Category: People
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Eagle Bluff Memories: Lemburgs Reminisce about the Lighthouse
Like so many people, Ruby and Wayne Lemburg were drawn to Door County by their love for the water and boating. They were also interested in lighthouses. “It was a big thing,” Wayne says. “You could hardly pick up a magazine without seeing a lighthouse story.” So, on their first trip to the peninsula, years […]
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Obituary: Helen Jeanette Buechner
Helen Jeanette Buechner, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on November 12, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. She was born on August 17, 1928, in Sturgeon Bay to George and Susanna (Tansing) Walther Sr. On September 4, 1949, she married Jerome Buechner at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay, he preceded […]
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After years of courageously battling multiple health issues, Deborah Joan Petry, 64 of Sturgeon Bay passed away at Golden Living Center on November 13, 2015. She was born February 23, 1951 in Champaign, Illinois the daughter of Patricia Petry and the late Paul Petry. She graduated from Champaign Central High School in 1969. Debbie worked […]
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Lifelong Door County resident Sherry L. Koehler passed away on Tuesday, November 10th from cancer. She was born February 2, 1958. Sherry will be deeply missed by mother Nancy Schroeder of Sturgeon Bay. Her father Norbert Schroeder Sr. of Arkansas. Her sisters, Deanna Schroeder Stich (Ed), Barbara Schroeder Okerstrum , Amy Schroeder (Dan P.), and […]
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Joseph Leo LeClair, 97, lifelong resident of Jacksonport, died November 13, 2015, while in the comfort of his home with family at his side. He was born September 15, 1918, in Door County, the son of Englebert and Sophia (Propsom) LeClair. Joe attended grade school in Jacksonport and graduated from Sevastopol High School in 1936. He […]
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Mary Ellen Smith: An Advocate for Public Health
When Mary Ellen Smith speaks of her 27-year career as a public health nurse in Door County, it is clear that few people have influenced her as greatly as her younger brother Tom. And for good reason — stricken with polio as a toddler just six months before the arrival of the vaccine that would […]
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Reader Poll: What was the first album you ever bought?
“It was either something by Burt Bacharach or ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits. I was such a dweeb as a kid.”~ Anna Mae Beyer “My Best Friend’s Wedding soundtrack. I don’t still listen to it but I did just watch the movie on Netflix!” ~ Claire Erickson “The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine on vinyl.” ~ Dianne Zirbel […]
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Richard Emil Larson died Thursday, November 5, 2015. He was born in Chicago March 6, 1945 to Emery and Bernice Larson. He moved with his family to Sister Bay when he was 2 years old. He attended Appleport School and was a 1963 graduate of Gibraltar. After attaining an associate business degree he worked for […]
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Obituary: Amanda Louise Forbes
Amanda Louise Forbes, 34, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay with family at her side. She was born April 26, 1981, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Cheryl Lynn (Giger) Whipple and Albert John Forbes. Amanda attended Sturgeon Bay High School and graduated from Sevastopol High […]
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Amanda Mittermann Named Humane Society Volunteer Coordinator
The Door County Humane Society (DCHS) welcomes Volunteer Coordinator Amanda Mittermann to its staff. Mittermann is a Door County native and alumni of Gibraltar High School. She currently resides in Ephraim with her husband, three children and dog named Clydesdale. Mittermann graduated from the Medical Institute of Minnesota where she received her Veterinary Technician Degree. […]
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Robert John Ullman Jr., 50, of Brussels, passed away at his home on November 3, 2015. He was born October 3, 1965, in Sturgeon Bay to Robert and Collette (Jandrain) Ullman Sr. R.J. attended St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1983. On November 14, 1992, he married Jodi Guelette […]
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Willard Axel Sunstrom age 94 of Sister Bay passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015. He was born November 12, 1920 in Liberty Grove to Raymond Sunstrom and Alice Jacobsen Sunstrom who operated a farm just east of Sister Bay. He was the second oldest of six siblings. While growing up he attended Appleport School and […]
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Jingdezhen: Sister City and Porcelain Capital of the World
By Mark Jinkins, Fall 2015 Door County Sister City Jingdezhen Delegate I’ve been to China before, but not Jingdezhen. Door County has made Jingdezhen a Sister City and that has increased the commitment to work together. More later on “exchanges” between the sister cities, one way or both. The first words at the Gallery […]
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Dr. Robert Chavez, of Brownsville, TX, was called Home on Sunday, November 8, 2015, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, at the age of 90. Robert was born July 31, 1925, in Tampico, Mexico, the son of the late Felix and Josefina (Padron) Chavez. He received his Medical Degree from the University of […]
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Roland “Gus” Andre, 90, of Green Bay, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on Nov. 8, 2015. He was born October 1, 1925 in Norman, Wisconsin (Kewaunee County) to William and Selina (Defnet) Andre. His family moved to Sturgeon Bay in 1927, where Gus resided for most of his life. He enlisted in the U.S. […]
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Betty Ann (Pentti) Knudson, 80, of Sister Bay, passed away on November 1, 2015 joining the love of her life Edward (2012) and their son Dean (1970). She was born August 5, 1935 the only child of Charles and June Pentti in Michigan. After living in Milwaukee on North Lake (Paradise), they retired to their cottage in […]
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Obituary: Clarence Douglas “Sunshine” Soyring
Clarence Douglas “Sunshine” Soyring, 80, of Sturgeon Bay, was called Home Tuesday evening, December 1, 2015, surrounded by loved ones at his home. He was born April 27, 1935, in Maple, near Superior, WI. Clarence was the son of the late William and Ellen (Souminen) Soyring. He attended Northwestern High School in Maple and played […]
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Ruth Helen Kowalski, 72, of Fish Creek, formerly of Milwaukee, was granted her final wish when she passed away Monday evening November 30, 2015,
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Obituary: Johann Arthur Gruner
Arthur Gruner, 71, of the Town of Nasewaupee, Sturgeon Bay, died Saturday morning, December 5, 2015.
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Obituary: Shirley Mae Rockendorf
Shirley Mae Rockendorf, 77, Sturgeon Bay, was called home to be with the Lord and was reunited with her husband, Louie, on Wednesday, December 2, 2015