Category: Life Notes

April 3, 1928 ~ October 31, 2020 Dorleen Kathryn Buschmann, 92, of West Bend and formerly of Sturgeon Bay died at Cedar Community, West Bend on October 31, 2020.  She was born April 3, 1928 in Sturgeon Bay to Leonard and Julia (Seiler) Stoneman.  On January 27, 1951, she married Norman G. Buschmann at Corpus […]

September 15, 1952 ~ November 1, 2020 Mary Elizabeth Heiges, 68, of Sturgeon Bay, died on November 1, 2020, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay.  She was born September 15, 1952 in Green Bay.  Her parents were Norbert and Pauline (Niles) Geier.  She married Lyle E. Heiges at Holy Name of Mary Church in Maplewood […]

July 31, 1942 ~ October 28, 2020 Gary “Butch” Haarsma, 78, of Sturgeon Bay, died of COVID-19 on October 28, 2020 at the Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. Gary was born on July 31, 1942 in Racine, son of the late Mildred (Welfel) and Gary Haarsma. He was raised in Racine and Manitowoc […]

July 28, 1926 ~ November 1, 2020 Genevieve Corrine Follingstad, 94, of Sister Bay, died peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society – Scandia Village. She was born July 28, 1926 in Sturgeon Bay, daughter of the late Gilbert and Olga Karine (Olson) Wickman. She graduated from Gibraltar High School and […]

December 24, 1946 ~ October 29, 2020 Walter “Wally” Alloysius Deprez, 73, of the Town of Clay Banks, died in the comfort of his home, Thursday, October 29, 2020. He was born at home on the family farm in Kodan in the Town of Ahnapee, Kewaunee County, on Christmas Eve in 1946, the son of […]

October 27, 2020 Aged 78, of Holland, MI died on October 27, 2020.  Craig was the owner of Pinewood Studio, in Ellison Bay, WI and active at The Clearing Folk School.  He was a member at Ephraim Moravian Church.  Craig is survived by wife, Vicky (Soderberg), sons, Kip (Christa) Holland-Anderson and Jed (Alicia) Anderson, grandchildren […]

May 28, 1933 ~ October 26, 2020 Barbara Emmeline Logerquist, 87, died on October 26, 2020 in the Monet Inn of Caretel in Linden, Michigan. She was born May 28, 1933 in Sister Bay, daughter of the late Edmund and Edna (Prust) Logerquist, the eldest of four children. Barb loved the Lord and was a […]

July 20, 1928 ~ October 28, 2020 Ruth Marie Buschmann, 92, of Sheboygan and formerly of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at Azura Memory Care Assisted Living on October 28, 2020. She was born on July 20, 1928, in Sturgeon Bay to Frank and Marie (Neuville) Kohlbeck, the second of seven children. On May 28, 1949, […]

December 20, 1935 ~ October 25, 2020 Donald Harold Bittorf, family man, musician, woodworker, husband, brother, father, grandfather, step-grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, resident of Carlsville, died on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the age of 84. He was born at home in Egg Harbor on December 20, 1935, the son of Fred Bernhardt Bittorf and […]

January 18, 1931 ~ October 26, 2020 Donald Lawrence Haase, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died Monday, October 26, 2020 with family at his side. Don was born January 18, 1931 in Fond du Lac to the late Lawrence Arthur and Agnes Florentina (Kraft) Haase. After attending school in Greendale, Don served in the Army from 1951 to […]

August 28, 1931 ~ October 25, 2020 Patricia Marie Orsted, 89, of the Town of Gibraltar, died early Sunday morning, October 25, 2020. She died peacefully in the comfort of her home with family at her side. Pat was born August 28, 1931 in Kewaunee, the daughter of Clifford and Mabel (Kulhanek) Wenniger. She attended […]

April 21, 1983 ~ October 21, 2020 William “Bill” Joseph Nyman, age 37, of Baileys Harbor, died in a car accident on October 21, 2020 in the mountains of New Mexico, doing what he loved, elk hunting. The hunting mentality and respect for the sport was instilled in Bill by his father who introduced him […]

January 26, 1934 ~ October 23, 2020 James Otto Kintopf, 86, of Sturgeon Bay, died on October 23, 2020, after a full and rich life.  He was born on January 26, 1934, in Sturgeon Bay to John and Ruth (Starr) Kintopf.  On April 4, 1959, he married Dorothy H. Rockwell in Sturgeon Bay. Jim served […]

September 5, 1933 ~ October 23, 2020 George Bernhard Walther, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at home on Oct. 23, 2020. He was born on September 5, 1933, to George K. and Susanna (Tansing) Walther, in Sturgeon Bay.  He was their final child of four and their first son.  George was best known for […]

June 9, 1932 ~ October 19, 2020 Rev. Kenneth F. Lenz, 88, of Sturgeon Bay, formerly of Germantown, WI died Monday evening, October 19, 2020 at the Door County Medical Center-Skilled Nursing Facility. Kenneth was born June 9, 1932 in Renville, Minnesota the son of the late Rudolph and Mabel (Pretzer) Lenz. Pastor Lenz graduated […]

November 15, 1936 ~ October 20, 2020 Raymond “Danny” Resler, 83, formerly of Juddville, died at the Wisconsin Veteran’s Home in King, Wisconsin on Tuesday October 20, 2020.  He was born November 15, 1936 in Juddville, to the late Alexander Mathias and Mildred Elizabeth (Anderson) Resler. He graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1955 and […]

April 13, 1944 ~ October 18, 2020 Judy L. Bramel, 76 years, of Ellison Bay, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 from her home in Ellison Bay. She was born April 13, 1944 in Palatine, Illinois, the daughter of the late Walter W. and Myrtle E. (Cooper) Grever. She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1962. […]