Obituaries in Ripon, WI

Mar 27, 2001

Margaret Elizabeth Priebe (nee Wellner), 81, of Ripon, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at her home. She was born August 1, 1919, in Wild Rose, a daughter to Henry and Mary (Williams) Wellner. She attended country school. On August 28, 1935, she married Martin H. Priebe at Redgranite. She had lived in the Town of Brooklyn most of her life...

Mar 26, 2001

Susan Radke, 92, formerly of Ripon, died Monday morning, March 26, 2001, in Oshkosh, WI. She was born October 15, 1908, in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter to Stephan and Elizabeth (Fade) Zeaner. She graduated from high school in Brooklyn. On June 2, 1929, she married Edward John Radke in Ozone Park, NY, and they moved to Ripon in 1953. He...

Mar 23, 2001

John R. Wickstrom, 57, of Ripon, WI, died on March 23, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center. John was born August 17, 1943, in Ladysmith, WI, a son to Erwin and Kathryn (Speidel) Wickstrom. On June 22, 1968, he married Joanne Anderegg. He studied at U.W. Stevens Point, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from U.W. Eau Claire....

Mar 21, 2001

John “Dobber” William Dahms, Jr. age 63, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 21, 2001, at Parkview Care Center after a week’s stay. He was born April 12, 1937, in Ripon, the son of John and Marcella (Ryerson) Dahms, Sr. John graduated from Berlin High School and for 35 years had been warehouse foreman for Green Giant in...

Mar 21, 2001

Earl Herman Berndt, age 81, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. He was born September 15, 1919, in Ripon, a son to Herman and Florence (Gatzke) Berndt. He attended Ripon school and served our country during WWII for the U.S. Army. Earl married Ellen Lucille Zeckser on December 25, 1945, and...

Mar 21, 2001

Aurea Gavilan-Rodriguez, age 75, Green Lake, WI, died March 21, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. She was born November 11, 1925, in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, a daughter to Gregorio and Angela (Vega) Gavilan. She attended high school at Juana Diaz. On May 2, 1953, she married and became a housewife. Aurea has resided in Santurce, Puerto Rico,...

Mar 16, 2001

Beatrice A. Sandberg, age 88, of the American House of Ripon, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center. Beatrice was born December 26, 1912, in Troy, MT, a daughter to John and Tillie (Christenson) Lynch, Sr. She was educated in St. Paul, MN, and married Victor Sandberg on December 16, 1938. She was a housewife and a member...

Mar 15, 2001

Richard “Dick” “Slim” Erdmann, age 75, formerly of Ripon, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at Clearview Long Term Care and Rehab in Juneau. He was born May 20, 1925, in Ripon, a son to Emil and Clara (Serrahn) Erdmann. He was baptized, confirmed and a lifelong member of Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ in Ripon. He attended rural school...

Mar 12, 2001

Mar 5, 2001

Donna Jean Wetzel, age 48, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Monday morning, March 5, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born November 23, 1952, in Ripon, the daughter of Elton R. and Roselyn (Hoffman) Wetzel. She was educated in Ripon and graduated from Ripon Senior High School in 1971. Donna was a self-employed artist, and had lived in Ripon most of...

Mar 1, 2001

Leonard Theodore “Hamie” Hamberger, 75, of Ripon, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born March 16, 1925, in Ripon, a son to Theodore and Helen (Keehi) Hamberger. After attending Ripon High School, Leonard served his country during WWll in the US Army. He held the rank of Private First Class in the 69th Chemical Warfare...

Feb 28, 2001

Loretta Albright, 88, formerly of Ripon, died Wednesday, February 28, 2001, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon.She was born September 18, 1912, in the Township of Rosendale, a daughter to Herman and Minnie (Dumdie) Huth. Loretta attended rural school, and on January 29, 1941, she married Louis Albright. As well as being a housewife, she served school hot lunches at...

Feb 28, 2001

DuWayne R. Meilahn, 81, formerly of Oshkosh, passed away on Wednesday morning February 28, 2001, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.DuWayne was born on June 1, 1919, in Fond du Lac County the son of Evaline Meilahn. He attended Ripon Country school, Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac, and graduated from Oshkosh Teacher College. DuWayne was a High School English...

Feb 28, 2001

Anona Haberkorn Teska, age 95, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday, February 28, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center. Anona was born on July 11, 1905 in South Byron, WI the eldest child of Otto and Adela (Timm) Haberkorn. She attended grade school in South Byron and high school in Fond du Lac and Milwaukee, graduating from North Division High School in...

Feb 16, 2001

Gertrude Wesner, age 92, formerly of Green Lake, died Friday, February 16, 2001, at Parkview Care Center.She was born April 8, 1908, in Columbia Co., a daughter to Fred and Caroline Laun. After high school, she attended St. Agnes School of Nursing in Fond du Lac. Gertrude was then a registered nurse, and provided private nursing care for people on...

Feb 12, 2001

Stanley Kwiatkoske, 67, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Monday, February 12, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born February 25, 1933, in Ripon, the son of Mike and Alice (Prellwitz) Kwiatkoske. He was educated in Ripon and graduated from Ripon High School. On January 9, 1965, he married Darlene Giese. Stan worked in maintenance at the A.F.K. Corp. in Ripon for...

Feb 9, 2001

Eleanor Dolske, 78, of Green Lake, died on Friday, February 9, 2001, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon.Eleanor was born June 13, 1922, in Green Lake, a daughter to Thomas J. (Tom) and Ceclia (Naparralla) Dolske. She graduated from Green Lake High School in 1940, and was employed at Fries Apparel Shop, Ripon, as a Manager/Clerk for many years. She...

Feb 7, 2001

James Earnest Baker, 80, of Ripon (Green Lake) passed away on February 7, 2001, at his home.Born on January 13, 1921, James was the son of Roy P. and Elsie May (Faires) Baker in Indianapolis, IN. He graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. In 1949 he married Shirley May Madsen in Oak Park, IL. They made their...

Feb 7, 2001

Helen Janke Leathart, 89, formerly of Green Lake, died Wednesday, February 7, 2001 in Orange Park, FL.She was born in Waukegan, IL on May 9, 1911 at home on LowAvenue. She attended Waukegan schools, graduating from Waukegan Township High School in 1929. In 1933 she married George Leathart at St. Annestasia Church, where she was a long-time member. Helen worked...

Feb 5, 2001

Mary Bishop (Stearns) Hinds, age 76, of Ripon, was called to eternal life on Monday evening, February 5, 2001, at the Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.She was born March 20, 1924, in the Town of Byron, the daughter of Benjamin and Matilda Jane (Lovejoy) Stearns. She received her early education in rural Brandon and graduated from Brandon...