All Obituaries

Carol Sieraski, 90, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away in her sleep on April 1, 2024. She had been living with her son in Sturgeon Bay for the last 3 years. Carol Ellen (Treado) Sieraski was born December 24, 1933, at Grandview Hospital in Ironwood, Michigan to Marshall Stephen Treado and Mary Ellen (Rahilly) Treado; she had one older brother, Marshall John Treado. Her family moved to Michigamme, Michigan in July 1946.  Carol graduated from Michigamme High School as valedictorian in...

Cheryl Jome, 72, of Forestville, passed away on April 9, 2024, after a brief illness.  She was born Sept. 23, 1951, in Algoma to Sylvester and Jean (Toppe) Jome. Cheryl was a 1969 graduate of Southern Door High School.  Throughout her work career, she was employed by the Southern Door School System, the Production Credit Association, Uecker Implement in Forestville, and the Ebbeson Law Office.  She ended her career in the Clerk of Courts Office at the Door County Justice...

Roger J. Patza, 77, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 15, 2024, surrounded by his family after a brief battle with cancer.  He was born May 16, 1946, to Joseph and Glenice Patza.  Roger attended Sevastopol High School and graduated with the class of 1965.  He married Jane Schubert on December 16, 1967.   After high school, Roger served his country in the U.S. Army from August 1968 – March 1970.  He served in Vietnam where he earned the Bronze Star,...

Ervin Louis Cornette, 84, of Forestville passed away on April 8, 2024, with his family by his side.  He was born January 10, 1940, in Red River to Louis and Blanche (Jeanquart) Cornette. Erv served his country in the U. S. Army from 1963-1965.  After serving in the army, he met Clarice Englebert and married her on October 8, 1966, in Brussels. Together they bought a farm in the Town of Forestville and raised 5 children. Erv also worked at Bay Ship Building until his retirement in...

Marilynn Marjorie Orthober, 82, of Carlsville, passed away at home on March 31, 2024. She was born July 6, 1941, in Canada to George and Myrtle (Grimes) Whitwell.  On October 1, 1960, she married Gary H. Orthober in Egg Harbor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. For many years, she and her husband owned and operated a flooring business in Carlsville.  Marilynn was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Jacksonport where she played the organ and sang for 40...

Thelma Walker, 99, of Sturgeon Bay passed away April 7, 2024, with family and friends by her side.  She was born October 8, 1924, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to Norwegian and German immigrants, Gustave and Frieda Forland. Thelma attended school in the Sturgeon Bay area, starting at Silverdale Elementary School and graduating from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1942. She attended Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois graduating in 1945 with a Registered Nurse...

Leon “Lee” Curtis Sleiter, 71 of Sturgeon Bay, WI, went to his eternal home on March 29, 2024. Lee was born on November 14, 1952, to Richard and Joyce Sleiter in Ashland, WI. As a young child he moved to Sturgeon Bay where he loved to play baseball, run through the sanctuary of the church his father pastored, and bike around town with his brothers and friends. Lee attended and graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville, MN and later went on to graduate from the...

Mary Perry, 92, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on March 25, 2024, at the Skilled Nursing Facility in Sturgeon Bay.  She was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Avon Lake, Ohio to Howard and Vera (Frese) Mac Lennan. After graduating from Sturgeon Bay High School, Mary studied nursing at the old Door County Memorial Hospital.  After becoming an LPN, she continued to work at the hospital in Sturgeon Bay and then for the hospital in Algoma. On Nov. 23, 1950, she married George Evans Perry in...

Marion Lois Wery, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on March 20, 2024, at Door County Medical Center.  She was born March 30, 1932, in Kewaunee County to Peter and Frances (Blahnik) Lauscher. On June 30, 1954, she married Kenneth Wery at Holy Trinity Church in Casco.  She and her husband farmed in the Forestville area for many years.  Together they raised 7 children.   Her husband passed away Nov. 29, 1987. Marion was a long time and very active member of Holy Name...

In the garden of his life, Michael “Mike” Hansen has tilled his last furrow and set sail on the ultimate voyage.  Born in Kenosha on August 29, 1958, he charted his course through 65 years of adventure before docking at the peaceful shore of Sturgeon Bay on March 10, 2024. Mike’s roots ran deep, nourished by his love of the natural world and his childhood days on the farm.  A true Renaissance man with soil under his nails and sawdust in his hair, he cultivated...