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Ervin Joseph Destree

July 23, 1926 — July 14, 2021

Ervin Joseph Destree, 95, of Green Bay, went to his eternal heavenly home peacefully with family at his bedside on July 14, 2021. Ervin was born on April 23, 1926, in Kewaunee County to parents Jule and Ida Destree. He was the second oldest of seven children. Ervin graduated from Kewaunee High School in 1944. He was not eligible to serve in the WW II military forces due to poor vision in one eye. During high school he began a part time job as a painter for the Kewaunee Shipyards. The skill learned in this job was the foundation for his chosen life-long career as a tradesman in painting. Upon graduation he took an interesting, unique job with a company that traveled throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan specializing in painting the interiors of churches. He became very skilled at the application of gold leaf to ornate features in these old churches. On June 2, 1951, he married Audrey Mildred Salentine from Luxemburg, WI. They settled in Green Bay and became lifelong residents. He had an entrepreneurial...
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