Obituary: Jeanette B. (Wilke) Mann

April 4, 1924 ~ March 29, 2023

Jeanette B. Mann, 98, died on March 29, 2023 peacefully at her home.

She was born April 4, 1924 at home in Forestville, WI the seventh of eight children born to August and Lydia (Diefenbach) Wilke. When she was a year old, the family moved to Sturgeon Bay and then to Valmy. She attended all 12 grades at Sevastopol School.

On August 20, 1942 she married Donald Mann and was a life-long resident of Sturgeon Bay.

She is survived by her sister, Evelyn Ploor; her children, Claudia (Daniel) Lindow and James (Karen) Mann; daughter-in-law, Shirley Mann; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and siblings, Adeline Arbter, Melvin Wilke, Mable Sternard, Emily Ploor, Lucille Nelson, and Harold Wilke.

Services will be held at the Sturgeon Bay Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 6021 Gordon Rd. on Monday, April 3, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Huehns Funeral Home, Inc. in Sturgeon Bay is assisting the Mann family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Jeanette may be shared with her family through her tribute page at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.