Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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George Watson

George Watson

Jun 2, 2000

George Samuel Watson, age 82, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday evening June 2, 2000, at Ripon Medical Center. George was born the son of Minnie (Meyer) Watson on February 10, 1918, in Milwaukee, WI. He lived in Geneva, IL and attended school there. On September 19, 1940, he married Lois Jean Leach. George was in the U.S....

Doris Meyer

Doris Meyer

May 30, 2000

Doris Lorraine Meyer, age 76, of the Town of Ripon, WI, went to join her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Tuesday afternoon, May 30, 2000, at her home after a short, courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 13, 1924, in Duluth, MN, a daughter to Fritz and Florence (Watts) Eichstedt. Doris was a 1942, graduate of Ripon and...

William Wepner

William Wepner

May 28, 2000

William (Bill) H. Wepner Jr., age 76, of Green Bay, WI, formerly of Ripon, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. William was born October 8, 1923 in Waupaca, WI, a son to William H. Sr. and Mary (Taggart) Wepner. He graduated from Ripon High School and farmed in the Markesan area. On February 23, 1946,...

Irene Norris

Irene Norris

May 27, 2000

Irene Bernice Frei Norris, age 91, of American House in Ripon, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. Irene was born January 14, 1909, in Fairwater, the daughter of Louise and Ferdinand Frei. She graduated from Brandon High School and Oshkosh Business School. She married Harold A. Norris on August 21, 1931, who preceded her in death in...

Chris Belau

Chris Belau

May 19, 2000

Chris Henry Belau, age 50, of Ripon, WI, died Friday, May 19, 2000, at his home. He was born August 9, 1949, in Oshkosh, a son to Norman and Orleen (Klingbeil) Belau. Chris graduated from Ripon High School and attended MPTC in Fond du Lac. On April 20, 1974, he married Beverly Jodarski at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Berlin. Chris...

Francis "Toots" Darnick

Francis "Toots" Darnick

May 18, 2000

Francis “Toots” Darnick, age 81, formerly of Green Lake, died Thursday morning, May 18, 2000, at Parkview Care Center Ripon.He was born January 29, 1919, in the Town of Brooklyn, the son of Ted and Agnes (Malowski) Darnick. He attended country school at Spring Brook in the Town of Bluffton. He was married to his first wife, Agnes until she...

Raymond Schliepp

Raymond Schliepp

May 16, 2000

Raymond H. Schliepp, age 77, of Ripon, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born February 16, 1923, in Fond du Lac, a son to Albert and Emma (Schrader) Schliepp. He attended Richford Grade School. Raymond served his country during WWII from 1943-1945, and received a Purple Heart for being wounded in action. He was a...

Delila Grams

Delila Grams

May 8, 2000

Delila Marie Grams, 85, of Parkview Care Center, Ripon, passed away Monday, May 8, 2000, at Ripon Medical Center after several years of illnesses.She was born on January 30, 1915, in the town of Eldorado to the late Henry and Amelia Patt Dunn. She was a 1932, graduate of Rosendale High School. She worked at Blake’s Bakery, Ripon, before she...

Gordon Berg

Gordon Berg

May 8, 2000

Gordon C. Berg, age 89, of Ripon, died Monday, May 8, 2000, at the American House of Ripon where he has lived since January of this year.He was born April 21, 1911, in Minnesota, a son to William and Amelia (Lamonska) Berg. He attended country school and graduated from Markesan High School. Gordon farmed with his father until 1948. He...

Roy Kallio

Roy Kallio

Apr 27, 2000

Roy E. Kallio, 75, of Ripon, died Thursday, April 27, 2000, at Parkview Care Center after a Iengthly illness.He was born June 10, 1924, in Iron Co., Ml, the 2nd son of Henry Kallio (aka: Wiljo Heikki Ritakallio) and Lydia Maki Kallio (aka: Lyyti Euhfemia Teivaanmaki). He was educated in Alpha, Ml schools, Gogebic Jr. College, Ironwood, Ml, Gradwahl School...

Emily Copack

Emily Copack

Apr 26, 2000

Emily M. Copack, 84, formerly of Chicago, IL, died Wednesday evening, April 26, 2000, at Markesan Resident Home.She was born in Chicago on November 4, 1915, a daughter to Valentine and Mary Kovac. She worked as an assistant nurse in the medical department of Joanna Western Mills in Chicago for 34 years. On May 19, 1934, she married Michael E....

Nancy Stein

Nancy Stein

Apr 25, 2000

Nancy Nash Stein was born at the home of her parents, Stuart B. Nash and Florence S. Nash on July 19, 1922. She died on Tuesday, April 25, 2000.Nancy Nash Stein was raised in Ripon, and educated in the Ripon School System. She graduated from Kern per Hall Preparatory School in 1940, and from the Dennison University in 1944.She was...

Herbert  "Herb" Grams

Herbert "Herb" Grams

Apr 25, 2000

Herbert “Herb” Leonard Grams, 88, of Ripon, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2000, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon, from cancer.Herb was born February 29, 1912, in the Town of Berlin, to the late Herman and Elsie (Abel) Grams. He attended Rush Lake and Berlin Schools. He married Delila M. Dunn on October 16, 1937, in the Town of Eldorado....

Alfred Schwarze

Alfred Schwarze

Apr 24, 2000

Alfred Schwarze, 94, of Ripon, died Monday, April 24, 2000, at Parkview Care Center after a short stay.He was born October 12, 1905, in Pearl City, IL, a son to Conrad and Gertrude (Skeen) Schwarze. He married Anna Freitag and she passed away on August 10, 1967. Alfred had been a woodworker at Buckstaff in Oshkosh. He was a member...

Paul Swalm

Paul Swalm

Apr 23, 2000

Paul Jacob Swalm, age 91, of Ripon, father of Lois Weiske and father-in-law of Kermit “Doc” Weiske, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born July 1, 1908, in Tremont, PA, a son to Ezra and Laura Jane (Schraeder) Schwalm. He changed his name earlier in life to Swalm because there were so many Schwalm’s in his...

Stella Gomoll

Stella Gomoll

Apr 21, 2000

Stella M. Gomoll, age 90, formerly of Ripon, passed away Friday, April 21, 2000 at University Hospital, Madison.Stella spent her last hours surrounded with love. Tina Gomoll, O’uma Toon and Elsteth Krisor, attended her, singing her favorite hymns and telling stories of how she touched their lives as she moved through the darkness of the night into the light everlasting....

Charles Mason

Charles Mason

Apr 21, 2000

Charles LeRoy Mason, 78, of Ripon, died Friday, April 21, 2000, at his home.Born on October 19, 1921, the son of Arthur LeRoy and Gwendolyn Lewis Mason in Ripon. Charles married Jean Kosanke on November 17, 1943, and was a life-long Member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ripon where he served on the Vestry, was a Junior Warden, and...

Lucille Miller

Lucille Miller

Apr 20, 2000

Lucille F. Miller, age 92, died Thursday, April 20, 2000, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon.She was born June 20, 1907, in Fond du Lac, a daughter to William and Clara (Meilahn) Zahn. She attended Fletcher Rural School near Pickett, and was confirmed on March 25, 1923, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Our Saviour’s UCC) in Ripon. On June 4,...

Ruby Anklam

Ruby Anklam

Apr 19, 2000

Ruby M. Anklam, age 89, died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.She was born June 18, 1910, in the Town of Nekimi, a daughter to Joseph and Louisa (Tigert) Lyness. She attended a rural school. On June 10, 1931, she married Harry Emil Anklam in Pickett. Ruby was a self-employed painter and wallpaper hanger, and had lived...

Leonard Buchholz

Leonard Buchholz

Apr 18, 2000

Leonard A. Buchholz, age 91, of Ripon, died Tuesday afternoon, April 18, 2000, at his home.He was born August 30, 1908, a son to Frank and Emma (Bauman) Buchholz. He attended school in the Town of Ripon. On June 20, 1936, he married Margaret Nitz in Menomonie Falls. Leonard farmed in the Fairwater area until 1955, and then worked at...

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