Category: People
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James H. Groves, 91, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Pine Crest Village, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He was born November 10, 1924 in Chicago, the son of the late James and Marie (Folkerts) Groves. Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII, where he was a gunner in the South Pacific. […]
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Algoma Sculptor Included in HERStory Exhibit
Algoma artist Bren Sibilsky received an Award of Excellence in the recent HERStory 2016 international juried art show hosted by New York based Manhattan Arts International. This is not Sibilsky’s first award in this annual show. In the HERStory 2007 show she was awarded “Best in Sculpture.” The purpose of HERStory 2016 is to share […]
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Hanne Gault Headlines Dickinson Poetry Series
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series reading at 7 pm on April 13 celebrates several events. First, it is National Poetry Month, when the annual Emily Dickinson Poetry Series always begins a new season. Second, it represents the beginning of the eighth year of the Dickinson Poetry Series. And finally, it recognizes the 20th […]
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The Bead Dreams of Mary Lou Allen
Mary Lou Allen remembers the first time she set foot in the bead vendor marketplace at the annual Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee. “I could hardly see the other end. I was so overwhelmed I had to walk out – I had never seen so many beads!” Fifteen years later, she has become a […]
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Commentary: My Father Is Still Teaching Me About Generosity
Every year the Door County Community Foundation presents an event called Preview Door County for our friends in Southwest Florida. From our vibrant arts community to our wonderful music, to those who steward and protect our environment treasures, the goal of Preview Door County is to remind our seasonal residents that so much of what […]
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Kelli Bruns Wins Property Supervisor of the Year Award
Kelli Bruns, Superintendent of Peninsula State Park, has been presented the “2014 Property Supervisor of the Year” award. The Wisconsin State Park System presents this annual award to a supervisor who excels in the management of a state park property. During 2014, Bruns provided solid leadership to park staff delivering customer service; visitor and resource […]
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Obituary: Lucille Anna Gunnlaugsson
Lucille Anna Gunnlaugsson, 82, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on March 28, 2016. She was born on July 22, 1933, in Egg Harbor to Alvin and Anna (Dietrich) Brungraber. Lucille graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1951. In 1970, she married Clayton Gunnlaugsson in Sturgeon Bay, he preceded her in death on January 24, 2004. […]
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Sept. 22, 1934 – March 27, 2016 Alice R. Marquardt, 81, of Baileys Harbor, died March 27, 2016. The family is honoring Alice’s wish and their will be a family Memorial Service in the summer for Alice and her husband John who preceded her in death in 2015.
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Darlene M. Rohr, 75, Brussels, passed away peacefully with family by her side Saturday, March 26, 2016, after a battle with cancer. Darlene was born in Milwaukee on September 18, 1940. Her family moved several time before making Sturgeon Bay their home. Darlene was a graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School in 1958. Darlene married […]
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Obituary: Richard Henry George Lindemeyer
Richard Henry George Lindemeyer, 97, Sturgeon Bay passed away at Whispering Heights on March 26, 2016. He was born November 13, 1918, in Charlottesville, VA and was the first born son of the late Rev. Otto W. H. and Helen C. (Scott) Lindemeyer. He graduated from the High School Department of Concordia College, Conover N.C. […]
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Obituary: John Joseph Stegmann
John Joseph Stegmann, 77, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at Ministry Door County Medical Center on March 24, 2016. He was born on June 8, 1938, in Door County to Louis and Lucy (Tenor) Stegmann. John graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School. On November 7, 1959, he married Maxine Lardinois in Brussels. John worked for […]
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Born: July 25, 1953 Died: March 24, 2016 Randy F. Rumpel, 62, of Baileys Harbor, died at Ministry Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay following a short illness. The family is planning a celebration of his life this summer in Baileys Harbor. A complete notice will be available at a future time.
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John F. Gonion, 55, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Golden Living Center-Dorchester in Sturgeon Bay. He was born December 16, 1960 in Green Bay, the son of the late Albert “Bud” and Jeanne (DenRuyter) Gonion. John worked with his friend, Jason “Buck” Carlson, doing industrial floor coating. He also drove […]
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Kent Thomas Martin, 90, of West Allis, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died March 22, 2016 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born August 17, 1925 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of David Harvey Martin and Mae Lucille (LaPlante) Martin. Kent graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1943 and enlisted with the […]
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Margaret Lockwood Featured at TAP for “A Walk in the Woods” Run
The TAP Lobby Art Gallery welcomes guest artist Margaret Lockwood for the run of A Walk in the Woods, March 31 – April 17. Many times awarded and featured, Lockwood’s ethereal, abstract paintings interpret the beauty and landscapes of our own woods in Door County. Lockwood commented on her work: “I constantly desire to paint […]
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Peninsula Park Superintendent Named Property Supervisor of the Year
Kelli Bruns, Superintendent of Peninsula State Park, has been presented the “2014 Property Supervisor of the Year” award. The Wisconsin State Park System presents this annual award to a supervisor who excels in the management of a state park property. During 2014, Bruns provided solid leadership to park staff delivering customer service; visitor and resource […]
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Virginia K. Olson died March 15, 2016. She was born to Elizabeth M. and Joseph E. Frank in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 17, 1927. “Jinx” graduated from South Milwaukee High School in 1945 and received her undergraduate degree from La Crosse College (now University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), in 1949. She received her masters degree from […]
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Elsie Gayle Foster, 94, formerly of San Diego, CA, passed away on March 17, 2016, at Good Samaritan Scandia Village in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. She was born on September 24, 1921, in East Tawas, Michigan. Gayle was the second of three daughters born to Frederick James Adams and Elsie Marie Lange Adams of East Tawas. […]
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Coordinated Community Response Column: Domestic Violence & Pet Abuse
By Anni Lampert, Program Coordinator, Leadership Door County Imagine you are in a relationship where verbal attacks on your looks, your intelligence, your choice of career or friends, your family – anything near to your heart – go from happening once in a great while to much more often. “Oh, I can handle his nonsense. […]
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Red Cross Needs O Negative Blood Donors
The American Red Cross has a significant need for type O negative blood donors to donate blood for patients. Type O negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is often used in emergency situations. While less than seven percent of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, hospitals depend […]