Navigation

Category: Obituaries

Door County obituaries submitted to the Peninsula Pulse.

  • Obituary: Steven A. Zak

    December 24, 1953 ~ December 26, 2020 Steven A. Zak, 67, of Zanesville, Ohio, died on Saturday, December 26th, 2020.  He was born in Sturgeon Bay on December 24, 1953, the son of the late Martin L. and Alice M. (Franke) Zak.  He graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1972 and went on to meat […]

  • Obituary: Randall Stuart Sorensen

    June 15, 1946 ~ December 25, 2020 Randall Stuart Sorensen, 74, of Washington Island, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, December 25, 2020. He was born June 15, 1946 on Washington Island, son of the late Stuart Hagen and Jane Deloris (Jacobsen) Sorensen. Randy graduated from high school in River Grove, Illinois with the Class […]

  • Obituary: Wayne Albert Schley

    May 10, 1947 ~ December 16, 2020 Wayne Albert Schley, 73, of the Village of Pound, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was born May 10, 1947 in Sturgeon Bay, son of the late Albert and Mayburn (Van Dreese) Schley. Wayne worked at Peterson Builders for many […]

  • Obituary: John Edward Krebsbach

    September 1, 1943 ~ December 25, 2020 John Edward Krebsbach, 77, of Sturgeon Bay, died unexpectedly at home. He was born September 1, 1943 in Fond du Lac, son of the late Aloysius Peter and Dorothy Lucy (Mannenbach) Krebsbach. After graduating from St. Mary Springs Academy, he attended Spencerian Business College. John then began his […]

  • Obituary: Joan (Schroeder) Vieau

    May 22, 1939 ~ December 23, 2020 Joan H. (Schroeder) Vieau, 81, of Green Bay, died on December 23, 2020, in Green Bay, WI.  She was born in Nahma, Michigan to Chester and Juliana (Turek) Pollock on May 22, 1939.  She grew up in Sturgeon Bay where she loved swimming and ice skating.  She attended […]

  • Obituary: Larry R. Brunette

    January 14, 1951 ~ December 22, 2020 Larry Raymond Brunette, 69, of Maplewood, died late Tuesday night, December 22, 2020. He was born January 14, 1951 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Ambrose Charles Brunette and Bernice (Malvitz) Brunette. Larry grew up on the family homestead and farm between Gregorville and Rio Creek in the […]

  • Obituary: Edith E. Goldman

    December 24, 1934 ~ December 19, 2020 Edith E. Goldman, 85 years, of Sturgeon Bay, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 while residing at Anna’s in Sturgeon Bay. She was born December 24, 1934 in Portland, Oregon the daughter of the late Sherman and Goldie (Knieriem) Joy. She had worked in the health care field providing […]

  • Obituary: Roger Herbert Schinktgen

    September 19, 1942 ~ December 21, 2020 Roger Herbert Schinktgen, age 78, died of a very aggressive form of Stage IV Prostate Cancer on Monday, December 21, 2020, at home surrounded by family with support from Unity Hospice and Dr. Paul Maes. He was born on September 19, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay to John and […]

  • Obituary: Blake W. Penchoff

    January 24, 1964 ~ December 17, 2020 Blake W. Penchoff, 56, of Oconto died December 17, 2020.  He was born January 24, 1964 in Chicago to Dave and Judith (Johnson) (Pichette) Penchoff. Blake enjoyed spending time playing music with his guitar and drawing. Blake will be missed greatly by his children; daughters, Rachel (Donnie) Riesen, Angela […]

  • Obituary: Susan H. Axelrod

    September 23, 1947 ~ December 17, 2020 Madison and Egg Harbor – Susan H. Axelrod, age 73, died peacefully on Thursday, December 17, 2020, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, with her husband and children by her side.  Susan was born on September 23, 1947 in Somerville, New Jersey to Frank and Johanna Hirschman. On […]

  • Obituary: Erma Airielle Veith

    June 13, 1922 ~ December 18, 2020 Erma Airielle Veith, 98, of Sturgeon Bay, WI, died Friday morning, December 18, 2020 at the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing and Hospice Care Center at Door County Medical Center. She was born June 13, 1922 in Velva, ND, the daughter of Harry and Selma Amanda (Olson) […]

  • Obituary: Patricia Anne Graham

    May 22, 1931 ~ December 17, 2020  Patricia Anne Graham, 89, of  Sturgeon Bay, died in her sleep at her home on Thursday, December 17, 2020.     She was born May 22, 1931 in Hollywood, California, daughter of the late Clyde Olyn and Anne Anita (Smith) Phillips. Pat graduated from South Pasadena High School (CA) in […]

  • Obituary: Richard “Rick” Glass

    February 1, 1948 ~ December 7, 2020 Richard W. Glass, age 72, of Bloomington, Illinois, died peacefully on December 7th, surrounded by his family at his much-loved log cabin in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Rick was born in Akron, Ohio to Robert and Marilyn (Basford) Glass. He graduated from Joliet West High School in 1966, the […]

  • Obituary: John “Jack” Dempster

    September 11, 1932 ~ December 12, 2020 John “Jack” Dempster died on December 12, 2020, after a short stay in Algoma Long Term Care. Jack moved to Sturgeon Bay in 2011, along with his wife, Julie, to be closer to his first grandchildren. Prior to moving to Sturgeon Bay, Jack and Julie lived in Royal […]

  • Obituary: Roger J. Anderson

    December 11, 1943 ~ December 12, 2020 Roger J. Anderson, 77, of Sturgeon Bay died December 12, 2020.  He was born December 11, 1943 in Sturgeon Bay to John M. and Alice F. (Larsen) Anderson. On September 2, 1967, he married Sandra Lee Dettman at Bay View Lutheran Church where he was a lifelong member.  […]

  • Obituary: Nancy (Wautier) Townsend

    October 3, 1952 ~ December 9, 2020 Nancy (Wautier) Townsend, 68, of Sturgeon Bay died unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2020. She was born Oct. 3,1952 to the late Donald and Shirley Wautier. Nancy enjoyed spending countless hours reading books on her Kindle that was a gift given to her. She enjoyed her Friday fish fries […]

  • Obituary: Linda Doris (Cross) Nasman

    October 1, 1938 ~ December 7, 2020 Linda Doris (Cross) Nasman, 82, of Sturgeon Bay, WI, died Monday morning, December 7, 2020 at Pine Crest Village in Sturgeon Bay. She was born October 1, 1938 in Winchendon, MA, the daughter of Kent and Doris (Hemmings) Cross. On June 14, 1956, she married Ronald “Buzz” Tenney […]

  • Obituary: Charles Richard Overbeck

    February 5, 1944 ~ December 5, 2020 Charles Richard Overbeck died Saturday, December 5, 2020.  Chuck was born to Henry and Thea J Overbeck, February 5, 1944, in Sturgeon Bay, WI.  Charlie and his best friend, Dave Stafford, started the rodeo association at UW-Riverfalls. Chuck was a graduate of Texas A&M Commerce with a master’s […]

  • Obituary: Kenneth Knuth

     June 12, 1936 ~ December 9, 2020 Kenneth Lyle Knuth, 84, of Sturgeon Bay died at Door County Medical Center on December 9, 2020.  He was born June 12, 1936 in Sturgeon Bay to Eugene and Evelyn (Martens) Knuth.  On August 3, 1957 he married Judith Ann Tassoul, she preceded him in death on July […]

  • Obituary: Carola Minar McMullen

    June 2, 1926 ~ December 3, 2020 Carola Minar McMullen, beloved and generous civic leader, educator and artist, died on Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.  After an eight-year battle with lymphoma, she succumbed to Covid.  She was 94. She was born in Eugene, Oregon in 1926 and educated across Oregon in Salem, […]