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| Daniel, James |
Danyus,
Rhonda |
Dean, Charles |
Dean, Forrest |
Dean, Howard |
| Dean, Porter |
Dean Viola |
DeGraves,
William |
Demboski,
Bernette |
Demboski,
Edward |
| Demboski,
Thomas |
DeNoyer,
Elwood |
Doering,
Marvin |
Dorrier, Dale |
Dorrier,
Sheila |
| Drajesk, Wayne |
Drews, Clifton |
Drews, Geraldine |
Drought, Frank |
Drought, Sophia |
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James Daniel
Residency: 1975
Jim purchased and operated
Elbert's Resort in partnership with
Jerry Pruitt. He eventually left the
partnership and went into finishing carpentry with
Jack Mohn. They worked together for
many years, then he worked for Waldmann Construction before he
retired.
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Rhonda Danyus
Residency: 1972
Rhonda enlisted in the Air Force
shortly after high school and has remained in the Air Force
Reserve after her enlistment. She is currently employed by the
Air Force with a paramedic unit. She has lived in Florida for
many years. Her husband is employed as an engineer with NASA at
Cape Canaveral.
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Charles Dean
Residency:
Early 1900's
Charles built and operated Found Lake Resort on Found Lake for
many years. There is little, if anything, left of it today. It
was PSL'd sometime after his death. He is the father of
Forrest, Porter,
and Howard Dean.
Date deceased: 1961
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: Plum Lake Cemetery (Stone is almost unreadable)
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Forrest Dean
Residency: Born here
Forrest was a son of
Charles Dean and a brother to
Porter and
Howard. He was raised on his
father's resort on Found Lake and operated an excavating
business for many years. One evening he did not come home and he
was found on his bull dozer, dead from a heart attack.
Date of death: Unknown
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: Unknown
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Howard Dean
Residency: Born here
Howard "Pop"
Dean was one of the most popular and best-known early guides of
this area and inducted in the Guides' Hall of Fame in Hayward,
WI. He was born and raised on his father's (Charles
Dean) resort on Found Lake and was a brother to
Porter and
Forrest Dean. He began guiding around age 14 for candy
and pop which is how he acquired the name "Pop" Dean. He
suffered a major heart attack in 1966 and he had to quit
guiding.
He and his wife, Ole (Viola Dean),
started a gift shop filled with his and his wife's handmade
gifts from jewelry to deer leather coats and jackets. Pop hand
carved loons, fishing lures, and made other crafty things to
sell. He was also well known for his smoked fish (10 cents/lb.)
and a large number of people brought their fish to Pop. He
worked on the original construction of what is now the Red Brick
School on the Jct. of Hwy 70 and 155.
Date of death: 2002
Cause of death: Complications of congestive heart failure
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Porter Dean
Residency: Born here
Porter is a son of
Charles Dean
and a brother to Howard
and Forrest. Like
"Pop", Porter started guiding at a young age and continued at it
all his life. He is certainly our most famous area guide and was
highly popular during his career. Gypsy Rose Lee caught her
first fish on Trout Lake with Porter. Eisenhower fished with
Porter numerous times as did many other celebrities. Known as
"Barefoot" Porter Dean, he was barefoot summer and winter. He,
like Pop, is also in the Guides Hall of Fame in Hayward, WI.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: Boulder Junction Cemetery
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Viola Dean
Residency: Born here
Known by
everyone as "Ole", she was married to
Howard "Pop" Dean and is a sister to
Howard Freund.
She produced excellent handmade jewelry for their gift shop
("Pop" Dean Homesite). Her handmade deerskin shirts and jackets
were individually custom-made to the customer's measurements and
she sold many of them. Pop's brother,
Porter, wore an ankle-length
deerskin coat, even though he was always barefoot during summer
and winter. After Pop passed away, Ole moved to Florida to live
with one of her sons.
Date
deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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William DeGraves
Residency: 1975
Known as "Iron Bill,"
he worked on the high beams for Bolt
Construction, so he was often
working out of the area. When he first started working for
Bolt, the workers nicknamed him "Diver" because he fell off the
high beams so much. He would be saved by landing in the safety
nets far below. According to him, landing in the safety nets
was not so great because they accumulated small pieces of metal
and metal shavings. When he would land in the net, he would be
bounced around and cut and slashed by the metal. He was
well-known in this area and spent much time here recuperating
from a 2.5-ton steel plate that fell on him while working. Once
able to work again, he returned to Bolt Construction and the
high beams.
Date deceased: July 14, 1999 (5:15 pm)
Cause of Death: One of the 3 iron workers killed in the Miller
Park Tragedy
Interment: Unknown
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Bernette Demboski
Residency: 1972
Bernette was well-known in St.
Germain as "Bernie." She was married to
Edward Demboski and the mother of
Thomas Demboski.
She helped operate/manage their tavern in Fond du Lac, WI before
retiring and moving here permanently in 1972.
Date of death: Unknown
Cause of death: Complications of diabetes
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Edward Demboski
Residency: 1972
Ed owned and operated a
tavern in Fond du Lac before moving here. He was married to
Bernette Demboski
and is the father of Thomas Demboski.
He purchased the site of his home on East Bay of Little St.
Germain Lake in 1942 and spent much time here until moving
permanently in 1972.
Date deceased: 1994
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Thomas Demboski
Residency: 1984
Tom is a son of
Edward and
Bernette Demboski. He operated his parent's tavern in
Fond du Lac, WI after they retired and moved here permanently in
1972. He then moved here in 1984.
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Elwood DeNoyer
Residency: Mid-1940's
Elwood was the original owner
of a tavern located on the Jct. of Hwy 70 and Cty C known as
Hubba Hubba. He ran it for many
years before selling it to Judy McGregor,
who added more seating space and renamed it Blink Bonnie.
Elwood was married to Lila Kurtz, who was a sister to Oscar
Eliason's wife, Lucille.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: Unknown
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Marvin Doering
Residency: Late 1970's
Known as "Marv" he was employed
by Weathershield for many years before he retired. He is our
resident maple sugar maker and does so every spring and also
does karaoke at Thunderbird Pass.
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Dale Dorrier
Residency; Mid-1960's
Dale owns and operates Dorrier's
Resort on Pickerel Lake (Hwy J) and has since he moved here.
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Sheila Dorrier
Residency; Mid-1960's
Sheila is married to
Dale Dorrier and is involved with
the operations of Dorrier's Resort. She was also employed as a
waitress at Eliason's Someplace Else
for many years.
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Wayne Drajesk
Residency:
Mid-1970's
Wayne
owned and operated Doorway to the North Resort and Tavern on
Lost Lake for many years (Retired).
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Clifton Drews
Residency: 1970
Cliff moved here after retirement and lived on Hwy 155 in the
house just after Birchwood Drive and before Hemlock Lane on the
left side of the highway as you leave St. Germain. It is still
called the "Drew's House" by long-time residents.
Date deceased: 1998
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Geraldine Drews
Residency: 1970
Geraldine
was married to Clifton Drews. She
passed away by being overcome by fumes while stripping varnish
from a chair in her basement in the winter.
Date deceased: 1978
Cause of death: Overcome by fumes
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Frank Drought
Residency:
Late 1960's
Frank was well-known for his
singing voice and often sang for various occasions or simply
impromptu, usually when they dined at
Eliason's Someplace Else. Frank and his wife,
Sophia, were
very close and he had a difficult time getting over her death.
Date deceased: 1995
Cause of death: Heart complications
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Sophia Drought
Residency:
Late 1960's
Sophia was married to Frank
Drought. She was a friendly, vibrant person
and, like Frank, was also known for her fine singing voice.
Date deceased: 1985
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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