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8A WEDNESDAY, GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE GREENBAYPRESSGAZETTE.COM OBITUARIES Gregory Orval Orsted, 66, Baileys Harbor, died May 23, 2017 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born Dec. 29, 1950 in Sturgeon Bay to Orval and Patricia (Wenniger) Orsted. Greg graduated from the Gibraltar High School in 1969 and attended NWTC; He operated gas stations in Green Bay and Algoma. He then operated an auto repair shop in Baileys Harbor, he was a cash crop farmer, did sh boils thru out Northern Door and in his younger years was a commercial sher man with his grandpa Cli Wenniger.

He was the general man for some of the area restaurants. He married IdaKay Appel in Sturgeon Bay on Dec. 30, 1988. Greg is survived by his wife IdaKay, Christopher (Kari) Baumann; his mother Patricia; his siblings Ervin; Patricia (Richard) Czarnecki; Deborah (Thomas) Knauer; Cli ord; Michele Isaacson; Keith (Heidi); Mark (Laurie); Martin; grandsons Grady and Brody Baumann, the boys were his true joy; In laws William (Cheryl); Robert (Joan); Edward (Holly); Tina Appel; and Thomas (Maxine) Schmidt. He was preceded in death by his father Orval and infant brother Joseph.

In laws Bette (Robert) Phillips, Sandra Schmidt and Cindi (William) Benson. Family and friends may gather at Stella Maris Baileys Harbor Site Catholic Church on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 9:30 AM until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM with Fr. Ron Colombo iciating. Burial in the Baileys Harbor Town Cemetery. The SCHINDERLE FUNERAL HOME, Algoma assisted the family with arrangements.

Send your online condolences to www.schinderle. com In lieu of owers a memorial fund has been established. 2 co ee Orsted, Gregory O. The Honorable Robert James Parins, 98, Green Bay, died Friday, May 26, 2017. He was born on August 23, 1918, in the former Town of Preble, now city of Green Bay, to Frank and Antoinette (Denissen) Parins.

mother died at the age of 26, later Frank married Gertrude Denissen. Frank and Gertrude, along with Grandmother Mary (Emil) Parins, managed the family for the next many years. Robert attended Green Bay East High School and the University of Wisconsin Madison. He graduated from the University of Madison Law School in 1942. In 1941, Robert married his college sweetheart, Elizabeth Louise Carroll.

On February 8, 2017, they celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary. After graduation, Robert accepted a job with Mutual of Wausau and on June 1, 1942, started work as an adjuster in Minneapolis, MN. In 1944, Robert and Elizabeth returned to Green Bay and Robert began to practice law with Meyer Cohen. He continued his successful practice of law with the rm until he was elected Circuit Court Judge for the 14th Judicial Circuit serving Brown, Door and Kewaunee counties in 1968. As a Circuit Judge, he served throughout the state and lectured at the Wisconsin Judicial College and the National College of the State Trial Judges in Reno, NV.

He also lectured for trial judges in the states of Michigan and West Virginia. All throughout this time, he stayed active with community work. The Judge retired as Circuit Judge in 1982 to serve as the President of the Green Bay Packers. He served in this capacity until 1989 when he returned to the bench as a Reserve Judge. Robert was a member of the Packers Board of Directors for 28 years and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1998.

He became active in mediation and arbitration, handling over 1000 cases over the next nine years. He retired at the age of 88. Robert had a love of all sports. Besides his service to the Packers organization, he enjoyed bowling, baseball, gol ng (25 cents a hole with Butch, Len and Larry), and shing on the bay, the lake or in Canada with Hilly and the guys. Robert took extreme pleasure in his summer cottage and every single minute of the time spent with the horses out at the barn.

He especially enjoyed rid- ing the horses at the Red Hills Ranch. Robert is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; ve children and their spouses, Claire (James) Braun, Andree (John) Chamberlin, Richard (Kristine) Parins, Teresa (Robert) Eckberg, LuAnn Parins (Mark Weinheimer); eleven grandchildren, Christine (Mike) Matysik, Vicky (Bruce) Brunner, Joe (Karen) Eckberg, Jason (Anne) Burroughs, Alison (Scott) Czarnecki, Toni (Sarmad) Ashfaq, Patricia (Leon) Lemke, Katy (Nate) Gray, Bob Parins, Justin (Kris Adams) Eckberg, Zac (Erin) Eckberg; 27 great-grandchildren four sisters, Annette (Shelby Guillette) Watkins, Cecily Blazer, Pauline McAbee, Mary (Joe) Brusky; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Antoinette (Denissen) Parins; his step-mother, Gertrude Parins; his siblings, Irvin Parins, Peter Parins, Lloyd (Audrey Salmon) Parins, Pearl (Harvey) VanDen- Langenberg, Betty Jane (Marvin) Stone, Katherine Ashbaugh; brothers-in- law, Pat Blazer and Louis McAbee. He was also preceded in death by his great-granddaughter, Brianna Brunner. Friends may call at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano from 4 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday. A Parish Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friends may also call at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, 645 S. Irwin from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Thursday. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church with Rev. Anthony Cirignani, OFM iciating. Entombment will be in Allouez Chapel Mausoleum.

To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneral- Home.com. A memorial fund has been established in name to bene the University of Wisconsin Madison Law School. The Parins family extends their gratitude to the sta of Home Instead Senior Care, Heartland Hospice and Emerald Bay Retirement Community. Parins, The Hon. Robert J.

One of the last tasks a family does for a loved one they have lost is to write their obituary. We do not have much experience with this, so if we get this quite right, we think you will understand. Carol Jean Ellis was born in Appleton, WI, April 8, 1935 to Ray and Emma (Jentz) Plamann. She married Lee Ellis from Clark, SD. Carol and Lee worked side by side their entire married lives at Tire.

They were blessed with three children: Tammy (Al) Basten, Gwenn (Dave) Tremble and David (Becky) Ellis and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Today, Sunday, May 28, 2017, Carol was called home to heaven. the thing, listing the facts does not give you the essence of who Carol was. She had a deep faith in God, loved her family with everything she had and worked harder than many people believed possible. From the time she was 4 years old she was working.

She started by riding along with Ray delivering tires. She moved on to handing him tools as he needed them when he worked on a vehicle. As soon as she could drive, she was delivering tires or running errands. She later worked with Em doing the bookwork of Tire. She continued in that role after she and Lee bought the business from Ray and Em.

She loved the work. She loved the challenge. She loved working with the customers. She loved it so much that had you come into Tire in early April, you would have seen her at her desk. She just could not imagine life without work.

That being said, her family was her joy. She and her sister, Barb McConville of Palm Desert, CA would talk on Sundays. They might have been separated by miles, but were as close as two sisters could be. Time with her children and grandchildren was precious to her. She loved sharing in all of events.

She believed in a Christian education and taught the value of hard work. It was her sense of humor we are remembering. How she laughed hysterically when Lee fell into the did you expect with one foot on the dock and the other on the she asked. Then there was her to David to walk across the stage and they would together receive his high school diploma. For Carol, took on a larger meaning.

She included all of the people she worked with, whether past or present. She considered it an honor to be part of your lives. Mom lived at Cottonwood Manor the past number of years. She would want all of you to know that she considered you her family as well. It was while living there that she was able to make some of the most meaningful friendships of her life.

Life comes down to what you leave behind. legacy to us is simple; believe in and trust God with everything in your life, love those around you and be afraid of a little hard work. We will miss her ready smile and the twinkle in her eyes. In the remembering of her, we will pray for greater faith, love more deeply and work a little bit harder. We can do these things because we were blessed to have had her in our lives.

Please join us for a celebration of life at ST. PAUL EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (514 Clay Green Bay), Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from 11 to A funeral service will follow at 12 NOON with Pastor Jon Zabell of- ciating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton. Newcomer Funeral Home, Green Bay has been entrusted with arrangements.

To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit www. NewcomerGreenBay.com. In lieu of owers, memorials directed to St. Paul Ev. Lutheran School in name are appreciated.

We would like to thank the pastors at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, the sta at Cottonwood Manor and those individuals who cared for her at St. Vincent Hospital, Woodside Lutheran Home and Heartland Hospice. Ellis, Carol Jean (Plamann) Steven J.

Daavettila, 59, Gr een Bay, passed away une xpectedly on Friday, Ma 26, 2017. Steve was born in Hancoc Upper Michigan on Au gust 29, 1957 to the lat and wonderful William and Irene (Hagert) Daa vettila. He enjoyed a ch ildhood lled with ad- ve ntures at the lake in Chassell with the summer crew and road trips wit the family across th US. Steve graduated fr om Michigan Tech Unive rsity with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electr ical Engineering, Power Sy stems in 1980, Master of Science Degree from Ohio State University in 1981, and held a Professional Engineer License. Ste ve went on to enjoy near ly 35 ful lling years at Wi sconsin Public Service Cor poration.

He met Ruth Der enne in 1983, married in 1986, and had three beautiful children. Most re cently, Steve taught at NW TC in the Mathematics and Science Departments. Ste ve loved engineering, of ten sharing fascinating st ories and facts about his pr ofession, but also was a natural-bor teacher with a knack for making com- plicat ed subjects under- st andable. Steve was an avid con- tr ibutor to his community. He had a love of singing and was a member of the Wi sconsin Public Service Chor us for over 30 years.

He also enjoyed coaching YMC A basketball and SAY soccer where he eventually became a SAY board member division coordi- nat or, coaching referee trainer and Arnie Wolfe Soccer Complex Project Co-Manag er. Steve was in volved in Leadership Gr een Bay Class of 2006, spok at several events, and enjoyed educating Bo Scouts to earn their mer it badge in electricity. He ook pride in his Upper Mic higan roots by serving on the Chassell Township Sc hool Foundation and lo ved spending time out- side on the lake with his family and friends. is Finnish heritage was important to him and he enjoyed many saunas, snowshoeing, skiing, and gol ng. In his free time, Steve was an avid photogr apher who loved to capture milestone events for his love ones and friends.

He also was a passionate comic book and action gure collector, developing a close social network of enthusiast friends with similar interests. He is survived by is wife of 31 years, Rut their children Cassie (Jason) Calbaum, Hannah, and Michael; brother Lee (Barbara) and nephews Ian and Nathan along wit many cousins, in-laws nieces, and nephews. was preceded in deat by his parents, his siste Joan Daavettila, and man aunts and uncles. Visitation will be held at Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 East Mason St Green Bay on Friday, une 2, 2017, from to followed by a prayer service. Visit ation continues Saturday, une 3 at St.

Bernard Catholic Church, 2040 Hillside Ln, Green Bay, from 9:30 am until the time of mass at 11:00 am with Fath er Mark VanderSteeg pr esid- ing. Burial will be at Nicolet Memorial Gardens. I lieu of owers and ot her expressions of sym pa- thy, a memorial fund has been established in name. Online condolences may be expressed at www.prokowall.com Daavettila, Steven J. Helen M.

Kelly, age 100, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at a local nursing home. Helen was a lifelong resident of Green Bay WI. She was born April 22, 1917 to Eli Bodart and Natalie Wittkopf. After a brief stint at farming in the old Duck Creek area, she and her boys moved to Green Bay. For many years she worked at several Green Bay landmarks, including Schweger Drugstore, and Kaaps restaurant.

After retiring she volunteered at Bethesda and over the years at Salvation Army. She was a lifelong member of the Grace Lutheran church choir and never missed singing on Christmas and Easter even though she had to get up very early and take a cab to get there. She loved to travel and enjoyed her Mystery Trips and day trips as well. She was a woman of faith and her faith helped her through many of tragedies. She always managed to keep smiling and have a great sense of humor, even though over the course of her life she su ered many heartbreaking losses.

She will be missed. Helen is preceded in death by her parents Eli and Natalie, sisters; Evelyn Connelley, Mercedes Johnson, Beatrice Scanlan, and baby Eunice Bodart, along with brothers; Myron Bodart, Winfred Bodart and William Bodart. Helen has su ered many losses over her many years, but none so great as the loss of her three sons; Gene Kelly, James Kelly and William Kelly. In addition to her sons, she lost her second grandchild Tommy Kelly and most recently her daughter-in- law Sally Borremans Kelly. She is survived by her grandchildren; Sue Kelly Altergott, Tim Kelly, Sara Kelly Underwood, Shannon Kelly Tonn, Anjuanet Kelly Lambrecht, and Jamie Kelly, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, many church friends, choir members and coworkers at Bethesda and her friends at Salvation Army.

The family would like to thank Clarissa Erickson, her special friend for her many kindnesses to Helen. Visitation will be held from 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Newcomer Funeral Home, 340 S. Monroe Ave, Green Bay. A funeral service will take place at 4:30 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at Fort Howard Cemetery.

To leave a message for the family, please visit www. NewcomerGreenBay.com. Kelly, Helen M. Minnie Karchinski, 89, Pulaski, died Sunday morning, May 28, 2017, at a Green Bay hospital. The daughter of the late Fred and Esther (Wagner) Weier was born January 29, 1928, in Kunesh.

In February of 1948, she married Chester Karchinski at Assumption B.V.M. Church in Pulaski. The couple farmed in Kunesh until retirement, at which time they moved to Pulaski. Minnie was always on the go. She worked hard and took good care of Chet in his struggles with arthritis.

She loved painting, reading and writing poetry, quilting, doing crafts, and sewing. She belonged to the Warmth from the Heart Sewing Club at the Pulaski Senior Center. Survivors include one son, Francis (Karen) Karchinski, Pulaski; one daughter, Carolyn (Arnold) Gaertig, Morgan; eight grandchildren: Joe, Je and Jeanette, and Tammy, Brian, Jamie, Kevin, and Crissy; 12 great-grandchildren; her best friend, Sandy Bierhals, Pulaski; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chet, in 1995, and one grandson, Jimmy Karchinski, in 2009. Friends may call at Peace Lutheran Church, 1954 County Rd Green Bay (Kunesh), from 9:00 11:00 a.m.

Friday. The Funeral Service will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the church, Pastor Stuart Dornfeld of- ciating. Burial will take place in SS. Edward Isidore Cemetery, Flintville.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.mar nochafuneralhome.com Karchinski, Minnie.