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Names, buildings, or sites that are in
purple
are also listed in Who's Who or
What's What |
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Daniel, Jim |
Dean, Charles |
Dean, Howard |
Dean, Porter |
Dean, Viola |
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DeGraves, William |
Demboski, Bernette |
Demboski,
Edward |
Demboski,
Thomas |
DeNoyer, Elwood |
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Dillahunt, Ray |
Doering, Marvin |
Dorrier, Dale |
Dorrier, Sheila |
Drajesk, Wayne |
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Drews, Clifford |
Drews, Geraldine |
Drought, Frank |
Drought, Sophia |
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James Daniel
Residency: 1975
Jim co-owned and helped operate
Elbert's Resort
with Jerry Pruitt.
He eventually left the partnership and went into finishing
carpentry, working with Jack Mohn. They
worked together for many years, then he worked for Waldmann
Construction.
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Charles Dean
Residency: Early 1900's
Charlie 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 after his
death. He was the father of Forrest,
Porter, and
Howard
"Pop" Dean.
Date deceased: 1961
Cause of death: Heart attack
Interment: Plum Lake Cemetery (Stone is almost
unreadable)
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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. He passed
away of a heart attack in 2002. Interment is in
St. Germain Cemetery.
Date deceased: 2000
Cause of death: Heart attack
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: Unknown
Viola was married to
"Pop" Dean
and known by everyone as "Ole." 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 a deerskin coat that
was ankle-length, 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.
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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 when he first started
working. 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 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
Bernie 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 built and was
the original owner of a small 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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Ray Dillahunt
Residency: Mid 1970's
Ray taught physical
education and coached in Northland Pine Schools. He
managed Pine Valley Resort on East Bay of Little St.
Germain for several years.
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Marvin Doering
Residency:
Marv is employed by
Weathershield and well-known in this area.
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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 an employee of Eliason's
Someplace Else for many years until
Jerry Eliason sold it.
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Wayne Drajesk
Residency: Mid1970'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: Early 1970's
Cliff
moved here after retirement and lived on Hwy 155 in the
house just after Birchwood Drive and before Hemlock Lane
on the right side of the highway. It is still called "The
Drews House" by long-time residents.
Date deceased; 1998
Cause of death; Heart attack
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Geraldine Drews
Residency: Early 1970's
Geraldine was married
to Clifton Drews. She
passed away from inhaling 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. 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 attack
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 well-known
for her singing voice.
Date deceased: 1985
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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