Obituaries in Ripon, WI

December 23, 2005

December 18, 2005

Anita Marie Fuerst, age 90, died peacefully and quietly in her sleep at Rolling Meadows Nursing Home in Fond du Lac, WI, early Sunday morning, December 18, 2005. Anita was born September 12, 1915, in the Village of Germantown, WI, the daughter of the late Albert and Ida (Kohlwey) Greuel. She spent her early years in West Bend and graduated...

December 17, 2005

David A. Steffen, age 49, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2005, at his home at N7744 Radio Road, Town of Ripon. He was born May 3, 1956, in Fond du Lac, the son of Alfred J. and Margaret (Steen) Steffen. He graduated from high school and attended two years at UW Fond du Lac Extension in Fond du Lac. Dave...

December 14, 2005

Sylvia H. Kuehn, age 99, of 50 Wolverton Ave. Ripon, died Wednesday morning, December 14, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Sylvia was born on May 5, 1906 in Eldorado, WI the daughter of William and Willimena (Luebke) Kuhnz. She attended school in Eldorado. She was married to Howard Kroll from 1923 until the time of his death...

December 12, 2005

June Lucille Behnke (nee Giese), 77, of 1002 Thomas St, Ripon, passed away Monday night, December 12, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born September 20, 1928, in Menominee, MI, the daughter of Lloyd and Lucille (Noll) Giese. June graduated from high school in Menominee. On July 1, 1950, she married Jerome Behnke. She was a homemaker,...

December 10, 2005

Ronald Lee Halverson, 39, formerly of Vermillion, SD, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2005, at his residence in Ripon, WI. He was born February 26, 1966, in Vermillion, the son of Walter and Lola (Armstrong) Halverson. Ronald was a drill press operator at Magnum Products, LLC in Berlin, WI. Services will be held in Vermillion and burial will be in...

December 4, 2005

Eloise (Weckwerth) Nummerdor (nee Ziesmer), age 86, formerly of Ripon, passed away Sunday evening, December 4, 2005, at The Gardens of Green Lake Manor in Green Lake. She was born June 21, 1919, the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Granger) Ziesmer. Eloise graduated from Markesan High School, and on January 10, 1942, she married Bernard Weckwerth at her family home....

December 3, 2005

Otto Bloch, 91, 530 N. Union Street, Ripon, WI, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2005 at Ripon Medical Center. He was born October 28, 1914 in Green Lake, WI, a son to Gottlieb and Amelia (Weiss) Bloch. Otto attended school at Peace Lutheran in Green Lake. He served in the U.S. Army as a tank driver from March 21, 1942...

November 30, 2005

Barnette (Betty) Marie Wagner (nee Arndt), age 90, of 418 Walker Ave., Green Lake, passed away Wednesday morning, November 30, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon under Hospice care. She was born August 28, 1915, in home in the town of Dupont, WI, the daughter of John B. and Mary (Gruenstern) Arndt. She received her education in Marion,...

November 29, 2005

Oleen B. Amsden, 90, 517 Newbury St, #309, Ripon, passed away Tuesday morning, November 29, 2005 at her residence. She was born July 29, 1915, in Marion, IN, a daughter to Robert and Hazel (Druckemiller) Stewart. Oleen was a graduate of Libby High School, Toledo, OH.She was the church secretary for Faith Community Church in Toledo, OH for 21 years....

November 29, 2005

John Scholetzky, Jr., age 72, of 414 Walker Ave., Green Lake, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at Zoblocki V.A. Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born September 27, 1933, in New York, NY, a son to John and Olga (Buckhowski) Scholetzky. He received his education at RCA Institute in NY. He served his country in the U.S. Army from...

November 28, 2005

W. G. “Van” VandeStreek, age 72, passed away Monday morning, November 28, 2005, at his home on Heritage Dr., Green Lake, under the care of Affinity Hospice. He was born March 11, 1933, in Alto, a son to Marie and Garret VandeStreek. He graduated from Waupun High School, and attended the Art Institute in Chicago and Art School in Los...

November 26, 2005

Leone Marie Hoffman, 101, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, November 26 2005, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. She was born May 22, 1904, on a farm in the Town of Ripon, one of 7 children of William and Marie (Heidtman) Hoffman. Leone was a graduate of Ripon High School in 1922 and Ripon College in 1926, with...

November 23, 2005

Eileen Marquardt, age 85, of Princeton, died on November 23, 2005 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. Eileen was born on February 8, 1920 to Reinhold and Dora (Reetz) Dumke in the Township of St. Marie. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Princeton. Eileen graduated from Princeton High School and attended a...

November 23, 2005

Ella Mae Jane (nee Hielsberg) Wizner, age 87, of Amherst, OH died peacefully on November 23, 2005 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. She was born December 9, 1917 the daughter of Frank and Ella (Schindleholz) Hielsberg. Ella Mae married Duke Wizner on November 24, 1938 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Ripon, WI. Ella Mae worked for the Green Giant...

November 21, 2005

Leonard Isadore Darnick, 80, of 602 Halbert St, Green Lake, died on Monday evening, November 21, 2005, at Sunnyview Rehab & Health Center in Princeton. Leonard was born on April 4, 1925, in Green Lake Co., the son of Theodore and Agnes (Maslowski) Darnick. He attended Spring Brook School, and in July of 1948, he married the late Shirley Erickson....

November 18, 2005

Robert Alan Biedron, age 51, passed away Friday, November 18, 2005, in Slinger, WI. He was born June 7, 1954, in Ohio, the son of Edward and Helen Biedron. Following high school graduation, he obtained a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He was employed as a buyer for Astronautics Corp. of America, and held sales positions with...

November 17, 2005

Beverly M. Kehlenbrink, 77, of Markesan Resident Home, Markesan, passed away on November 17, 2005 with her family at her side. Beverly was born on October 28, 1928, the daughter of Ivan and Rosable (Forster) Von Berg in West Allis, WI. She graduated from Nathan Hale High School, and on October 7, 1950 she married George Kehlenbrink. Beverly was a...

November 16, 2005

Arleen Emilie Sherwood, 83, of 662 Emerson St, Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Ripon Medical Center. Arleen was born on January 25, 1922 the daughter of Ferdinand and Elsa (Wepner) Sommerfeldt in Ripon. She graudated from Ripon High School and married Sidney L. Sherwood on August 31, 1946. Arleen was a homemaker and worked at Ripon...

November 16, 2005

Raymond Edward Piper, 81, of 635 Hall St., Ripon, passed away Wednesday morning, November 16, 2005, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born August 28, 1924, in Chicago, IL, a son to Carl and Dora (Bode) Pieper. Raymond graduated from Chicago High School. He served his country in the Navy from 1942-1945, and received the Purple Heart. He was a...