Mr. Alan F. Walden Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Alan Frank Walden, 82, passed away on November 17, 2016 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was born on January 19, 1934, to Frank and Frances Walden (née Bright) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Growing up in Toronto with his sisters Ruth and Jane, he played hockey and was an avid fan of the Maple Leafs. In ninth grade he took up the saxophone, and several years later he met the love of his life, Mary Jermyn, while playing in the orchestra at Humberside Collegiate Institute. She became his wife and partner for over 60 years. Upon graduating with honors from the University of Toronto’s School of Engineering, Alan began a long and fulfilling career as a chemical engineer with Procter and Gamble. His job took Alan and his family around the world, going from Ontario to Belgium to Cincinnati and, finally, to Green Bay. After seeing the world with Procter and Gamble, Alan discovered his favorite place of all in Door County, Wisconsin, where he and Mary built their dream home on the shores of Green Bay. He was happiest here: canoeing and sailing on the bay, hiking in Potawatomi State Park with his dog Dickens, and sitting around the campfire with his family. Alan had the keen and precise mind of an engineer, but his life was defined by more than work. He was a member of Union Congregational Church, and served as Church Moderator from 1996-99. Alan sang with the church choir for 40 years, and enjoyed performing with St. Norbert Music Theatre and the Dudley Birder Chorale. He loved making music with others: he was as at home strumming his guitar and leading a campfire singalong as he was playing in a Dixieland band or wearing a tuxedo on stage while singing Brahm’s Requiem. Alan enjoyed all things outdoors – camping, hiking, biking, canoeing, and sailing – with his family and dog to accompany him. He loved supervising the waves on the bay, and had a regular ritual of sitting on the dock and watching the sunset with his pal Dickens. Alan leaves behind many who love him and will miss him. He is survived by his wife Mary; his daughters Susan Goes (Jim), Sandi Walden (Neil Whitesell), and Judy Walden (Michael Ream); his grandchildren Christopher Goes, Matthew Goes, and Sofia Ream; his sister Jane Kouri (Don); and many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews in Canada. The family would like to thank all Alan’s caregivers at Curative Connections, Heritage Gardens, Home Instead, Bellin Hospital, and Unity Hospice. Visitation will be from 2-3:45 pm, followed by a Celebration of Life at 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 27, both at Union Congregational Church, 716 S. Madison, Green Bay. If you would like to honor Alan’s memory with a charitable contribution, donations may be made to Union Congregational United Church of Christ, the Dudley Birder Chorale, or Habitat for Humanity.

Mr. Alan F. Walden

January 19, 1934 - November 17, 2016