All Obituaries

George Firmin Butala, 89, formerly of Calumet, MI, fell asleep in the loving arms of his daughter, Marie, on Friday, March 13, 2026 at the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing Center at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay, WI. He was born July 5, 1936 in Calumet, the son of Firmin Raymond Butala, and Eva Marie (Beauchamp) Butala. George grew up in Calumet where he attended high school. He went on to trade school in Detroit to serve his apprenticeship to become a lift truck ...

Eugene Leo, Mitchell, Jr., 98 of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully at his Bay Lofts residence on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.  Eugene‘s life will be honored with a Mass of Christian Burial prayed at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Institute, 4767 E. Dunn Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 with Father Matthew Rappl as celebrant. He will be laid to rest in the church cemetery, beside his wife, Ann. Visitation for family and friends will be ...

Lois Jean Bittorf, 88, of Carlsville, was called Home to be with the Lord and was reunited with her husband, Donald, Wednesday night, April 15, 2026 at St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay with family at her side. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Valmy with Pastor Peter Martin officiating. Lois will be laid to rest in the church cemetery, beside her husband, Donald. Visitation for family and friends will ...

Rita Mae Joly, 79 years of the Town of Sevastopol, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Kewaunee Health Services. She was born June 22, 1946 in Sturgeon Bay and grew up in Ellison Bay. Rita graduated from Gibraltar High School before embarking on furthering her education and relocating to Green Bay. It was in Green Bay she would meet her future husband, Ken Joly. And on June 25, 1966 she married Kenneth Charles Joly at St. Rosalia Catholic Church in Sister Bay. They were married 58 years ...

Margaret Marie Evenson, 96, was called Home to be with the Lord, Tuesday afternoon, April 7, 2026 at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. She was born in Sturgeon Bay on January 3, 1930 to Earl Arnold and Amy Celina (Wilke) Ehlers. Margaret graduated from Sevastopol High School with the class of 1948. On October 21, 1948, she married her high school sweetheart, George Louis Evenson at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Valmy. A devoted member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Valmy, ...

Kenneth Charles Pfiester, 73, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully after a brief but fierce battle with Lewy Body Dementia on January 18, 2026 at Blue Jay Springs Assisted Living in Green Bay. He was born March 24, 1952, in Sturgeon Bay, WI to Betty Jane Pfiester. Kenneth was raised by his mother and step-father Elmer L. Cesar. Kenneth also spent much of his childhood with his maternal grandparents, Casper Pfiester and Ethel Fish, accompanying his grandfather in his farming ...

Carol Ruth Michelsen, 82, of the Town of Egg Harbor, passed away Easter Sunday afternoon, April 5, 2026, at The Court at Eden Vista in the Village of Allouez with family at her side. She was born March 16, 1944 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of Norman Frederick Anschutz and Ruth Marion (Bley) Anschutz. Carol grew up attending Farview Grade School and Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, both in West Jacksonport. She graduated from Sevastopol High School with the class of 1962. Carol married Thomas ...

"This is my Obit and I don't care what you do with it, I'm out of here! You are the ones left to worry about cholesterol and sun screen." I was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on July 3rd, 1924 at 10 am – spent a happy childhood in Milwaukee graduating from Wauwatosa East High School. I married my first love Richard LaManna in 1942 as we were preparing for World War II. I lost him to the U.S. Air Force in Italy in 1944, but he left me a baby boy Jerry – that saved my ...

Neil Patrick Fullan, M.D., 79 years, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2026 in Green Bay. He was born on April 8, 1946 in Chicago and adopted by his parents Joseph and Irene (Spain) Fullan shortly thereafter. Neil is survived by his wife, Dr. Sally Schlise; two children, Amanda Fullan of Eden Prairie, MN, Dr. Sean (Molly) Fullan of Wentzville, MO; two grandchildren, Finn and Gwendolyn Fullan; sister, Sheila Casteel of Arizona; and other beloved extended family ...

Kenneth A. Paschke, 88 years, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at his home on Monday morning, March 30, 2026. He was born August 21, 1937 in Egg Harbor, the son of the late Orville and Bertha (Tanck) Paschke. Ken attended Sevastopol High School. He had a small farm where he and his family raised beef cattle, and chickens to help feed their family. He even raised pheasants. Ken was a hard worker and for 23 years he worked at Milwaukee Shoe Factory before his 21 years at Emerson Motors until his ...