Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Clara Mae "Mamie"

Clara Mae "Mamie"

Nov 12, 2024

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Clara Mae “Mamie” Butters, age 88, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Prairie Place in Ripon, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of the late Plin and Mabel (Soules) Caswell, born on September 22, 1936 in Wautoma, Wisconsin. Mamie grew up in Redgranite and at the...

Dorothy Rueger

Dorothy Rueger

Nov 8, 2024

Dorothy Rueger, age 97, of Ripon, WI was called to Christ’s kingdom on Friday, November 8, 2024.

God the Holy Spirit filled our mom’s heart with faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She now sees him face to face. What joy she must have! She shared that love her whole life in both her speech and her actions....

Thomas J. Eberhart

Thomas J. Eberhart

Oct 30, 2024

Thomas J. Eberhart, 84, of Pickett, WI, passed away peacefully at Eden Vista Care Center with family at his side on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

Tom was born on April 16, 1940, to Edward and Venita (Arthurs) Eberhart. On February 7, 1959, he married Joyce Folletz. Tom was self-employed and fondly known as the unofficial Mayor of Pickett. He was the...

Everdine "Dolly" A. Theune

Everdine "Dolly" A. Theune

Oct 30, 2024

Everdine “Dolly” A. Theune, age 93, of Ripon, WI passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Prairie Place in Ripon.

Dolly was born at home in rural Ripon on January 13, 1931, daughter of Herbert and Vida (Wetzel) Liptow. She graduated from Ripon High School. Dolly worked for Van Meter’s as a secretary from 1969 until 1978. She started working...

Bernice J. Dykstra

Bernice J. Dykstra

Oct 30, 2024

Bernice J. Dykstra, age 87, of Ripon, WI passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Prairie Place in Ripon.

Bernice was born in Appleton, WI on June 4, 1937, daughter of Peter and Eleanor (Reuteler) Schmidtfranz. She graduated from Markesan High School. On November 20, 1955 she married Donald E. Dykstra at Peace Lutheran Church in Green Lake, WI. Bernice...

Marlys A. Whitney

Marlys A. Whitney

Oct 25, 2024

Marlys Ann Whitney, age 84, of the Town of Ripon, WI, died Friday, October 25, 2024 at Lutheran Homes & Health Services in Fond du Lac with family by her side.

Marlys was born on January 18, 1940, in the Town of Ripon, the daughter of Walter and Myra (Whiting) Whitney. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1957. Marlys worked...

Nicholas J. Muschal

Nicholas J. Muschal

Oct 21, 2024

Nicholas “Nick” J. Muschal, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 21, 2024 at Ripon Community Hospital.

Nick was born on October 22, 1938, in Chicago, IL, son of Nicholas and Katherine (Marx) Muschal. He graduated from Amundsen High School in Chicago and went on to serve our country in the U.S. Air National Guard. He attended...

Marilyn A. Patrick

Marilyn A. Patrick

Oct 20, 2024

Marilyn A. Patrick, age 87, of Waupun, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, WI.

Marilyn was born at home on January 26, 1937, in Ripon, WI, the fourth child of Emil and Alma (Retzlaff) Stark. She attended school in Ripon and graduated from Ripon High School in 1955. During high...

Mary J. (Kohls) Portz

Mary J. (Kohls) Portz

Oct 20, 2024

Mary Jean (Kohls) Portz, age 80, of Ripon, WI passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at Barrett House in Markesan, WI.

Mary was born in Ripon on October 13, 1944, daughter of George and Doris (Johnson) Kohls. She graduated from Rosendale High School. In 1976 she married Frederick “Fritz" Portz in Clearwater, FL, and he passed away in 2002. Mary...

Jack M. Marshall

Jack M. Marshall

Oct 19, 2024

Jack M. Marshall, age 94, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at his home, with his family by his side.

Jack was born in Racine, WI on October 7, 1930, son of Bob and Wilma (Hansen) Marshall. He graduated form Washington Park High School in Racine, and went on to further his education at Carthage College...

Kenneth A. Beier

Kenneth A. Beier

Oct 16, 2024

Kenneth A. Beier, 95, formerly of Ripon and Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in Lady Lake, FL where he has resided for several years.

Ken, KB, was born six months before Anne Frank, on January 26, 1929, the son of Earl and Pearl (Loechelt) Beier, and was joined by a sister, Charlotte (Wehrmann). He helped his father...

Carolyn C. Brink

Carolyn C. Brink

Oct 11, 2024

Carolyn Christine Aldus Brink, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024.

Carolyn was born June 6, 1940 in Hazelcrest, IL, daughter of Paul and Maytie (Crane) Aldus. Carolyn graduated from Ripon High School and attended Ripon College. She married Stanley Lee Brink, August 23, 1958. She was employed by the Ripon Public School system in several...

Theresa A. Ripple

Theresa A. Ripple

Oct 10, 2024

Theresa “Terri” A. Ripple, age 61, of Ripon, WI passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI with her family by her side.

Terri was born on October 7, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI, daughter of Howard and Patricia (Jezo) Crossman. She graduated high school and went on to work at PGI in...

Halvor C. Erickson

Halvor C. Erickson

Oct 9, 2024

Halvor “Hal” Carl Erickson, age 91 of Markesan, WI passed away on Wednesday October 9, 2024, at Theda Care Medical Center in Berlin, WI. 

Hal was born on June 6, 1933, in Milwaukee WI, son of Harold and Christina (Erdmann) Erickson. He graduated from high school then went on to serve our country in the U.S. Air Force; where he served...

Kerry D. Rothman

Kerry D. Rothman

Oct 4, 2024

Kerry David Rothman, 74, passed away 4th of October 2024 in Omro, WI. 

Kerry was born 18th of October, 1949 in Chicago, IL to Jerome Adolph Rothman and Mildred Esther Rothman (Herskowitz). While his primary career was as a biodmedical engineer for Perkin-Elmer in California, he dedicated his later years to tutoring adults attaining their GEDs; his specialty was math. He...

Paul E. Veleke

Paul E. Veleke

Oct 1, 2024

Paul “Vegus” E. Veleke, age 86, of Ripon, WI joined his loving wife, Marie, in heaven on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, WI, after a brief battle with cancer, with his children by his side.

Paul was born in Fond du Lac on March 7, 1938, son of Herman and Grace (Redeker) Veleke....

Randal L. Block

Randal L. Block

Sep 29, 2024

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Randal L. Block, age 83, of Ripon, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon, with his loving family by his side.

Randy was born in Tomahawk, WI on July 17, 1941, son of Benjamin and Anna (Luckjohn) Block. He graduated from Wittenberg High School and went...

Debra J. Resop

Debra J. Resop

Sep 28, 2024

Debra J. Resop, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, WI, with her family by her side, after a brief battle with cancer.

Debra was born on September 29, 1950, daughter of Donna Wisneski. She grew up and attended school in the Redgranite/Wautoma, WI area and married Eugene...

William H. Hadel

William H. Hadel

Sep 27, 2024

William “Bill” H. Hadel, age 75, of Ripon, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, September 27, 2024 at his home, with his loving family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Bill was born in Berlin, WI on March 6, 1949, son of Robert and Minnie (Boeck) Hadel. He attended Wautoma High School and on July 20, 1968 he...

Michael A. Gorecki

Michael A. Gorecki

Sep 21, 2024

Michael A. Gorecki, age 73, of Adell, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI.

Mike was born in Milwaukee, WI on April 15, 1951, son of Gilbert and Florence (Tetzlaff) Gorecki. He graduated from Milwaukee Boy’s Tech High School and went on to serve our country in the U.S. Air...

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