Category: Life Notes

September 3, 1929 ~ November 15, 2020 Rita Jean Frisque, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, died on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. She was born September 3, 1929 in Sturgeon Bay, daughter of the late Emmitt and Theresa (Hunsader) Roberts. Rita graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School with the Class of 1947. […]

October 11, 1932 ~ November 14, 2020 Marilyn Jean Cooper, 88, of the Town of Gibraltar, died on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. She was born October 11, 1932 in Green Bay, the daughter of the late Joseph Albert Ruttner and Anna Matilda (Dworak) Ruttner. Marilyn grew up […]

March 22, 1952 ~ November 14, 2020 Delbert Eugene Brandley, 68, of Brussels, Wisconsin, died on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. He was born March 22, 1952 in Sterling, Kansas, son of the late Gorman Duri and Theda Ellen (Elliott) Brandley. He grew up on the 600 […]

February 13, 1921 ~ November 12, 2020 Neil Joseph McCarty was born in Kaukauna on Feb. 13, 1921. He died on November 12, 2020. His birth and death, and much of his life, took place in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.  Neil was an outstanding student at Kaukauna High School (class of ‘38), and a graduate of Notre […]

July 27, 1930 ~ November 1, 2020 Donald John Flesia, 90, of Sheboygan, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died on Tuesday November 10, 2020, at Azura Memory Care. Born on July 27, 1930, in Kenosha, he was the son of the late John Batista and Catherine Madeline (Martino) Flesia. Shortly after he was born, they moved […]

November 1, 1927 ~ November 11, 2020 Nancy Wilterding Davis died quietly in her sleep on November 11, 2020 at the age of 93. She was born on November 1, 1927, the first child of John Howard and Florence (Colburn) Wilterding in Green Bay, WI. She grew up in Menasha, WI with twin siblings Gretchen […]

October 18, 1925 ~ November 14, 2020 Ruth Dorothy (Smejkal) Gray, 95, of Baileys Harbor, died on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Skilled Nursing Facility in Sturgeon Bay. She was born October 18, 1925 in Sturgeon Bay,daughter of the late Wenzel and Dora (Haberli) Smejkal. She graduated from Sevastopol High School with the Class of 1943. On […]

May 16, 1939 ~ November 12, 2020 Eleanor Louise Bowers, 81, of Baileys Harbor, died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Waupun, Wisconsin. She was born May 16, 1939 in Sturgeon Bay, daughter of the late Lawrence and Esther Frances Marie (Staver) Langoehr. She graduated from Gibraltar High School with the […]

April 26, 1942 ~ November 12, 2020 Edward Ernest Stoeger, 78, of Valmy in the Town of Sevastopol, died Thursday morning, November 12, 2020 while at Woodside Villa Assisted Living in Ashwaubenon. He was born April 26, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Ernest Charles Stoeger and Lucille Agnes (Ehlers) Stoeger. Ed grew up […]

July 14, 1927 ~ November 12, 2020 Beatrice Lorraine Marchant, 93, of Brussels, died on Nov. 12, 2020.  She was born July 14, 1927, in Brussels to Antone and Octavia (Johnson) LeRoy.  On July 4, 1945, she married Willard J. Marchant in Duvall.  He preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 2008. For many years, […]

January 7, 1952 ~ November 1, 2020 Gerard Thomas Dewane, 68, of the Town of Sevastopol, died in the comfort of his home, early Sunday morning, November 1, 2020 with his wife, Jude, at his side. He was born January 7, 1952 in Green Bay, the son of Sheridan Patrick Dewane and Dorothy Margaret (Fitzgerald) […]

September 17, 1950 ~ November 10, 2020 Thomas N. Johnson, 70, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, currently of Wausau, died early Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020 at Marshfield Clinic following complications of cancer. He was born September 17, 1950 in Duvall, Kewaunee County, the son of the late Norbert and Lillian (Fabry) Johnson. Tom graduated from […]

October 3, 1925 ~ November 10, 2020 Verdene M. Berres, 95, of Sturgeon Bay, died on November 10, 2020 at the Algoma Long Term Care Unit.  She was born October 3, 1925 in Milwaukee to Harry and Pearl (Torstensen) Berg.  She graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School and lived in Sturgeon Bay until her health […]

June 4, 1940 ~ November 7, 2020 At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020, Dr. Joan A. Traver Appel, MD died. Joan Amalia was born June 4, 1940 to Edward and Isabelle (Cryowski) Traver in Detroit, MI. She spent her early years in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. After graduating from Oak Park High School, […]

January 25, 1934 ~ November 5, 2020 Dolores Mary Bauer, 86, of Sturgeon Bay, died suddenly Thursday, November 5, 2020 in Green Bay following an apparent heart attack. She was born January 25, 1934 in Institute, Town of Sevastopol, the daughter of the Werner and Martha (Ferron) Graf. Dolores grew up attending Saints Peter and […]

March 27, 1930 ~ October 30, 2020 John Edward Bladholm died October 30, 2020 in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he was being treated for heart and lung problems and then COVID-19.  John was born to Oscar Bernard and Florence Estelle (Buck) Bladholm in March 1930 in Chicago, in the midst of […]

February 8, 1937 ~ November 5, 2020 Niles Harry Malvitz, 83, of Gardner, died suddenly due to Covid on November 5, 2020, at Aurora Bay Care in Green Bay.  He was born on February 8, 1937, in Sturgeon Bay to Harry and Adele (Denil) Malvitz. Niles worked for Tweet Garot in Green Bay for most […]

April 18, 1947 ~ October 21, 2020 Donald Morrill, age 73, died at his home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, October 21, 2020.  Despite having spent the majority of his years in Chicago, Don was born April 18th, 1947 to Rose Weirick, in Tacoma, Washington. When Rose later married William “Bill” Morrill in 1952, Don was […]

May 6, 1931 ~ November 1, 2020 Marvin G. Volden, age 89, of Sister Bay, formerly of Chicago, died peacefully Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Hearthside in Sister Bay. He was born May 6, 1931 in Illinois, son of the late Elmer and Nora (Carlson) Volden. Marv graduated from Amundson High School in Chicago. He […]