All Obituaries

     Margaret Thompson, of Sister Bay, WI, age 99, violinist and Charter Member of the Chicago area’s West Suburban Symphony Orchestra, widow of former Chicago-based actor Bob Thompson, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2018, at Door County Medical Center with her family by her side. Residents of Downers Grove, IL for over 50 years, in 2001 Margaret & Bob relocated to Sister Bay, WI, having been summer residents there for many years.      Margaret...

     Delores “Dee” G. Mead, 95, of Sister Bay, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Aurora Nor-Door Clinic.      She was born on June 26, 1923 in Clintonville, the daughter of the late Frederick and Martha Geiger.      Dee married John M. Mead on September 18, 1945 at the University Chapel in Madison.      Dee was very involved with community service her whole life. While living in Waukesha, she...

     Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Tarsitano, 88, of Baileys Harbor, WI, was called Home, Friday, November 9, 2018 while at Hearthside CBRF in Sister Bay, WI.      She was born August 11, 1930 in Spaulding, NE, the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Hinze) Patterson. Betty earned her BSN at Creighton University in Omaha, NE and later received her PhD in Education. She taught at Loyola University Chicago before entering the home health service....

     Corrine Woldt Vieth (98) stepped from Scandia Village into Heaven, Friday, October 19, 2018, after a more than eventful life, most of it living in Door County. Arriving with thirteen brothers and sisters during the Great Depression, she met and married Roland “Fritz” Woldt and raised four kids, Christine (Michael) Tierney, Gwenn (Joe) Doherty, Richard (Emily), and Kevin (Kim) Woldt, on the Fiedler Orchard, now the Settlement, in Fish Creek. Grandchildren?...

     Robert H. Ossyra, 94, formerly of Egg Harbor, passed away Monday morning, October 1, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village in Sister Bay where he had recently been living.      He was born November 4, 1923 in St. Louis, MO, the son of the late Carl “Charles” and Olga (Kelle) Ossyra. Robert graduated from Beaumont High School in St. Louis in 1941. He worked as a welder before entering into service with the United States Army Air Corps...

     Arnold Chester Copiskey, 87, was a lifelong Door County resident. He was born on December 31, 1930 to Chester and Gladys (Oberer) Copiskey in Fish Creek. He worked at “the shipyard” for over 40 years before retiring in 1992. Arnold enjoyed watching television especially westerns and horror films and listening to music throughout his life. In earlier years he enjoyed riding motorcycles and traveling. He is survived by his sister Viola (Fish Creek),Nephews Earl...

     Elaine Grace Kalms was received into the more immediate presence of her Lord on Monday, September 24, 2018 which would have been her 76th Wedding Anniversary. She was born on September 29, 1921 in Sturgeon Bay to Louis and Grace Koessl of Sister Bay. Her parents at that time lived at Horseshoe Bay Farms in Egg Harbor where her father was employed. They later moved to their permanent home on Old Stage Road in Sister Bay. She attended the Wildwood Grade School and graduated...

     Colonel George F. Mahoney, USAF Ret. of Medford, Oregon died at age 86 on September 23, 2018 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.      George was born in Denver, Colorado on June 19, 1932 to Gerald and Muriel Mahoney and grew up in Los Angeles, California with his brother Bill. He graduated from Loyola High School of Los Angeles in 1950 and Loyola University of Los Angeles in 1954.      George was active in the ROTC program and was commissioned a...

     Myrtle May Fitzgerald, 93, passed away peacefully at Scandia Village Care Center in Sister Bay, WI, on September 18, 2018.      Myrtle will be remembered as a woman with a spark in her eye and a spring in her step. She had a sense of adventure and sense of humor that stayed with her until her final days. She had a faith that was steady and pure and she lived each day serving God and the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was an example of a life well lived...

     Ann Hollister Gamble, 61, of Fish Creek, Wisconsin, died September 17, 2018.      Ann was born as Ann Marie Hollister on September 11, 1957 to Richard (Sandy) Hollister and Gloria Bugee Hollister in Evanston, Illinois. She grew up in Ephraim, WI, with her five siblings and later settled in her home in Fish Creek.      Ann was a compassionate and loyal partner, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Most that knew Ann felt the extent of...