Category: Life Notes

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

March 3, 1940 ~ December 5, 2020 Dean W. Johnson, a loving husband, father, grandfather and father-in-law, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the age of 80. He was born on March 3, 1940 to the late Werner and Edna (Bahlert) Johnson of Gills Rock. Dean graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1958. […]

January 25, 2000 ~ December 6, 2020 Blake James Schartner, 20, of Brussels, died on Sunday, December 6, 2020. He was born January 25, 2000 in Green Bay, son of Michael John and Jenel Mary (Routhieaux) Schartner. Blake graduated from Southern Door High School with the Class of 2018. He attended Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, […]

November 8, 1940 ~ December 7, 2020 Diane Elizabeth Owens, 80, of Green Bay, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died on December 7, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Hospital.  She was born November 08, 1940, in Milwaukee to Edward and Jeanette (Christiansen) Dutschek.  On August 22, 1959, she married William E. Owens in Milwaukee, he preceded her […]

April 8, 1958 ~ December 5, 2020 Cynthia “Cindy” Joy Tong, 62, lifelong resident of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Door County Medical Center. She was born April 8, 1958 in Sturgeon Bay along with her sister Sue, the twin daughters of William “Bill” and Helen (Klapatch) Tong. Cindy attended […]