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Names, buildings, or
sites in a person's bio that are
purple are also listed in Who's Who or What's
What |
Peelen,
Andrew |
Peelen,
Joseph |
Perk, Walter |
Phillips,
George |
Phillips, Margaret |
Pieniazek, Beverly |
Pieniazek, Jeffery |
Pieniazek, Margo |
Pieniazek, Mary |
Pieniazek, Theodore, Jr. |
Pieniazek, Theodore, Sr. |
Pietz, Martain |
Pluhar, John |
Polinski, Edward |
Polinski,
William |
Powell, Jane |
Powell, John |
Pruitt, Jerry |
Pruitt, Juanita |
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Andrew Peelen
Residency: 1921
Andrew arrived in Farmington (St. Germain) in 1921 with his
brother, Joseph.
They built a resort extending along both Fawn and Big St.
Germain Lakes and named it Peelen’s St. Germain Lakes Lodge.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
interment: Unknown
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Joseph Peelen
Residency: 1921
Joseph arrived in Farmington (St. Germain) in 1921 with his
brother, Andrew.
They built a resort extending along both Fawn and Big St.
Germain Lakes and named it Peelen’s St. Germain Lakes Lodge.
Exactly where this resort was is
unknown. It may be what is called Wein's Resort today.
Date deceased: Unknown
Cause of death: Unknown
interment: Unknown
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Walter Perk
Residency: Unknown
Walter was a long-time resident of St. Germain, who owned and
operated Perk's West Bay Resort. (Sisson's
Resort)
on Little St. Germain Lake. He passed away and the resort was
sold to John
Armentrout.
Date
deceased: 1975
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery

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George Phillips
Residency: Unknown

George was a long time
resident of St. Germain. He was in real estate and operated St.
Germain Realty for many years. He established the Indian woods
development on Hwy 155 and owned a considerable amount of land
on Little St. Germain Lake. He built and resided in what
is still known as the "Phillips House."
This is on Hwy 70 between the
AmericInn Fiasco Site and
the St. Germain Car Wash.
Date deceased: October 23, 1980
Cause of death: Unknown
interment: St. Germain Cemetery

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Margaret Phillips
Residency: Born here
Margaret was a daughter
of John Sisson. She was married to
Max McQuire and they had one daughter,
Sally. Margaret later married
George Phillips.
Date deceased: 1993
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Beverly Pieniazek
Residency: Born here
Beverly is a
daughter of
Theodore, Sr. and
Mary Pieniazek. She is
currently a travel agent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Jeffery Pieniazek
Residency: Born here
Jeff is a son of
Theodore, Sr. and
Mary Pieniazek.
He is currently employed as a concrete mason in the St. Germain
area.
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Margo Pieniazek
Residency: Born here
Margo is a daughter of
Theodore, Sr. and
Mary Pieniazek.
She is currently an RN in Schaumberg, Illinois.
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Mary Pieniazek
Residency: 1953
Mary was married to
Theodore Pieniazek, Sr.
and involved in the management and operations of their resort (Elbert's
Resort).
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Theodore Pieniazek, Jr.
Residency: Born here
Ted is a son of
Theodore, Sr. and
Mary Pieniazek.
He works in construction and lives in Sayner, WI
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Theodore Pieniazek, Sr.
Residency: 1953

Theodore and his wife,
Mary, purchased
Elbert's Resort on West Bay
of Little St. Germain Lake from
Herbert and Elsie Brown
in 1953. They operated it for many years before selling
it to John Davidson, who also kept
the name as Elbert's Resort.
Date deceased: August 4, 1985
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Martain Pietz
Residency: Unknown

Martain Pietz owned and operated a resort on Little St. Germain
Lake or many years. He was also in real estate and built the
small building at the Jct 70 & 155 end of the mall for his
office. This building is no longer there. He was an avid trout
fisherman and loved to tell about going one particular opening
morning. It was still dark when he and his friend launched
their boat on one of his favorite trout lakes. They fished all
morning without a single bite and decided to leave the lake at
noon. When they returned to the boat landing, they saw a sign
stating that the lake had been poisoned for rehabilitation.
Date deceased: April 18, 2000
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery

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John Pluhar
Residency: 1883
Johnny moved here from Chicago in 1983. He was well-known
throughout St. Germain and bartended at the Arbor in Eagle River
when he first come here. He switched to Blink Bonnie Supper
Club (Hubba
Hubba)
in St. Germain. This gave him the nick name, "Blink Bonnie
Johnny," which stayed with him even after he left Blink Bonnie's.
He then worked in construction for Waldmann Construction, then
Schmidt Construction. He passed away in November 2003 from
cancer. His remains were cremated, location of ashes are
unknown.
Date
deceased: November 2003
Cause of death: Cancer
Interment: Cremated-Location of ashes are unknown
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Edward Polinski
Residency: Unknown
Ed was a brother to William
Polinski, who built
Northwoods Rest Motel.
Ed built the Lake Aire Tavern
next to his brother's motel. The tavern eventually burned down
and he rebuilt it as a supper club, retaining the name of Lake
Aire.
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William Polinski
Residency: Unknown
William was a brother to
Edward Polinski.
He built and operated the North
Woods Rest Motel next to where
Ed
built the Lake Aire Tavern.
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Jane Powell
Residency: Born here
Joan is a
daughter of John Powell
and a sister to Ruth Camp.
She operates Greenwood Ranch Resort on Hwy 70,
next to Little St. Germain Creek on South Bay of
Little St. Germain.
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John Powell
Residency: Born here

John took over the
management and operations of Greenwood Ranch when his
father (name unknown) retired. He is the father of
Jane Powell and
Ruth Camp.
Date deceased: March 4, 1995
Cause of death: Unknown
Interment: St. Germain Cemetery
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Pruitt, Jerry
Residency: 1975
Jerry purchased
and operated Elbert's
Resort in partnership with
Jim Daniel on West
Bay of Little St. Germain. Jim eventually left
the partnership. The resort's tavern was
badly damaged by fire, but was remodeled.
The resort was eventually split into condos, but
Jerry continued to operate the tavern until it
was sold in 2007. Jerry
currently lives in Florida.
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Juanita Pruitt
Residency: 1975
Juanita is married to
Jerry Pruitt
and helped manage and operate Elbert's Resort and tavern.
She currently lives in Florida.
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