All Obituaries

Isla R. Stuth, 93, of Algoma, passed away on March 13, 2019, at Door County Medical Center.  She was born on March 5, 1926, in Algoma to Ernst and Amanda (Gruendemann) Heuer.  On August 1, 1946, she married Waldo Stuth in Algoma, he preceded her in death on December 1, 2012. Isla and her husband farmed and owned an orchard in the town of Sturgeon Bay for many years.  She was a long-time member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and had been active in the Ladies Aid...

Elsa McCarty, 75, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on March 3, 2019, at Door County Medical Center.  She was born in Germany on Nov. 11, 1943, to Efrom and Leokadia (Knull) Hundt.  On August 25, 1979, she married John R. McCarty at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. When Elsa was nine years old, she and her family immigrated to the United States, settling in Sturgeon Bay.  For many years, Elsa managed the shipping and receiving department at Palmer Johnson.  She also worked...

Kenneth Charles Wendt, 83, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on February 19, 2019, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay.  He was born September 10, 1935, in West Jacksonport to Ervin and Clara (Schink) Wendt.  On September 10, 1960, he married Mary Louise Roberts in Sturgeon Bay. After high school, Ken served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1954-1956.  After the service, he worked at Sawyer Dray Line Trucking and was later employed by Smith...

Milton G. LaLuzerne, 90, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2019, at Autumn Fields in Dyckesville.  He was born April 22, 1928, in Brussels to Clarence and Emma (Gerondale) LaLuzerne.  On May 18, 1948, he married Lorraine Ann Vlies in Lincoln. Milton worked at Algoma Hardwoods and dairy farmed for many years.  He also hauled milk cans and delivered the newspaper.  After he retired, he worked at Econo Foods.  Milton enjoyed playing cards and...

Sandra Ann “Sandy” Meyer, 61, of Brussels, passed away on February 25, 2019, at Bellin Hospital.  She was born March 5, 1957, in Algoma to Roy and Germaine (Berger) Renard.  On June 24, 2000, she married James J. Meyer Sr. in Sturgeon Bay. Sandy worked at Emerson Motors for many years and was later employed by Walmart.  She will always be remembered for her infectious smile and contagious laugh.  She loved to be “on the go” driving anywhere and...

Merril “Brownie” Little, 94, of Brussels, passed away on February 10, 2019, at Anna’s House in Sturgeon Bay.  He was born October 12, 1924, in Morgan Siding, Wisconsin to Louis and Hilda (Miller) Little.  Brownie served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II in the Pacific theatre.  On Aug. 22, 1951, he married Anita K. Kerscher in Maplewood.  She preceded him in death on Aug. 10, 2004. For many years Brownie worked as an electrician and was a member...

Andrea C. Feest, 50, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away as the result of a heart attack on Jan. 31, 2019.  She was born to Clayton and Mary Feest and grew up on the family farm in the Maplewood area. Andrea will be missed and remembered by her brothers and sisters and their families: Joe (Beth) Feest of Franksville, WI; Steve (Heidi) Feest of Sturgeon Bay; Kristy (Gary) Barrett of Port St. Lucie, FL; Patty Tebon of Kolberg; and Carla (Bryan) Ritter of Sturgeon Bay; as well as aunts, uncles,...

John Elmer “Coach” Toppe, 79, passed into eternal life with his wife by his side on January 27, 2019.  He was born August 8, 1939, to Elmer and Florence Toppe, the youngest of 5 children.  He grew up and spent most of his life in Sturgeon Bay, WI.  After High School, he decided to follow in his parents’ footsteps and become a teacher, graduating from Door Kewaunee Teachers College and U.W. Oshkosh.  He taught at many schools before accepting a position...

Mary Elizabeth Newgaard Aznoe, 78, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on Feb. 4, 2019, at Sturgeon Bay Health Services, where she resided after a fall in August of 2018.  She was born January 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN.  She was the daughter of James O. and Margaret (Orthober) Newgaard. Mary and her parents moved to Sturgeon Bay from Minneapolis when she was in high school, where she graduated from SBHS in 1959. Mary worked in healthcare most of her life, she was an EMT, worked in the...

    On January 25, 2019, our cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, Marie Hein, finished the work she was called to do on this earth. We can only imagine the joy she felt as Jesus welcomed her to her eternal home. Marie was born in her parent’s bedroom at the Jacksonport Post Office on April 28, 1922. She was the oldest of Fred and Gertrude Erskine’s five children. A year after graduating from Sevastopol High School, she...