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Supporting individuals, families, and communities through the end-of-life journey

What We Do

SERVICES WE OFFER

UPCOMING Death CaféS

A Death Café is a FREE gathering for people of all ages to normalize discussion about death and dying, life and living, and everything in between. There are snacks!

July 18, 2026

Death Café at Bay View Branch Library

1:00pm

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3:00pm

2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave Milwaukee, WI 53207

Event Details

July 18, 2026

Death Café at Bay View Branch Library

A Death Café is a FREE gathering for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying. The goal is to support each other in n...

Event Details

1:00pm

-

3:00pm

2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave Milwaukee, WI 53207

July 21, 2026

Death Café at Martin Luther King Branch Library

5:30pm

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7:30pm

2901 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212

Event Details

July 21, 2026

Death Café at Martin Luther King Branch Library

A Death Café is a FREE gathering for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying. The goal is to support each other in n...

Event Details

5:30pm

-

7:30pm

2901 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212

July 24, 2026

Death Café at Horizon Home Care & Hospice (Main Office)

4:00pm

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6:00pm

11002 W Park Pl ace Milwaukee, WI 53224

Event Details

July 24, 2026

Death Café at Horizon Home Care & Hospice (Main Office)

A Death Café is a FREE gathering for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying. The goal is to support each other in n...

Event Details

4:00pm

-

6:00pm

11002 W Park Pl ace Milwaukee, WI 53224

August 4, 2026

Death Café at East Branch Branch Library

1:00pm

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3:00pm

2320 N Cramer St Milwaukee, WI 53211

Event Details

August 4, 2026

Death Café at East Branch Branch Library

A Death Café is a FREE gathering for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying. The goal is to support each other in n...

Event Details

1:00pm

-

3:00pm

2320 N Cramer St Milwaukee, WI 53211

August 8, 2026

Death Café at Bay View Branch Library

1:00pm

-

3:00pm

2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave Milwaukee, WI 53207

Event Details

August 8, 2026

Death Café at Bay View Branch Library

A Death Café is a FREE gathering for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying. The goal is to support each other in n...

Event Details

1:00pm

-

3:00pm

2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave Milwaukee, WI 53207

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Who We Are

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Martha Badger

Gil-Marie Janssen

Gil-Marie Janssen

 Martha Badger lives and works in Bay View, Milwaukee. A registered nurse for over 30 years and a Reiki Master for 20, she completed her End-of-Life Doula training through 

The Dying Year. 


Martha is passionate about raising community awareness regarding end-of-life doula work, advance care planning, and meaningful, sustainable end-of-life rituals.



Photo of Gil-Marie Janssen

Gil-Marie Janssen

Gil-Marie Janssen

Gil-Marie Janssen

Gil-Marie Janssen lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. She is a retired school counselor and volunteers at hospices.  Gil completed her End-of-Life Doula trainings with the Conscious Dying Institute and Village Deathcare. 


 Gil is passionate about normalizing conversations about death, which is an important part of life, and providing compassionate care.


Memberships & Certifications

After Death Care Educator Proficiency Badge

Communities we serve









Brown Deer

Cedarburg

Cudahy

Glendale

Granville

Greendale

Greenfield

Fox Point


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Franklin

Hales Corners

Lakefield

Milwaukee

Mequon

Oak Creek

River Hills

Shorewood











South Milwaukee

St Francis

Thiensville

Wauwatosa

West Allis

West Milwaukee

Whitefish Bay

The Death Deck Corner

How are you processing death this week?

How do you live with the knowledge that your life will end one day?


www.thedeathdeck.com

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AS SEEN ON TV, PUBLIC RADIO, THE NEWSPAPEr

July 13, 2026

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Newspaper)

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July 13, 2026

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Newspaper)

Death doulas give support, peace, meaning at the end

November 18, 2025

Wisconsin Public Radio (WUWM 89.7)

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November 18, 2025

Wisconsin Public Radio (WUWM 89.7)

Grief, death, and the doulas who help you through it

September 19, 2025

What's Brewing Wisconsin (TMJ4 TV)

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September 19, 2025

What's Brewing Wisconsin (TMJ4 TV)

Death doulas offering comfort, gentle guides, and conversations

Death is not the opposite of life but a part of it.


Haruki Murakami

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