Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Cynthia Sommers

Cynthia Sommers

July 25, 2009

On Saturday, July 25, 2009, the angels came and took Cynthia Sommers of Ripon, to meet her father and brothers in heaven. Our beloved wife, mother, daughter, and friend fought a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Cindy was born on September 10, 1953, in Berlin, the daughter of Carl and Suzanne (Bednarak) Polakowski. She graduated from Berlin High School...

Robert Raymond

Robert Raymond

July 23, 2009

Robert F. Raymond, age 77, of Galena, IL and Green Lake, WI, died July 23, 2009.Bob was born in Escanaba, Michigan on March 28, 1932 to Claude R. and Mary R. Raymond.Following graduation with honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1954, Bob enthusiastically fulfilled his scholarship obligation by serving his country in the US Navy...

Isabelle Zellmer

Isabelle Zellmer

July 23, 2009

Isabelle Zellmer, age 93, of Maplecrest Manor on North Douglas Street in Ripon, died on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at her home with her family at her side. Isabelle was born on March 15, 1916, in Brandon, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harry and Elizabeth (Davis) Giffey. She attended elementary school in the Town of Springvale, and moved to Ripon with...

Mabel Alvin

Mabel Alvin

July 20, 2009

Mabel M. Alvin, age 92, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2009, at Morningside Manor in San Antonio, Texas. Mabel was born on May 25, 1917, in the Town of Brooklyn, the daughter of Harry and Edna (Schultz) Moore. She attended Berlin High School and then married Ervin Alvin. Mabel was...

Alpha Doers

Alpha Doers

July 19, 2009

Alpha M. Doers, age 87, of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Ripon, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2009, in Fort Myers. Alpha was born in Draper, WI, on April 8, 1922, the first daughter of Charles and Hazel (Hubbell) Seng. She graduated from Draper High School and attended Teacher’s College in Ladysmith. On February 14, 1942, she married John...

Nancy Livingston

Nancy Livingston

July 15, 2009

Nancy Livingston, age 86, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Nancy was born on October 9, 1922, in Plainfield, NY, the daughter of Henry and Aleen (Hollenbeck) Wilcox. She received her PhD in education from Cornell University. Nancy married John Livingston in 1953. She was a member of the Ripon...

Gail Gneiser

Gail Gneiser

July 13, 2009

Gail E. (McBrair) Gneiser passed away on Monday, July 13, 2009, at Fond du Lac County Health Care Center, where she had been a resident for 12 years from complications of Huntington’s disease. She was born on November 25, 1937 in Wisconsin Rapids to Charles and Esther (Dunham) McBrair. Gail graduated from Green Lake High School in 1955 and united...

Doris Stracy

Doris Stracy

July 12, 2009

Doris M. Stracy, age 74, of Ripon, passed away on July 12, 2009, at Michalene’s in Ripon, WI. Doris was born on December 11, 1934, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Louis and Jessie (Hazen) Quade. She graduated from Brandon High School and then married Donald Stracy at Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ in Ripon. Doris became a surgical...

Kathleen Kelley-Carlson

Kathleen Kelley-Carlson

July 11, 2009

Kathleen Kelley-Carlson, age 68, of Green Lake, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at Lifecare Hospital of Wisconsin in Pewaukee, WI. Kathleen was born on October 16, 1940, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Sheehan) Kelley. She graduated from Plus High School in Milwaukee and married LeRoy Carlson. Kathleen became Director Commissions of Aging for Green...

Frank Peter

Frank Peter

July 11, 2009

Frank Peter, age 84, of Ripon, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on July 11, 2009, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Frank was born June 3, 1925, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Horacki) Peter. He graduated from Pulaski High School in 1942, in Milwaukee, WI and joined the United States Navy and served in the...

Brian Bugbee

Brian Bugbee

July 8, 2009

Brian W. Bugbee, age 72, of Oshkosh, passed away on July 8, 2009, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. Brian was born on August 4, 1936, in Cold Spring, New York, the son of James and Jane (Pritchard) Bugbee. He graduated from high school and served our country in the Korean War. Brian married Patricia Bleakley in 1963 and...

William Van Lanen

William Van Lanen

July 3, 2009

William Joseph Van Lanen, age 45, of Green Lake, passed away on July 3, 2009. William was born on June 26, 1964, in the City of Green Bay, WI, the son of Donald and Mary (Peters) Van Lanen. He graduated from New Holstein High School and on September 19, 1997, Bill married Luann Marquart at Presentation Church in North Fond...

Nicholas Ripple Jr.

Nicholas Ripple Jr.

June 20, 2009

Nicholas John Ripple Jr., age 68, of Brandon, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at his home with his family at his side. Nicholas was born on May 18, 1941 in Portage, WI, the son of Nicholas J. and Ruby (Bird) Ripple Sr. In October of 1963 he married Sue Anne Beesley. Nicholas worked as a kiln fireman for...

Jean Kolodzik

Jean Kolodzik

June 18, 2009

Jean B. Kolodzik, age 71, of Pickett, passed away on June 18, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI, surrounded by the love of family. Jean was born on March 31, 1938, in the Town of Utica, WI, the daughter of Donald and Bernice (Pugh) Fisher. She graduated from Omro High School and on May 9, 1959, Jean married...

Phyllis Mijatovich

Phyllis Mijatovich

June 16, 2009

Phyllis Ann Mijatovich, 86, of Green Lake, WI and recently of Maplecrest Assisted Living in Ripon, passed away on June 16, 2009, after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was born in Berlin, Wisconsin on July 25, 1922 to Ellis Price Hughes and Rose (Mendleski) Hughes. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1940. On June 26, 1942, she...

Louise Anton

Louise Anton

June 11, 2009

Louise Clara Anton, age 96, of Ripon, passed away on June 11, 2009, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Louise was born on March 13, 1913, in Ripon, the daughter of William and Mary (Born) Anton. She attended Ripon Schools. Louise was a housekeeper for many families and businesses in Ripon and she was a member of Our Saviour’s...

Eleanore Hasselman

Eleanore Hasselman

June 8, 2009

Eleanore A. Hasselman, age 99, passed away on Monday, June 08, 2009, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Eleanore was born on January 8, 1910, in Sauk Center, MN, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Kind) Quade. She graduated from high school and was the founder of PGI formerly known as Protexall. Eleanore married Larry Hasselman in 1957 and...

Bernice "Bee" Fisher

Bernice "Bee" Fisher

June 4, 2009

Bernice “Bee” Fisher, 89, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Webster Manor in Omro. Bee was born on July 26, 1919 in the Town of Utica, WI, the daughter of David Arthur and Clara Desire (Fuller) Pugh. She attended high school in Oshkosh, and in 1937 she married Donald Fisher in Oshkosh. Bee was a...

Elda Bloch

Elda Bloch

May 29, 2009

Elda H. Bloch, age 88, of Ripon, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. Elda was born on October 22, 1920, in Markesan, WI, the daughter of William and Ida (Weis) Hielke. She graduated from Green Lake County Schools and attended Business College. She retired as an office manager from Purdue University. On...

Marvin Oskola

Marvin Oskola

May 19, 2009

Marvin J. Oskola, 84, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Marvin was born in Ripon on April 12, 1925, and raised by Adam and Mary Oskola. He graduated from Ripon High School, and worked as a farmer and carpenter for 44 years. In 1949 he married Lois Wepner in Ripon, and...