Category: Obituaries
Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.
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Obituary: Stephen ‘Steve’ Paul Meneau
Stephen “Steve” Paul Meneau, 71, of Sturgeon Bay, was peacefully welcomed home Saturday evening, January 28, 2017 with family at his side. He was born January 19, 1946 in Des Moines, IA, the son of Creighton Alfred Meneau and Arlene Louella (Oppedahl) Meneau. Steve’s family moved to Two Rivers, WI where he attended school. Following […]
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Donald J. Brink, 91, of Sister Bay, formerly of Oshkosh, Racine, and Ephraim, died on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society – Scandia Village in Sister Bay. Don was the oldest son of William J. and Nione (Christensen) Brink, born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on October 9, 1925. A day before his 18th birthday, […]
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Patricia Ganz, 81, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on Jan. 26, 2017 at Door County Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1935 in Milwaukee to Frederick and Myrtle (Laabs) Julien. On Aug. 28, 1954, Pat married Lyle Ganz in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1980. Pat owned and operated a […]
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Obituary: Gertrude Olanda Young
Gertrude Olanda Young, 100, of Washington Island, died on January 25, 2017, just five days shy of her 101st birthday. She was at peace and at home with her family by her side. Born January 30, 1916 to Norwegian immigrants, George and Olga (Pedersen) Jorgenson in Milwaukee, WI, she moved to Washington Island with her family as […]
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Florence W. Torsell, 93, of Sister Bay, died Jan. 24, 2017 at Scandia Village in Sister Bay, WI. Florence will be buried at Bronswood Cemetery in Oak Brook, IL according to her wishes. There will be no public service at this time.
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Obituary: Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Bylaska
Elizabeth “Liz” Bylaska, 85, of Sturgeon Bay, died January 24, 2017 at Birch Creek CBRF in De Pere. She was born Elizabeth Jean Barr on August 31, 1931 in Milwaukee, to Jeanette (Walker) Barr and Arnold Henry Barr, MD. Elizabeth graduated from Port Washington High School in 1949 and later from St. Olaf College in […]
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Obituary: Helen ‘Janey’ J. MacNeil
Helen ‘Janey’ J. (Minahan) MacNeil died peacefully on Jan. 22, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Janey was born on March 20, 1941 to Robert and Helen Minahan in Green Bay, WI. She attended St. John’s Grade School, Green Bay East High School, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she met the love of her life, […]
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David F. Mulliken peacefully died on Jan. 20, 2017, one day shy of his 98th birthday. David was born in Champaign, Illinois to Albert and Grace Pearl Mulliken. He attended University High School in Urbana and graduated from the University of Illinois. His education at the University of Illinois was interrupted when he was drafted into the […]
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Linda Lou Mueller, 61, of Forestville and formerly of Green Bay passed away at Door County Medical Center Skilled Nursing Center in Sturgeon Bay on January 18, 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born October 20, 1955 in Sturgeon Bay to Virgel and Bernice (Kracht) Mueller. After graduating from Southern Door High […]
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Obituary: William Bernarr Malugen, Jr.
William Bernarr Malugen Jr., of Sturgeon Bay, WI, formerly of Chicago, IL, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI. Bill was born April 2, 1946, in St. Louis, MO, the son of the late Elda (Cianaini) and William B. Malugen. The family moved to Winnetka, IL, where Bill attended Hubbard […]
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Cynthia Marie Londo, 69, of Sturgeon Bay, died early Tuesday morning, January 17, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. She was born July 11, 1947 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Walter Lawrence Muza and Emily Marie (Bednarik) Muza. Cyndi graduated from St. Michael Central High School in Chicago in 1965. She was united […]
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Betty Walrabenstein, 93, of Sister Bay, died peacefully on January 16, 2017 in Sturgeon Bay. She was born in 1923 in Waukesha to Frederick and Josephine Steffen. She graduated from Waukesha High School and was a secretary at Universal Milking Machines Company until she married Arthur Walrabenstein in 1947. They had two daughters, Donna and Susan. […]
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Helen Ann Frings, 88, of Jacksonport, died Friday, January 13, 2017, in De Pere. She was born in Kansas City, MO, on December 3, 1928, the daughter of the late William and Irene (Campbell) Johnson. Following her graduation from Holy Angels (DSHA) High School in Milwaukee, Helen received a BA in Education from St. Mary’s […]
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Brenda Clarke Meigs, 96, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully, Friday morning, January 13, 2017 at her home. She was born July 29, 1920 in Wimbledon, England, the daughter of the late Harold and Beatrice (Hitchcock) Clarke. When the war broke out, Brenda returned from school in Lauzanne, Switzerland, to join the Women’s Royal Air Force, […]
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Dan Janisse died peacefully in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin on Jan. 11 at the age of 60. Dan is survived by his three sons, Chris, Alex and Matt Janisse, all of Sister Bay and his former wife Janet Janisse, Sister Bay. He is further survived by his brothers Jim (Pam), Cedarburg, WI and Steve, Eagle River, WI, sisters […]
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Lester A. Volkmann, age 85, of Egg Harbor died on January 10, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 24, 1931, in Egg Harbor to Fredrick and Mildred (Martens) Volkmann. He married Marion Utter on February 10, 1951, in Egg Harbor. He lived on the family farm all of his life. He was […]
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Jim Roberts, 88, of St. Simons Island, GA, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 following a very brief illness. He and his wife, Joanne, who preceded him in death in May 2014, were long-time St. Simons residents, most recently residing at Marsh’s Edge. They moved to the island after completing professional careers in the Chicago, IL, area. […]
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Marvin Henry Staver, our Bapa, joined our Nana, Betty Lou Anita, on January 7, 2017. After 69 years of marriage, ten and half months apart were far too long for him, and he was ready. A proud multi-generational small dairy farmer and skilled carpenter, Bapa spent 90 of his 91 years living in the Sister […]
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Obituary: Bernard ‘Bernie’ George Lienau
Bernard “Bernie” George Lienau, 74, of the Town of Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay, died Sunday evening, January 8, 2017 after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home. He was born October 6, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Bernard Joseph Lienau and Marion Catherine (Schmelzer) Lienau. Bernie grew up attending Corpus Christi Parish and School […]
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Helen Ann Ploor, 71 years of Sturgeon Bay, Town of Sevastopol, was called to eternal rest on Friday morning, January 6, 2017 at her home, following complications after her open heart-surgery. She was born May 1, 1945 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late Henry and Mildred (Writt) Conlon. She was graduated from Sturgeon […]