Doris Ellen Blodgett

Female 1926 - 2012  (85 years)


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  • Name Doris Ellen Blodgett 
    Born 06 Nov 1926  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Oct 2012  Shawano, Shawano Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St Stanislaus, Hofa Park, Shawano Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I304074  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2012 

    Father Lawrence Edward Blodgett,   b. 06 Nov 1899, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Aug 1966, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Geraldine Huguet,   b. 09 May 1906, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1971, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 06 Feb 1924  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Willis Merle Bergsbaken,   b. 12 Mar 1930, Shawano County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1997, Shawano, Shawano Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 28 May 1948  Pulaski, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F119418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Doris E. Bergsbaken, age 85 of Shawano, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side Friday, October 12, 2012. Born on November 6, 1926 in Green Bay, she is the daughter of the late Lawrence and Geraldine (Huguet) Blodgett. Doris grew up in Allouez and graduated from Green Bay East High School. On May 28, 1948 she was united in marriage to Willis M. Bergsbaken who preceded her in death on December 19, 1997. She was a long time member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Hofa Park. As an active member she taught catechism, was a youth leader and member of the choir to list just a few things she did. Doris and her husband owned a farm in the town of Lessor where they raised 10 children. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, ceramics, playing cards, fishing and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After many years of farming, Doris and Willis fulfilled their dream and bought a cottage on Shawano Lake. She eventually made this home, where she continued her beautiful gardening and love of fishing (which she learned as a small child on the Bay with her father). Doris made it a point to spoil all of her grandchildren, especially with her famous brownies. She also never let a challenge of a game of cribbage pass her by. Through the years she enjoyed going to the casinos (WINNING) and her many trips to Las Vegas with her husband and friends.

      Doris is survived by: 8 children, Linda (Jim) Morrison of Green Bay, Ron Bergsbaken of Lessor, Mark (JoAnn) Bergsbaken of Miton, Dan (Karen) Bergsbaken of Verona, Terry (Barb) Bergsbaken of Lessor, Julie (Russ) Hanseter of Appleton, Kathy (Jeff) Homan of Cecil, Randy (Beth) Bergsbaken of Lessor; 23 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, with one more due in March; a brother, Herbert "Buster" Blodgett; 4 sisters, Joan (Bob) Lange, Judy Girard, Pat (Richard) Dickensheid, Bonnie (Bruce) Ziegelbauer; brother-in-law, Jack (Sandee) Bergsbaken; sister-in-law, Arbutis "Boots" (Fritz) Krueger and many nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her husband and parents, Doris was preceded in death by: 2 sons, Jan and Kevin; a grandson, Jacob; brother, Bernard "Bud"; sister, Virginia "Ginny"; brother-in-laws, Chris Kochen, Jarvais "Mike", Daryl, Leon "Pete" and Tom Bergsbaken.

      Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Hofa Park with the Rev. Finian Zaucha officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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      A special thank you is extended to the staff at the Shawano Medical Center Critical Care Unit, the Shawano EMTs and to the Town of Washington EMS.




      Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on October 15, 2012