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  • Obituary: Thomas Penglase Bullock

    July 21, 1941 – Dec. 3, 2020 Thomas Penglase Bullock, 79, formerly of Marquette and recently of Iron Mountain, died surrounded by his loving family after a very long, but courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He was born in Marquette to Clarence “Pinky” and Rubye (Penglase) Bullock. After graduating from Marquette […]

  • Obituary: Maureen Faye (Arndt) Weber

    Dec. 26, 1933 – Dec. 3, 2020  Maureen Faye (Arndt) Weber, 86, of Sturgeon Bay died December 3, 2020, at Anna’s Healthcare CBRF. Maureen was born on December 26, 1933, in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of William J. and Gloris H. (Hayes) Arndt. She attended grade school at Evergreen School, and was a 1951 graduate of Sturgeon […]

  • Obituary: Robert “Bob” Hunsader

    June 4, 1950 – Dec. 1, 2020 Robert “Bob” Hunsader, 70, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay. He was born to Robert and Marie (Daubner) Hunsader in Sturgeon Bay, the third of six children.  Bob went to St. Joseph Catholic School through eighth grade, and it was there where he earned the nickname “Rumpy,” […]

  • Obituary: Richard Raymond Fahey Jr.

    May 4, 1947 – Dec. 2, 2020  Richard Raymond Fahey Jr., 73, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, following a brave and courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Chicago to Richard and Eleanore Fahey. He was the youngest of three, having two sisters, Loretta and Barbara. He attended Prosser High School in Chicago, then […]

  • Obituary: John Philip Mann

    May 4, 1951 – Nov. 29, 2020 John Philip Mann, 69, died Nov. 29, 2020. Born the youngest of three boys to Wallace and Eileen (Gross) Mann in Sturgeon Bay, John lived his 69 years on the family homestead. Being raised on the family farm provided adventures and diversions that later became wonderful stories that […]

  • Obituary: Scott Michael Wilmot

    Aug. 5, 1969 – Nov. 30, 2020 Scott Michael Wilmot, 51, of the Town of Nasewaupee, died unexpectedly at his home. He was born in Oconto to Lawrence and Alice (Knapp) Wilmot. Scott had worked as a machine operator at Hatco for 16 years and was currently employed as the assistant manager for O’Reilly Auto Parts in […]

  • Obituary: Randall William Jeanquart

    April 3, 1955 – Dec. 1, 2020 Randall William Jeanquart, 65, of Brussels died at his home. He was born in Door County to William and Viola (DeKeyser) Jeanquart.  After high school, Randy went to work on the family farm, where he did a lot of green chopping, driving tractors and tending to the stock. […]

  • Obituary: Ronald Lester Willman

    July 31, 1941 – Nov. 28, 2020 Ronald Lester Willman, 79, of the Town of Clay Banks died at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. He was born in Sturgeon Bay to Lester and Fay Violet (Walker) Willman. He graduated from Sevastopol High School in 1959. Ronald worked at Bay Shipbuilding for many years until his […]

  • Obituary: Alma Marie Vandertie

    June 19, 1931 – Nov. 29, 2020 Alma Marie Vandertie, 89, of Brussels died at home. She was born to Henry and Josephine (Dubois) Berger. On Nov. 5, 1947, she married Lawrence J. Vandertie in Namur. Alma and Lawrence began their careers in business running a milk route. Together they started a tavern called the 57 Club. In […]

  • Obituary: Thaddeus “Ted” Tala

    Feb. 7, 1927 – Nov. 28, 2020 Thaddeus John Tala, 93, of Sturgeon Bay died at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. He was born in Chicago to John and Maria (Szykowny) Talaczynski. He married Mary Jane Frances Novotny on July 19, 1952, in Chicago. She died Sept. 13, 2017. Ted served in the U.S. Army during World War […]

  • Obituary: Loretta M. (Merkle) Robertoy

    Dec. 28, 1936 – Nov. 22, 2020  Loretta M. (Merkle) Robertoy, 83, of Fish Creek died at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. She was born in Sturgeon Bay to Jacob “Jake” and Helen (Buechner) Merkle. In 1954, she graduated from Gibraltar High School. Loretta was united in marriage on Oct. 6, 1956, with Marvin J. Robertoy […]

  • Obituary: Ardella Beatrice (Burtnett) Walls

    Sept. 13, 1927 – Nov. 28, 2020 Ardella Beatrice (Burtnett) Walls, 93, of Sturgeon Bay died at Whispering Pines Assisted Living. She was born in Oconto Falls to Ervin Albert and Catherine (Owen) Regal. Ardella graduated from Oconto Falls High School in 1945. On June 5, 1949, she married Harvey Eugene Burtnett at the Seventh […]

  • Obituary: Timothy John Bletcher

    March 26, 1954 – Nov. 27, 2020  Timothy John Bletcher, 66, of the Town of Sevastopol died at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. He was born in Milwaukee to Edgar George and Jennie Florence (Murphy) Bletcher. Tim graduated from James Madison High School in Milwaukee in 1972. While growing up and after high school, he […]

  • Obituary: Jean Ann Vogel

    Sept. 17, 1954 – Nov. 27, 2020 Jean Ann Vogel, 66, of Brussels died at Aurora Bay Care in Green Bay. She was born in Green Bay to James and Marjorie (Wardlow) Thomas. She married John Francis Vogel on Oct. 16, 1993, in Maplewood. Jean graduated from West High in Green Bay and studied nursing at North […]

  • Obituary: Eleanore Mary (Gueztkow) Neubauer

    May 15, 1917 – Nov. 24, 2020 Eleanore Mary Neubauer, 103, of Sturgeon Bay died at Door County Medical Center’s Skilled Nursing Facility.  She was born in Milwaukee to Adolf and Martha Margaret (Piglowski) Guetzkow. Eleanore graduated from South Division High School in Milwaukee with the Class of 1934, at the young age of 16. […]

  • Obituary: James Mackey, MD

    Aug. 16, 1932 – Nov. 25, 2020 James Patrick Mackey, MD, 88, of Sturgeon Bay died peacefully at his home.  He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to John and Lois (Carroll) Mackey. On Aug. 20, 1955, he married Rosemary Alice Egan in South St. Paul, Minnesota. Jim attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul and St. Louis […]

  • Obituary: Rita Mary Stahl

    July 29, 1940 ~ November 21, 2020 Rita Mary Stahl, 80, of Sister Bay, died early Saturday morning, November 21, 2020. She was born July 29, 1940 in West Bend, the daughter of Roland and Magdalene “Della” Weber. Rita grew up attending Holy Angels Parish in West Bend. She graduated from West Bend High School […]

  • Obituary: John “Tater” R. Protolipac

    April 25, 1953 ~ November 17, 2020 John “Tater” R. Protolipac, 67, of Fish Creek, formerly of Whiting, IN, died peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. “Tater” was born on April 25, 1953 to the late Peter and Helen (Lamski) Protolipac. A longtime Whiting resident, […]

  • Obituary: Ruth Jane (Rockwell) Smith

    July 12, 1930 ~ November 19, 2020 Ruth J. (Rockwell) Smith, 90, of Sturgeon Bay, died Thursday, November 19, 2020 after a full, blessed life. She was born July 12, 1930 in Sturgeon Bay to Joseph Rockwell and Edna Belle (Stakeman) Rockwell. Ruth was a homemaker who also worked at Seville Organ Co. and Hatco […]

  • Obituary: Oscar Elias Guillen

    May 29, 1937 ~ November 13, 2020 Oscar Elias Guillén died suddenly due to Covid on Friday, November 13, 2020 in Brussels, WI. Elias was born in Madera, Chihuahua, México on May 29, 1937 to Erasmo and Maria (Estrada) Guillén. On January 17, 1970, he married Maria Francisca Morales at the Catholic Church in Las […]