Obituaries in Ripon, WI

May 17, 2008

Adelaide B. Oskola, age 79, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. Adelaide was born on December 10, 1928, in Berlin, WI, the daughter of Michael and Bernice (Hielsberg) Krinke. On July 26, 1958, she married Louis Oskola in Ripon. She was a housewife and a member of Hillside Assembly Church in Ripon....

May 16, 2008

Leona M. Hildebrandt Sharp, age 95, formerly of Ripon, died on May 16, 2008, at the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home in Fond du Lac. Leona was born on October 9, 1912, in Green Lake County, the daughter of Gustav and Anna Marie (Pollesch) Hildebrandt. She graduated from Ripon High School and Oshkosh Business College. Leona worked at the Advertisers,...

May 15, 2008

Jack A. Hammer, age 61, Ripon, died at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, on May 15, 2008. Jack was born on August 13, 1946 the son of Clarence and Harriet (Haffner) Hammer. He moved to Ripon 17 years ago and worked for International Paper in Fond du Lac as coordinator/supervisor. Jack enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include, his children, Lori (Joe)...

May 11, 2008

Phyllis Asplund Laper, age 86, of Ripon, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. Phyllis was born on August 14, 1921 on the Friberg Family Farm in Florence, WI, the daughter of Sigfred and Edith (Friberg) Asplund. Phyllis graduated from Florence High School and went on to graduate from Whitewater State...

May 3, 2008

Beverly Lucille Therrian, age 75, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.Beverly was born on August 11, 1932, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Martin and Loretta (Hoft) Fischer. She attended Girls Tech School in Milwaukee, and in 1975 married Floyd Therrian in Hubertus, WI. A devoted wife and mother, Beverly always attended...

May 1, 2008

Bernice E. Warren, age 82, of Fond du Lac, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.Bernice was born on December 5, 1925, in Green Lake County, the daughter of Henry and Laura (Hanneman) Schimmel. She graduated from Brandon High School, and on June 19, 1946, married Franklin “Butch” Warren in Fairwater. Bernice...

May 1, 2008

Raymond “Ray” H. Harms, age 86, of Ripon, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center.Ray was born on the family farm on August 23, 1921, a son to Frederick and Rosetta (Zank) Harms. He graduated from Ripon High School, and on April 7, 1945, Ray married Arlynn Eimermann. He was an avid farmer who was very proud...

April 29, 2008

Arthur “Art” O. Schmuhl, age 85, of Markesan, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah.Art was born on October 30, 1922, the son of Oscar and Helen (Bierman) Schmuhl. He graduated from Brandon High School in 1941. On December 2, 1950, Art married Marjorie Lange at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Brandon. Together, the...

April 29, 2008

Wilbert Radke, age 94, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Juliet Manor in Berlin.Wilbert was born on July 27, 1913, in Ripon, the son of Albert and Laura (Dreisner) Radke. A devout Christian, he was baptized and later confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon, which is currently called Our Saviour’s United Church of...

April 28, 2008

Dorothy Flanagan, age 89, of Oshkosh, passed away on April 28, 2008, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh.Dorothy was born on February 18, 1919, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Thomas and Ruby (Fisher) Jones. She graduated from Oshkosh High School, and then went on to attend both the Oshkosh State Teacher’s College and Oshkosh Business College. After receiving her degree,...

April 28, 2008

Richard Edwin Mueller, age 74, of Green Lake, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Richard was born on May 25, 1933, in Milwaukee, the son of Louis and Violet (Ahlswede) Mueller. He has a star shortstop at Boys Tech High School, and continued his education at various colleges and advanced education programs. Early...

April 24, 2008

Irene Street, age 95, formerly of Ripon, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Omro Care Center. Irene was born on May 27, 1912, in the Town of Mecan, Marquette County, WI, the daughter of Theodore A. and Emilla (Oelke) Stibb. She graduated high school, and on April 15, 1931, married Walter Street. Irene was a devoted housewife and...

April 22, 2008

Ethel Chipman, age 89, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Ethel was born on May 10, 1918, in Albion, Michigan, the daughter of Arthur and Elsie (Jonas) Wendt. She came to Ripon at the age of 22 months, when her parents died from the flu and she lived with...

April 15, 2008

Ralph Robert Liptow, Sr., age 85, of Ripon, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, with his family at his side.Ralph was born on September 9, 1922, in Ripon, the son of Elmer and Ida (Quast) Liptow. He attended Ripon High School, and on January 15, 1943, Ralph married Arlene Genevieve Wiese in Fond du Lac. He...

April 11, 2008

Ronald Jalmar Benson, 52, of Skunk Hollow Road, Ripon, died Friday, April 11, 2008 at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Ron was born in Neenah, WI on January 19, 1956, the son of Arthur R. and Tessa (Waite) Benson. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He moved to Ripon and worked at Bemis in...

April 9, 2008

Sharel Pamenter, 61, of Princeton, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Sunny View Health Care Center, Princeton.Sharel was born in Genoa City, WI, on December 7, 1947, the daughter of Ivan and Ella Mae (Corey) Reed. She graduated from Markesan High School and worked at Ripon Area Service Center in Ripon as an assembler. Sharel was a member...

April 5, 2008

Lloyd Roger Smith, Jr., age 68, formerly of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the home of his brother after a short battle with cancer.Lloyd was born on October 3, 1939, in Spencer, WI, the son of Lloyd Sr. and Marcella (Mellenthin) Smith. He attended school in Columbus, WI, and then completed his education...

April 4, 2008

Carol Emily Kesich, age 53, of Ripon, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 4, 2008, with her family at her side.Carol was born on December 7, 1954, in Waupun, the daughter of Francis and Florence (Elvers) (Hoddinott) Derber. She graduated from Ripon High School, and on September 1, 1973, married Donald Joseph Kesich at Our Saviour’s Church...

April 2, 2008

Frederick Rueping IV, age 82, of Green Lake, passed away on April 2, 2008, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah.Frederick was born on July 10, 1925, in Fond du Lac, the son of Frederick Rueping III and Virgilia (Fox) Rueping. Fred graduated from Northwestern Military Academy High School in Lake Geneva, WI. He entered the military during WWII in...

March 26, 2008