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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Shawn
Douglas
January 2, 1955 – January 28, 2026
Obituary
Shawn was born in Racine on January 2, 1955, to Billie and Shirley (nee: Anderson) Hunter. She graduated from Park High School and went on to earn her interior design degree from Gateway College. Shawn married the love of her life David Douglas at Emmaus Lutheran Church on June 11, 1977.
Shawn was a creative and artistic soul. Her creativity could be seen in everything from how she lived and listened to how she loved and made others feel. She enjoyed baking with her grandchildren, and had a natural artistic ability whether it be painting, drawing or crafting. She was the queen of Christmas and looked forward to corvette club with her husband and outings with the girls from Park. But her greatest pleasure was spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and cuddling with her dogs.
She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. Home was warmer because of her presence and life was richer because she was in it.
Shawn is survived by her beloved husband Dave Douglas, Children Lauren Douglas, David ( Julietta ) Douglas and Katie (Matthew) Albrecht, grandchildren Elisa, Erik and Logan Douglas and Amelia Albrecht, Mother Shirley Velzka, sister Sheri Lewis and brother Kevin Hunter and sister in law Suzanne Vyvyan as well as many other relatives and friends. Shawn was preceded in death by her father Bill Hunter, stepfather Don Velzka, brother Kerry Hunter, grandparents Fred and Nellie Anderson and Emma and Roy Petersen, aunt Anna Rose Rutkowski, uncle Jim Martinsen, cousin Susan Martinsen, sister-in-law Lucinda Hunter, brother-in-law Richard Lewis and in-laws Malcolm and Virginia Douglas.
A visitation for Shawn will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, February 7, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Memorial service will follow at noon. Private family inurnment will take place.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the physicians, nurses and aides who cared for her at Froedtert Hospital and the staff at St Croix Hospice.
Services
Visitation
Purath Strand Funeral Home
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Memorial Service
Purath Strand Funeral Home
Starts at 12:00 pm
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