Stephanie Duncan

Stephanie Ann (Gomes) Duncan, age 86, of Sheboygan Falls and formerly Green Bay, Wisconsin, passed
away on Tuesday, April 23 rd , 2024, at Prairie Crossing Apartments.
Born on August 26 th , 1937, to Victor and Dagmar (Wiman) Gomes in New York, NY, Stephanie graduated
from Roslyn High School (on Long Island, NY) and Mount Holyoke College (with a major in Art History).
She married Jan Duncan (of Mamaroneck, NY) and went to work for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in
New York City, where she focused on the mysteries of Etruscan art forgeries. After a year or so
scrutinizing counterfeit pottery, she embarked on an entirely new set of mysteries when her two boys
came along. The family eventually settled in Green Bay, where Stephanie became the executive
assistant to the Dean of St. Norbert College for fifteen years.
She was highly active with her family, friends, and community, as a member and supporter of countless
clubs and organizations (such as PEO, the Neighborly Dance Association, Green Bay Botanical Gardens,
the Tuesday Shakespeare group, and multiple bridge groups) and as an enthusiastic organizer and
reveler in many ski trips and rotating holiday gatherings with her group of friends (who were like family
to her).
Throughout her life, she was intensely interested in and proud of the doings of her children and
grandchildren, constantly researching what they (and their spouses and friends) were up to and
providing mountains of unconditional love and support. She will be fondly remembered for her artistic
knowledge and sensibilities, love of reading, delicious Swedish meatballs, beautiful gardens, and
devotion to every bird that came to feast at her birdfeeders.
She is survived by her sons, Eric Duncan (Gail Wilke) of Sheboygan and Chris Duncan (Donna Graves) of
Berkeley, CA, and her four grandchildren, Alice Duncan-Graves (Cambridge, MA), Abigail Duncan
(Marshfield, VT), Breck Duncan (Philadelphia, PA), and Malcolm Duncan-Graves (Bellingham, WA). She is
also survived by a variety of beloved “four-legged grand pets'' all of whom were prominently featured
on her refrigerator door. She was preceded in death by her parents, her aunts (Alvhild DeLong and Vally
Segerdahl), and her husband (Jan Duncan).
A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, with a brief
memorial service at 2:00 pm at Suchon Funeral Home, 1317 State Road 67, Plymouth, WI 53073. Her
ashes will be buried next to her husband at a family plot in Highland Mills, New York.
The family would like to sincerely thank the wonderful staff of Prairie Crossing (Pine Haven) for making
Stephanie’s transition to her new home so seamless. She spent eight very happy months there and we
were blessed to have so much time with her.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary or Green Bay Botanical
Gardens in her honor.
The Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Plymouth is serving the family. For online
condolences, please visit www.suchonfh.com.