All Obituaries

Robert J. Schlicht Jr., 68, of Sturgeon Bay, was called home to heaven on July 9, 2018.  He was born on June 22, 1950, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Robert was the oldest of five children born to Robert and Viola (Exley) Schlicht.  He attended Mt. Calvary Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Logan High School in 1968 where he was active in sports. On January 9, 1971, he married Johnita ‘Johnny’ McBain in La Crosse, WI at Immanuel Lutheran Church.  Throughout...

Alvina J. (Englebert) Matzke, 94, formerly of Forestville, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.  She was born in Brussels, WI, on September 30, 1923, to John and Elizabeth (Destree) Englebert, the fifth of eight children. On April 28, 1951, Alvina married Ruben E. Matzke at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Kolberg, WI.  Together they lived their strong Christian faith, raised their five children, and farmed their acreage in Forestville.  Through sickness and health, their...

Steven John Schmelzer, 66, of Sturgeon Bay, died suddenly on July 11, 2018, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin while surveying a parcel of land on Mathey Road. He was born in Sturgeon Bay to Lillian Potier and Anthony Schmelzer on August 21, 1951.  He is survived by his wife, Gretchen Recupero Schmelzer; sons, Josiah, Noah, Luke (Lucy Hatfield) and daughter, Linnea; sisters, Ann Buchberger, Christine (Robert Siigers) Reid, Margaret (Mark) Furdek; brother, Tom (Barb) Schmelzer; sister-in-law,...

Jon P. Merz, 74, of Woodridge, IL and Egg Harbor, WI passed away suddenly on July 13, 2018, at his home in Egg Harbor.  He was born Sept. 3, 1943, in Melrose Park, IL to Harold and Vivian (Klein) Merz.   On Sept. 22, 1973, he married Corinne Comis in Burr Ridge, IL. Jon grew up in Hinsdale, IL and was the fourth generation of his family to graduate from Hinsdale schools.  He attended Eastern Illinois University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business and...

Gloria Mae (Sacotte) Tebon, 84, of Sturgeon Bay passed away at home on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Gloria was born in Brussels to Mervin and Mayme (Denil) Sacotte. She married the love of her life Donald Tebon on September 20, 1952, he preceded her in death on October 5, 2013. Gloria and her husband owned and operated their own trucking business for many years. Gloria enjoyed spending time with her family and watching the generations...

  Jeannine Anne (Jorgenson) Toppe-Eggert, 86, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on July 4, 2018.  She was born in Maplewood, WI on September 29, 1931 to Elden & Lauretta (Fischer) Jorgenson. She moved to Sturgeon Bay in 1937 and went to the old Sawyer School and the old Sturgeon Bay High School, graduating in 1949.  Her first job was at the original Palmer Johnson’s by the bridge as a receptionist/bookkeeper. On March 1, 1952, she...

Gail Zahn, 81, of Sturgeon Bay died on June 29, 2018.   She was born November 13th 1936, in Sturgeon Bay to Chester and Lettie Ostram.  She was salutatorian of the Class of 1954 of Sevastopol High School.  She later attended Badger Business School in Green Bay.  On September 1st of 1956, she married her high school sweetheart Roger Zahn. Gail worked at the Door County Chamber of Commerce and later she and her husband Roger established Zahn’s Green Thumb at the...

Ralph Frederick Herlache, 77, of Sturgeon Bay passed away suddenly on June 15, 2018 at Door County Medical Center.  He was born March 27, 1941 in Sturgeon Bay to Clifford and Clara (Barney) Herlache.  On August 20, 1989 he married Judith Kay (Eich) Johnson in Sturgeon Bay. After graduating from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1959, Ralph earned his bachelor’s degree and went to Law School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He began his law career with Johnson and...

Sandra May Betts, 76, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on June 13, 2018 at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay.  She was born May 13, 1942 in Sheboygan to Lawrence and Ruth (Clarenbach) Schuessler.  On May 15, 1971, she married Alan Betts.  He preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 2015. Sandy was small in stature, but extremely strong in will and loved to experience new things.  In her youth, she owned a horse name Sammy and took his saddle with her on the bus. She rented...

Linda Sue Danek, 69, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on June 19, 2018 at her home.  She was born March 10, 1949 in Sturgeon Bay, WI to William and Joan (Quam) Worley. Linda earned a B.A. degree from UW-Oshkosh.  She married Robert Danek on January 13, 1979.  They owned and operated Bob and Linda’s Little Sturgeon Inn Resort for many years.  She was most recently employed by Walmart in Sturgeon Bay. Robert Preceded her in death on January 16, 2004. Linda enjoyed...