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Category: Obituaries

Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.

  • Obituary: Manuel ‘Manny’ M. Roman

    Manuel “Manny” M. Roman, 47, of Sturgeon Bay, died Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on Friday, September 30, 2016 in Door County. He was born December 31, 1968 in Chicago, IL. Manny graduated from Luis Munoz Marin Yuco High School before […]

  • Obituary: Rita ‘June’ Stegner

    Rita “June” Stegner, 88, of Sturgeon Bay, died Monday, October 3, 2016 at her home. She was born January 29, 1928 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Henry Walter and Gertrude Margaret (Higgins) Fleischer. On November 13, 1954 she married James R. Stegner in Anchorage, Alaska. He preceded her in death December 19, 2004. Survivors include her […]

  • Obituary: Elmer W. Horn

    Elmer W. Horn, 88, Greendale, died Sunday, September 25, 2016.  Elmer was born on August 19, 1928 in Wisconsin Rapids to Charles and Louise (Zellmer) Horn and attended school at Pleasant Corners School. Elmer married Mary C. Huser on September 3, 1955.  Together they raised four children. Elmer served as a member of the United States Armed […]

  • Obituary: Terry Lynn Kolstad

    Terry Lynn Kolstad, 54, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on September 30, 2016, at home with his daughter, Carley and life partner, Marsha at his side. Terry Lynn Kolstad was born in Frankfurt, Germany on December 17, 1961, to Willard G, and Artyice (Fay LaViolette) Kolstad.  He was a graduate of Southern Door High School […]

  • Obituary: Else Karolina Schwarz

    Else Karolina Schwarz, age 88, of Sturgeon Bay, died Thursday, Sept 29th, 2016. She was born Else Schläger June 19, 1928, in Wunsiedel, Germany to Johann-Christian and Johanna Schläger. She was a hardworking, strong-minded, kind-hearted woman. She had a hard childhood, losing her mom at the age of twelve and dad at the age of fourteen. At that […]

  • Obituary: Doris Emma (Birk) Hunsader

    Doris Emma (Birk) Hunsader, 96, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died Monday, September 26, 2016 while at Algoma Long Term Care where she had been living the past five years. “Smiley,” as she was known by many at Algoma Long Term Care, was born May 7, 1920 in Detroit, MI. Doris moved to Charlevoix, MI where her mother, […]

  • Obituary: Michael Paul Bloom

    Michael Paul Bloom, 53, of Sturgeon Bay, died suddenly, Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Ministry Door County Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born September 26, 1962, the son of Jack and Mary Bloom. Following his graduation from Green Bay Preble High School, Mike received his degree in Computer Science from […]

  • Obituary: Maynard J. Hegnet

    Maynard J. Hegnet, Jr., 57, of the Town of Clay Banks, Sturgeon Bay, died Sept. 19, 2016 at his home. He was born September 24, 1958 in Kewaunee, the son of Maynard Sr. and JoAnne (Kinjerski) Hegnet. He graduated from Southern Door High School in 1976. Following high school, he worked for a few years at Bay […]

  • Obituary: James H. Yorita

    James H. Yorita, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died at Golden Living Dorchester on Sept. 19, 2016.  He was born July 25, 1927.  Jim had lived in Seattle, Wash., Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago, Ill., and Flossmoor, Ill., before he and his wife retired to their favorite place to be, Sturgeon Bay. Jim proudly served his country in the […]

  • Obituary: Olivia Martin Dahl

    Olivia Martin Dahl, 16, of Sister Bay, Wisconsin, died on September 18, 2016, from injuries sustained in a small airplane crash in Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Olivia was born December, 9, 1999, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She was a lifelong resident of Liberty Grove Township, and the fifth generation to live in the […]

  • Obituary: Ida Louise Zacher

    Ida Louise Zacher died September 18, 2016 at Whispering Pines CBRF in Sturgeon Bay. She was born January 28, 1914 in England, the daughter of Henry and Edith (Brooks) Shepherd. Ida attended school in England, and her father had worked for King George V before her family came to Canada in the 1920s. She grew up […]

  • Obituary: Randall Irwin Kundsen

    Randall Irwin Knudsen, loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and teacher, of Mount Prospect, IL, and also of Sturgeon Bay, WI, died peacefully Saturday morning, September 17, 2016 at Anna’s Healthcare CBRF in Sturgeon Bay, with family at his side. Randy spent thirty-six years teaching high school English and coaching debate, but perhaps his greatest lesson was teaching us how […]

  • Obituary: Bonnie J. Miller

    Bonnie J. Miller, 69, a lifelong resident of Elmhurst, Ill., died Sept. 16. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Dorothy Miller of Sturgeon Bay; sister of Paul (Pam) Miller; aunt of Lisa (Scott) Burford, Robert Miller and David (Beth) Miller; great aunt of Hannah, Jackson, Kennedy, Emily, Otto and Atticus. Bonnie was a […]

  • Obituary: Anita Norma Peterson

    Miss Anita Norma Peterson, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, danced into the arms of the Lord, Friday evening, September 16, 2016 in the comfort of her home, with friends at her side. Arrangements are pending at this time and have been entrusted to Huehns Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sturgeon Bay. Condolences and memories may be […]

  • Obituary: Ruth Ann Buergermeister

    Ruth Ann Buergermeister died September 16, 2016 at Golden Living Center-Dorchester in Sturgeon Bay, just over a month before her 98th birthday. She was born October 24, 1918 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Marie (Dorsch) Greis. Following her graduation from Washington High School in Milwaukee in 1937, she went on to study at […]

  • Obituary: Gardner A. Orsted

    Gardner A. Orsted Jr., 99, died September 13, 2016. Born on June 2, 1917 at home in “The Polish Settlement,” Town of Gibraltar, Gardner was the oldest of 12 children born to Gardner and Theresa (Tracy) Schram Orsted. He attended Pershing Grade School and was a 1935 graduate of Gibraltar High School, Fish Creek. He was […]

  • Obituary: Thomas Ikeda

    Thomas Ikeda, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2016 in Baileys Harbor, WI after a prolonged illness. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 61 years, Akiko U. Ikeda; children, Laurence (Andrea De Coro) Ikeda, Louise Ikeda (Thomas) Lester, Jennifer Ikeda (Michael) Faugust, Mary Susan Ikeda; sister, Kazumi May Takahashi; grandchildren, […]

  • Obituary: Lester Birnschein

    Lester Birnschein, 70, of Jacksonport, passed away at home on Sept. 9, 2016.  He was born Nov. 27, 1945 in Sturgeon Bay to Arthur and Mae (Robinson) Birnschein.  On Friday the 13th of Dec. 1991, he married Barbara Reinhard in Sturgeon Bay. Lester was a 1964 graduate of Sevastopol High School.  He was drafted into […]

  • Obituary: Charles Peter Schommer

    Charles Peter Schommer, 81, of Sturgeon Bay, died September 9, 2016 at his home. He was born April 13, 1935 in Milwaukee to Raymond and Rose (Hayeland) Schommer.  Chuck joined the United States Marines at age 16 by forging his birth certificate and served from December 4, 1951 to December 3, 1955.  On July 26, […]

  • Obituary: Chad W. Gauger

    Chad W. Gauger, 46, of the Town of Silver Cliff in Marinette County, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at his home early Thursday morning, September 8, 2016. He was born August 4, 1970 in Wausau, the son of Ronald Edward Gauger and Lillian Mae (Stoltz) Gauger. Chad attended Sevastopol High School and was an […]