Category: People
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Leading by Example: Greg Meissner
In this year’s Philanthopy Issue we bring you the stories of five people inspiring others in our community. In reflecting on his lifelong passion for conservation, Sturgeon Bay native Greg Meissner points to his childhood days spent hunting the lands and waters of Door County with his father. These outings instilled in Meissner an appreciation […]
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Leading by Example: Ron Lokken
In this year’s Philanthopy Issue we bring you the stories of five people inspiring others in our community. When the Door County Land Trust acquires a piece of land, its work has just begun. With the purchase, the state charges the land trust with maintaining the property forever, and for that it turns to volunteers […]
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Annie and Dick Egan: 2016 Philanthropists of the Year
At the July 6, 2016, Celebration of Giving, the Door County Community Foundation recognized Annie and Dick Egan as the 2016 Philanthropists of the Year. Each year, I am humbled to have the opportunity to share a few thoughts about the remarkable people who are given this honor. As I often do when preparing a […]
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On Our Cover: Insights Into Nature
It was the generosity of the Door County community that allowed renowned watercolorist Charles “Chick” Peterson to make the peninsula his home in the 1960s, and it is that generosity which he intends to pass on through truthful, artistic observation of nature and human experience. “In general I think my attitude is reflected in the […]
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In this year’s Philanthopy Issue we bring you the stories of five people inspiring others in our community. Sturgeon Bay native Paul Graf grew up spending time at Door County parks such as La Salle and Murphy Beach, so when he retired, it was natural that he pour his energy into the group that supports […]
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Congratulations to 2016 Golden Heart Recipients and Honorees
The Volunteer Center of Door County celebrated the 14th Annual Golden Heart Volunteer Celebration “Follow Your Heart” on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Guests celebrated at the Stone Harbor Ballroom honoring the incredible work of Door County volunteers and the agencies they serve. Barth Guilette, founder of GBL Advisors—a living and leaving legacy guide and the […]
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The first Earth Week celebration in Door County culminated in the planting of 5,000 native trees on Nature Conservancy property by students and volunteers on Arbor Day and April 30, 2016. The Arbor Day plantings were done at the Schoenbrunn Nature Conservancy with volunteers and ecology-minded students from Sturgeon Bay and Gibraltar high schools. The […]
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Obituary: Frederick Paul Krumenacher
Frederick Paul Krumenacher, 90, of Sister Bay, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 9th, 2017. Born on July 4th, 1926 in Milwaukee Wisconson to Fred Krumenacher and Appalonia Krumenacher (Schaefer) and raised by his wonderful step mother, Claire Krumenacher (Ferguson). Fred is survived by his wife, Carol (Blossfield) of 58 years, sons Paul, Carl, Jack […]
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June 15, 1923 – April 8, 2017 Dean S. McNeil, Sr. was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Glen Ellyn, IL along with his sister, Gail, by his parents William and Lillian (nee Jacobsen) McNeil . Graduated from Glenbard High School (class of ’41) and attended Utah State University in Logan, UT. Attended Loyola […]
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Gerald Uecker, 90, of Forestville, passed away at home on April 7, 2017. He was born July 24, 1926 in Forestville to Walter and Esther (Draves) Uecker. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On Aug. 27, 1955, he married Joyce Kramer at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Forestville. She […]
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Dennis R. Slyfield, 75, of Clark Lake Drive in the Town of Jacksonport, was called home on April 7, 2017 at Door County Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1941 in Milwaukee, the son of Robert and Bernice (Gaffrey) Slyfield. Dennis graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1959. Following graduation, he worked for […]
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James “Jim” Seiler, 73, of Forestville, passed away on April 5, 2017. He was born March 15, 1944 in Sturgeon Bay to Walter and Grace (Halverson) Seiler. On May 24, 1986, he married Keitha Langlois in Appleton. Jim attended and played varsity football at Algoma High School, graduating in 1962. Jim worked as a salesman […]
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Kirby Cornell, also known as Kirby Clyde, passed away in his home on Wednesday April 5th 2017 with his daughter by his side. He was born on Washington Island in 1935 to Milton and Helen Cornell. He graduated from Washington Island High School in 1953. Kirby had many different interests. He attended a baseball school […]
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Obituary: Dr. Richard Earl Wiesner
Dr. Richard Earl Wiesner (Doc), age 80, of Sturgeon Bay, WI, died on April 5, 2017, after a long struggle following a massive stroke in 2006. Doc was born on January 21, 1937 to Earl & Jeanette (Bonnes) Wiesner of Sturgeon Bay. He graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1955. He completed his undergraduate […]
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Shirley Allie, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 3, 2017 at Cardinal Ridge CBRF. She was born August 22, 1929 in Wabeno, Wisconsin to John and Evelyn (Davis) Denn. On June 25, 1949, she married Albert “Bud” Allie at St. Joseph Church in Sturgeon Bay. He preceded her in death on August 15, […]
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Willard Hugo Dhein, 92, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Monday morning, April 3, 2017 at Whispering Pines CBRF. He was born April 9, 1924 in West Bend, the son of the late Henry and Amanda (Bock) Dhein. Willard graduated from West Bend High School in 1942. Willard served his country for two years with the […]
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Obituary: Virginia Coolidge Greenfeldt
Virginia Coolidge Greenfeldt passed away at Scandia Village on April 2, 2017, three days before her 97th birthday. She is survived by her three children, Vance (Jinny) Gudmundsen, Gail Gudmundsen (Mead Killion) and Lynn Gudmundsen, her three grandsons, Theodore, Jake, and Peter Gudmundsen and one great grandson, John Vance Gudmundsen. Her husband, Lorman Greenfeldt (Washington Island), […]
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June Schmidt, 84, of Crandon, died April 1, 2017 at the home of her daughter Lorna in Sturgeon Bay, under the care of her family and Unity Hospice. She was born on July 6, 1932 in Crandon to Joseph Zakzeski and Hattie Rowe. June married Bruce Schmidt on September 26, 1953 in Crandon. He preceded her […]
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Bob Yttri liked to say, “I don’t have customers, I have friends.” Last week, Yttri’s friends mourned the loss of the local legend who turned The Red Putter mini golf course in Ephraim into a staple of Door County summers. Yttri died Thursday, April 6, at age 79, and hundreds poured memories of his kindness, […]
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Door County’s New Poet Laureate: Sharon Auberle
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Galway Kinnell defined a poet as “somebody standing up…and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is…to be on earth at this moment.” Sharon Auberle, Door County’s new Poet Laureate, feels her philosophy of poetry is best summed up in his words. Auberle read her poem “A […]