker, 90, of Forestville, passed away at home on April 7, 2017. He was born July 24, 1926 in Forestville to Walter and Esther (Draves) Uecker. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On Aug. 27, 1955, he married Joyce Kramer at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Forestville. She […]
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Dennis R. Slyfield, 75, of Clark Lake Drive in the Town of Jacksonport, was called home on April 7, 2017 at Door County Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1941 in Milwaukee, the son of Robert and Bernice (Gaffrey) Slyfield. Dennis graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1959. Following graduation, he worked for […]
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James “Jim” Seiler, 73, of Forestville, passed away on April 5, 2017. He was born March 15, 1944 in Sturgeon Bay to Walter and Grace (Halverson) Seiler. On May 24, 1986, he married Keitha Langlois in Appleton. Jim attended and played varsity football at Algoma High School, graduating in 1962. Jim worked as a salesman […]
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Kirby Cornell, also known as Kirby Clyde, passed away in his home on Wednesday April 5th 2017 with his daughter by his side. He was born on Washington Island in 1935 to Milton and Helen Cornell. He graduated from Washington Island High School in 1953. Kirby had many different interests. He attended a baseball school […]
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Obituary: Dr. Richard Earl Wiesner
Dr. Richard Earl Wiesner (Doc), age 80, of Sturgeon Bay, WI, died on April 5, 2017, after a long struggle following a massive stroke in 2006. Doc was born on January 21, 1937 to Earl & Jeanette (Bonnes) Wiesner of Sturgeon Bay. He graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1955. He completed his undergraduate […]
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Shirley Allie, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 3, 2017 at Cardinal Ridge CBRF. She was born August 22, 1929 in Wabeno, Wisconsin to John and Evelyn (Davis) Denn. On June 25, 1949, she married Albert “Bud” Allie at St. Joseph Church in Sturgeon Bay. He preceded her in death on August 15, […]
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Willard Hugo Dhein, 92, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Monday morning, April 3, 2017 at Whispering Pines CBRF. He was born April 9, 1924 in West Bend, the son of the late Henry and Amanda (Bock) Dhein. Willard graduated from West Bend High School in 1942. Willard served his country for two years with the […]
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Obituary: Virginia Coolidge Greenfeldt
Virginia Coolidge Greenfeldt passed away at Scandia Village on April 2, 2017, three days before her 97th birthday. She is survived by her three children, Vance (Jinny) Gudmundsen, Gail Gudmundsen (Mead Killion) and Lynn Gudmundsen, her three grandsons, Theodore, Jake, and Peter Gudmundsen and one great grandson, John Vance Gudmundsen. Her husband, Lorman Greenfeldt (Washington Island), […]
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June Schmidt, 84, of Crandon, died April 1, 2017 at the home of her daughter Lorna in Sturgeon Bay, under the care of her family and Unity Hospice. She was born on July 6, 1932 in Crandon to Joseph Zakzeski and Hattie Rowe. June married Bruce Schmidt on September 26, 1953 in Crandon. He preceded her […]
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Bob Yttri liked to say, “I don’t have customers, I have friends.” Last week, Yttri’s friends mourned the loss of the local legend who turned The Red Putter mini golf course in Ephraim into a staple of Door County summers. Yttri died Thursday, April 6, at age 79, and hundreds poured memories of his kindness, […]
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Remembering Red Putter’s Bob Yttri
Bob Yttri liked to say, “I don’t have customers, I have friends.” Today thousands of those friends are mourning the death of the local legend who turned The Red Putter mini golf course in Ephraim into a staple of Door County summers. Bob Yttri died Thursday, April 6, at age 79. Friends far and wide […]
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Joyce Marie Weckler, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 2, 2017, at Anna’s Healthcare. She was born on August 24, 1932, in Sturgeon Bay to Frank and Neva (DeJardin) Brauer. Her father bought a farm in Little Sturgeon and there they settled and farmed. She had two sons by her first marriage, she […]
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Florence Podraza, 92 of Baileys Harbor, WI died at Good Samaritan Scandia Village on March 31, 2017. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 5, 1924 to Stanley and Antoinette (Baron) Zaucha. Born of immigrant parents and raised in the great depression she worked at several jobs while making a home for her husband […]
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Obituary: Lee Michael Peterson
Comforted by the loving presence of his family and favorite rock music playing in the background, Lee Michael Peterson, 64, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away late Friday afternoon, March 31, 2017 while at the Seasons Hospice Mission Creek Inpatient Center in Waukesha. He was a lifelong resident of Sturgeon Bay born August 6, 1952, the […]
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Martha Judd, 71, died at home on March 29, 2017, while being in hospice care after two years of treatment for recurrent breast cancer. She was passionate about art and dance. She had her own dance studio, studied graphic design and worked as a graphic designer, and most recently sculpted and created costumes for art dolls. […]