Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Arleen Sherwood

Arleen Sherwood

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...

Raymond Piper

Raymond Piper

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...

Eunice Schultz

Eunice Schultz

November 16, 2005

Eunice Schultz, 80, of Black Earth, WI, formerly of Ripon, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 16. 2005, at Heartland Country Village. Eunice was born June 21, 1925, in Ripon, a daughter of Harvey & Lorena (King) Fenner. She was one of 3 children. On March 24, 1944, she married Harold Schultz. They had a loving marriage for over 43...

Thomas Kinas

Thomas Kinas

November 13, 2005

Thomas David Kinas, 77, of Green Lake, passed away Sunday evening, November 13, 2005, at the Ripon Medical Center, Ripon after a long struggle with leukemia.He was born April 18, 1928, in Appleton, the son of Oswald and Virginia (Johnson) Kinas. Tom graduated from Green Lake High School, attended UW-Madison, graduated from Wisconsin Institute of Tech of Platteville, and received...

Elizabeth Gatzke

Elizabeth Gatzke

November 11, 2005

Elizabeth Jane Mary Gatzke, 81, of Ripon, passed away Friday, November 11, 2005, at Ripon Medical Center. Betty was born August 19, 1924, in Merrill, WI, the daughter of William and Margret (Duzinske) Wepner. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On December 22, 1945, she married Arden Gatzke at the church parsonage in Ripon. Betty worked for Dr....

Shirley Hayes

Shirley Hayes

November 7, 2005

Shirley J. Hayes, 77, of Hillside Terrace, Ripon, passed away Monday evening, November 7, 2005, at the Markesan Resident Home in Markesan with her children by her side. She was born October 25, 1928, in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Clarence and Margaret (Durrenfeld) Swanson. Shirley was a graduate of Ellsworth High School and the UW-Wisconsin at River Falls....

Sherman Kuharske

Sherman Kuharske

November 6, 2005

Sherman Guy Kuharske, 95, formerly of Ripon, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 6, 2005, at Tower View Villa in Rosendale. He was born October 26, 1910, in the Town of Utley, Green Lake Co., a son to Victor Felix and Lura May (Lamond) Kuharske. Sherman was a graduate of Ripon High School. He served in the 5th Army Air Corps,...

Ruth Riemer

Ruth Riemer

November 5, 2005

Ruth D. Riemer, age 81, of Mukwonago, passed away Friday, November 4, 2005, at her home. She was born May 11, 1924, in Rush Lake, WI, the daughter of Albert and Dorothy (Butzin) Lueck. Ruth was educated in the Ripon schools. On May 16, 1942 she married Edward Riemer. Ruth was a housewife. She was a member of Our Saviour’s...

Alfred Grams

Alfred Grams

October 31, 2005

Alfred Emil Grams, 95, of 80 Tabbert Ave., Ripon, died Monday evening, October 31, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center, Ripon. Alfred was born June 9, 1910, in the township of Berlin, the son of Herman and Elsie (Abel) Grams. He was educated in the Berlin and Rush Lake Public Schools. He ran a rural delivery bakery route for Blake’s...

Sanford Hahn

Sanford Hahn

October 31, 2005

Sanford Hahn, age 98, formerly of Green Lake, passed away early Monday morning, October 31, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. He was born April 10, 1907, in Ripon. He received his education in Ripon. On November 1, 1930, he married Freida Bertha Hoffman. For most of his life, Sanford had been a baker at Rich’s Bakery in...

Bonnie Howell

Bonnie Howell

October 29, 2005

Bonnie L Howell, age 54, of Ripon passed away Saturday October 29, 2005 at her home. She was born December 8, 1950, in Kewaunee, WI, the daughter of Clifford and Laverne (Peterson) Baye. Bonnie was educated in Kewaunee High School, School of Nursing at Oshkosh, and Marion College. On September 1, 1972, she married James Howell. They were happily married...

Harvey Zellmer

Harvey Zellmer

October 29, 2005

Harvey O. Zellmer, age 86, of 504 Russell Dr. Ripon, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2005, at Ripon Medical Center. Earlier in the day, he fulfilled his wish to spend his last hours with several close relatives.He was born October 22, 1919, in Princeton, WI, the son of Otto and Lena (Kohnke) Zellmer. Harvey was educated in Princeton. On November...

Agnes Rohloff

Agnes Rohloff

October 22, 2005

Agnes M. Rohloff, age 99, Ripon, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 22, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. She was born May 19, 1906, in Union Grove, a daughter to John and Minnie (Sogard) Larsen. Agnes graduated from Union Grove High School. She received one year of schooling at Kenosha County Normal School in Racine, and taught in...

Mark Miller

Mark Miller

October 19, 2005

Mark D. Miller, age 46, of Kahl Rd, Markesan, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, October 19, 2005, at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. He was born April 15, 1959, in Concorde, MA, the son of Ernest and Mona Fay (Anderson) Miller. Mark was educated in West Fargo High School and North Dakota School of Science, Wahpeton, ND. On October 18, 1980,...

Florence Chaffin

Florence Chaffin

October 19, 2005

Florence Chaffin, age 90, formerly of Ripon, passed away October 19, 2005, in Madison where she had lived this past year. She was born December 4, 1914, in Ripon on the family farm, the daughter of William and Mary (Heiman) Beier. She graduated from Ripon High School. She married James Chaffin, also of rural Ripon, on June 8, 1935. Together...

William Martz

William Martz

October 17, 2005

William John Martz, age 76, of 618 Sunset Circle, Ripon, passed away Monday evening, October 17, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. He was born December 5, 1928, in Yonkers, New York, a son to Maurice and Hazel (Bannon) Martz. He received a BA from Rochester University, MA from Northwestern University and a PhD from Yale University. Until...

Helen Berndt

Helen Berndt

October 16, 2005

Helen Emma (Klitzke) Berndt, age 101, of Ripon, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 16, 2005, at Fountain View Care Center, Ripon. She was born on April 28, 1904, in Ripon, a daughter to Henry August and Emma (Martin) Klitzke. Helen was educated in Ripon, and graduated in 1926 from Ripon College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was a...

Marguerite Craig

Marguerite Craig

October 16, 2005

Marguerite Steele Craig, 99, of Ripon, Wisconsin, died Sunday October 16, 2005 at the Fountain View Care Center, Ripon. Marguerite was born in Ripon on June 17, 1906. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1926 and attended Ripon College. She was a very pleasant person who was always ready to laugh. She taught piano, played the Barton as background...

Nancy Kirtland

Nancy Kirtland

October 16, 2005

Nancy F. Kirtland, 67, of 550 N. Douglas St., Ripon, passed away Sunday evening, October 16, 2005, at her home after a long battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by friends and family. She was born in Melrose Park, IL on July 15, 1938, a daughter to William and Phillis (Tansley) Liptow. She was a...

Vivian Feder

Vivian Feder

October 4, 2005

Vivian Feder, 81, Ripon, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at her residence, Hilltop Manor. She was born September 25, 1924, in Eldorado, the daughter of Carl and Matilda Gitzel. She married Oswald Feder October 28, 1944. He preceded her in death April 17, 1991. She was formerly employed by Fabriko of Green Lake....