Ardella Beatrice Burtnett Walls

    Ardella Beatrice Burnett Walls, 93, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on Saturday morning, November 28, 2020 at Whispering Pines Assisted Living.

     She was born September 13, 1927 in Oconto Falls, daughter of the late Ervin Albert and Catherine (Owen) Regal. Ardella graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the Class of 1945. On June 5, 1949, she married Harvey Eugene Burtnett at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Underhill, WI. After their four children were in school, Ardella resumed her college degree and graduated from Columbia County Teachers College in 1967. She continued her education at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh during her summers off. Ardella taught at Dodge County Schools for over ten years and was known to her students as “Mrs. Birdnest”. On December 5, 1977, Harvey preceded her in death, after 28 years of marriage. Ardella still taught art and was a substitute teacher after Harvey’s death. In 1983, she married Wilbur O. Walls in Crystal, Minnesota. The two retired to Avon Park, Florida. They remained there until Will passed away in 2006. After Will’s passing, Ardella moved to Sturgeon Bay. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, where she served as organist. She enjoyed her social time at the Senior Center and her frequent trips to Walmart. She was a true artist who liked to oil paint, sew clothing and play piano, but her favorite hobby, which she truly loved, was shopping.

     Ardella will be missed by her children, Eugene (Paula) Burtnett of Westminster, South Carolina, Nancy Messersmith of Sturgeon Bay, Bruce (Lisa) Burtnett of Sturgeon Bay, and Frank Burtnett of Lakeland, Florida; grandchildren, Nikole (John) White, Natasha (Beau) Branson, Micky (Richard) Wilde, Jesse (Gladys) Messersmith, Jillian (Robert) Boll, Ryan (Salina) Burtnett, and Reed Burtnett; great-grandchildren, Aiden Branson, Mason and Carter Wilde, James and Alexis Hamilton,  Jordan Boll, Nolan LeCloux, and Selma and Hurley Burtnett; siblings, William (Billie Ann) Regal, Neva Regal, David (Zoey) Regal, and Austin (Sandy) Regal; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

     She was preceded in death by her parents, Ervin and Catherine Regal; husbands, Harvey Burtnett and Wilbur Walls; son-in-law, Leroy Messersmith; brothers, Owen and Kay Regal and Ken and Sue Regal; and sister-in-law, Margaret “Peggy” Regal.

     Ardella’s family wishes to extend their appreciative thanks to the staff at Whispering Pines Assisted Living and Compassus Hospice for their caring for Ardella.

     Huehns Funeral Home, Inc. & Door County Crematory LLC of Sturgeon Bay are assisting the family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Ardella may be shared with her family through her tribute page at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.

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