Obituary: Marion Jean Baudhuin

May 19, 1929 ~ April 15, 2023

 Marion Jean Baudhuin, 93, lifelong resident of Sturgeon Bay, died on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Bayview Senior Care LLC (formerly Anna’s Healthcare) in Sturgeon Bay. 

She was born May 19, 1929, daughter of the late Arnold and Mary (Stoeger) Haberli. She attended Sevastopol High School. Marion was united in marriage to William M. Baudhuin on September 9, 1950 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Institute. They were blessed with over 72 years of marriage and enjoyed traveling and going on cruises together. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2023.

Marion, a devout Catholic, was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, Christian Mothers, and Christ Child Society. She loved flowers and looked forward to Spring every year when she could get her flower beds planted in her yard and at their land, Papa’s Pond in Sevastopol. She was an awesome cook and known for her “mint brownies”!

Marion will be missed by her children, Mary (Keith) Bink, Diane (Dan) Isings, both of Sturgeon Bay, Patti (Mark) Dines of Tinley Park, IL, Barbara (Bob) Wagner of the Town of Sevastopol, and Robert (Linnea) Baudhuin of Rochester, MN; grandchildren, Gretchen Bink (Ryan) Jadin and Rachel Bink (Kirk) Wilke, Jason and Will Isings, Jennifer (Zach) Cobb, Myjken Moore, Candice Moore, Kelly (Steve) Penn, Melissa (Steve) Vogel, Grace Baudhuin, Ellie Baudhuin, Anna Baudhuin, Robert Baudhuin, Jr,. and Matthew Baudhuin; great-grandchildren, Tryston, Reagen, Teagen, Skylin, Everett, Lucy, Charlie, Ayden, Brently and Milo; sister, Lois (Tom) Abrahamson; sisters-in-law, Patty Haberli and Sister Ruth Baudhuin; special friend Barb Kern; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, James “Jimmy” Baudhuin; great-granddaughter, Elsie Wilke; siblings, Helen (Hank) Simon, Arnold Haberli, and James Haberli; Teresa Haberli; and other relatives.

Marion’s life will be honored with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay with Fr. Robert Stegmann and Fr. Anthony Birdsall concelebrating. She will be laid to rest beside her husband and son in St. Joseph Cemetery in the Town of Sevastopol.

Visitation for family and friends will be held at the church, Monday morning, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.

Memorials may be given in Marion’s name for St. Joseph Parish (526 Louisiana Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235).

“Our family would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the staff at Anna’s now Bayview Senior Care and Unity Hospice, and also Fr. Bob Stegmann, Deacons Ed Winter and Mark Bortle, Bill Graf and the Catholic community that provided Communion and Mass on a regular basis.”

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