Johnsonville Sausage co-founder, U.P. native, dies at 96

Johnsonville Sausages are a favorite across the U.P., for the company’s ties to the U.P. and Wisconsin. Founder Alice Stayer, born in the Keweenaw, died this week after a remarkable life.

Excerpt: Alice B. Stayer, co-founder of Johnsonville Sausage and the driving force behind the company’s creation, died Saturday in Naples, Fla. She was 96.

Ralph C. Stayer, Alice’s son, said his mother’s gifts were many.

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Source: Green Bay Press Gazette