Elaine M. (Campbell) Dantoin

Elaine passed peacefully on February 13, 2016 at Alpha Senior Concepts in Green Bay after a long life full of love, laughter and gratitude. She was born December 18, 1934 in Angelica, Wisconsin to Cecilia (Linsdau) and James Campbell, the last of their ten children. Elaine graduated from De Pere's Nicolet High School in 1952 with cherished friends Dottie, Rosie and Donna. It was through Donna's family that she met and later married Kenneth R. Dantoin Sr. at St. John's Lutheran Church in 1953. They made their home in the then open spaces of Green Bay's west side, watching with amazement as the surrounding area and their own family grew up around them. Elaine lived 60 years in the house she built with Ken, raising 8 kids and as many K9s. Oh, how she loved them all. And they her. Elaine was a long time member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Green Bay. She enjoyed bowling, puzzles, gardening and trout fishing on the Kingston Creek near the family cabin in northern Wisconsin. Her favorite hobby was genealogy. She put in countless hours researching and compiling family histories, informing and inspiring us all with findings about our Scottish, Belgian and German ancestry....[more]

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laine worked many years at Lombardi Middle School as a staff assistant lending her caring ways to kids in need of a simple smile, a firm reminder or a kind word of encouragement. Elaine was a loving and supportive sister and wife, a tireless and proud mother, and an independent, self-effacing woman gifted with an understated sense of humor and an appreciation of life's simple pleasures. She will be greatly missed. Elaine is survived by seven children and their families: son Bruce, wife Pam, children Hope (Aaron) Zepnick and Eric (Stacy), and grandchildren Austin, Jadon & Emersyn Zepnick and Hoyt & Gage Dantoin; son Steve, wife Cheryl and his children Nathan, Stephanie & stepson Brian; daughter Laurie, husband Greg Retzlaff and children Elliot (Anne) & Jessica; daughter Valerie, husband Rick Adamski and children Andrew & Genevieve; son Ken Jr, wife Debra and his children Sophia, Claudia, Phillip & Stewart; son Tim and children Phoebe, Isaiah, Selene & Joshua; and daughter April, husband Christopher Kuss and children Ian, Cullen, Emma, Aiden, Jillian & Zachary. Elaine is also survived by brother-in-law Dennis (Mary Sue) Dantoin, sisters-in-law Sandra (Gary) Murphy, Nancy Clapper and Donna Dantoin as well as many wonderful nieces, nephews and family friends. Elaine was preceded in death by husband Ken, son Christopher, granddaughter Heather, her mother, father, sisters Beatrice, Florence, Ethel, Ruth, Elizabeth and brothers Clyde, Melvin, Stanley and Glenn. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1301 S. Ridge Road, Green Bay, from 9:00 am until the time of funeral service at 11:00 am with the Rev. Earl Vorpagel III officiating. Burial will be at Lawrence Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established. We're grateful to the wonderful staff at Alpha Senior Concepts and AseraCare Hospice for appreciating mother's sense of humor and unbridled parental pride. Their outstanding professional care was exceeded only by the personal attention mother received. Special thanks also to niece Susie Campbell for many hours of conversations and remembrance with mother these recent months. And to Little Miss Emersyn for the beautiful pictures and sweet smiles you gave Grandma.