Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Richard P. Folsom

Richard P. Folsom

May 13, 1999

Richard Phillip Folsom, age 90, of Ripon, died May 13, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born June 7, 1908, in Mackford Prairie, Green Lake County, a son to Bert J. and Addie (Burt) Folsom. He was a graduate of Markesan High School. On September 3, 1937 he married Lenora A. Miller and they have made their home in Ripon....

James Davy

James Davy

May 10, 1999

James Allen Davy, 44, of Lake Zurich, IL, died Monday, May 10, 1999, at his home.He was born April 29, 1955, in Elgin, IL the son of Harold and Doris Davy. He was employed at Prairie Material Service in Glenview, IL.Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Hogan; his mother, Doris Davy ofGreen Lake; brother, William (Deborah) Davy of Marion, IL; sister,...

Johanna Stoss

Johanna Stoss

May 8, 1999

Johanna Stross, 82, of Wild Rose, died May 8, 1999, at BerlinMemorial Hospital. Per family wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service.

Donald Janke

Donald Janke

May 3, 1999

Donald R. Janke, age 65, of Ripon, died Monday, May 3, 1999, at his home.He was born August 14, 1933, in the Town of Deerfield, a son to Gilbert and Edna (Sandow) Janke. The family moved to Ripon in 1945. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1952, and from 1954-56, served in the US Army. On October 5, 1957,...

Phillip Merigold

Phillip Merigold

April 28, 1999

Phillip “Chris” Merigold, age 49, of Green Lake, died Wednesday, April 28, 1999, as a result of a traffic accident in Dodge County.He was born May 26, 1949, in Portage, a son to Walter C. and Caroline “Karen” Merigold. He was a graduate of Green Lake High School and UW-Oshkosh, and was currently employed as Business Manager for the State...

Esther Schliepp

Esther Schliepp

April 26, 1999

Esther Emma Schliepp, age 71, of Ripon, died Monday evening, April 26, 1999 at Parkview Care Center.She was born June 28, 1927 at Little Mecan, a daughter to Rudolph and Bertha (Ebert) Bliefnick. She was schooled at Little Mecan Lakeside School. On June 28, 1946 she married Raymond Schliepp at Omro. Esther was a housewife and has lived in Ripon...

Dorothy Zinda

Dorothy Zinda

April 19, 1999

Dorothy Campbell Zinda, age 83, Montello, died April 19, 1999, in Montello.She was born in Stevens Point on May 25, 1915, a daughter toWalter and Victoria (Pelarski) Campbell. She graduated from Stevens PointHigh School and St. Mary’s Nursing School. Mrs. Zinda was a nurse. OnJune 3, 1939, she married Bernard Zinda in Marshfield. She lived inPewaukee most of her life...

Dorothy Wood

Dorothy Wood

April 15, 1999

Dorothy L.Wood, age 75, of Ripon, died Thursday, April 15, 1999, at Markesan Resident Home.She was born September 18, 1923, in Fond du Lac, a daughter toEdward and Gertrude (Meyer) Wit helms. She graduated from GoodrichHigh School in Fond du Lac. On March 9, 1946, she married Milton 0.Wood in Fond du Lac. For 23 ½ years Dorothy had cooked...

James Fairbank

James Fairbank

April 11, 1999

James I. Fairbank, age 70, of Pickett, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 11, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born December 24, 1928, in Waupun, the son of James and Lydia (Braatz) Fairbank. On April 2, 1948, he married Anita Kutzke, and she passed away on August 8, 1974. He later married Jean (Carpenter) Eiler. James worked at Waupun Truck Service,...

Frank Schneckenberg

Frank Schneckenberg

March 31, 1999

Frank T. Schneckenberg, 88, of Ripon, died Wednesday, March 31, 1999, at Parkview Care Center where he had lived since December of 1992.He was born May 10, 1910, in Ripon, a son to Paul and Rosalie (Deitrich) Schneckenberg. He was educated in Ripon, and later served in the Armed Forces during WWII. On April 25, 1936 he married Helen D....

Claude Courval

Claude Courval

March 30, 1999

Claude Jean Courval, “Red”, 73, of Packwaukee, WI, passed away unexpectedly on March 30, 1999 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. At his request there will be no funeral or memorial service.

Mabel Banks

Mabel Banks

March 27, 1999

Mabel L. Banks, age 96, of Ripon died Saturday, March 27, 1999, at Michalene’s, 530 N Union St, Ripon.She was born February 10, 1903, in Ripon, a daughter to George and Lillian (Dettman) Banks. She attended school in Ripon and was a graduate of Ripon High School. Mabel had been a bookkeeper and payroll clerk at Ripon Foods until her...

Lyle Schrader

Lyle Schrader

March 24, 1999

Lyle S. Schrader, age 83, of Ripon, died Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at Berlin Memorial Hospital.He was born April 17, 1915, in Berlin, a son to Amiel and Maggie Mae (Priest) Schrader. He was educated in Berlin. On August 22, 1936 he married Nellie Mae Schmackle. Lyle was a carpenter for many years at C.R. Meyer and Oscar Bolt Construction....

Walter Schmeling

Walter Schmeling

March 20, 1999

Walter H. Schmeling, age 92, of Princeton, died Saturday, March 20, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He ws born December 27, 1906, in Milwaukee, a son to Otto andHedwig (Schultz) Schmeling. He was a graduate of Wisconsin LutheranHigh School in Milwaukee. On May 26, 1928, he married Linda Dettmann.Walter had been a newspaper printer in the Milwaukee area. He moved toPrinceton...

Clarence Morgan

Clarence Morgan

March 19, 1999

Clarence W. Morgan, 85, of Ripon, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh.He was born August 16, 1913, in Yuba, WI, a son to John and Nettie Caldonia (Abel) Morgan. He graduated from Poynette High School. He then served a tour of duty in France and Belgium in the US Army during WWII from 1943-46. On April...

Duane "Hook" Garlow

Duane "Hook" Garlow

March 18, 1999

Duane “Hook” Garlow, age 62, of Ripon, passed away peacefully at home March 18, 1999, after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born March 23, 1936 in Markesan, the son of the late Henry and Francis (Belover) Garlow. After graduating from Fox Lake High School, he served in the Navy from 1955-59. He later attended MPTI, and lived in Beaver...

Albert Dahms

Albert Dahms

March 16, 1999

Albert Carl Dahms, age 81, of Ripon, died Tuesday, March 16, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born January 6, 1918, in the Town of Ripon, a son to Carl and Marie (Helmer) Dahms. He attended country school, and later served in the Army during WWII from June 1941.October 1945. On October 12, 1946, he married Jessie Hulda Zimmerman. Albert...

Regina "Jean" Bornick

Regina "Jean" Bornick

March 12, 1999

Regina “Jean” Bornick, age 85, of Ripon, died Friday, March 12, 1999, at Ripon Memorial Hospital.She was born December 18, 1913, in the Town of Neshkoro, a daughter to Michael and Rose (Kamedulski) Maslowski. She was educated in Neshkoro. On June 24, 1939, she married Arnold Bornick at the parsonage of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Ripon. Jean worked for 35...

Dorothy Chartres

Dorothy Chartres

March 12, 1999

Dorothy H. Chartres, age 98, of Green Lake, died Friday, March 12, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born April 10, 1900, in Merrill, WI, a daughter to Elious andAnna (Cotey) Gould. She attended Steven’s Point Normal and St. Luke’sNursing School in Chicago. Dorothy was a registered nurse for NabiscoNational Biscuit Co. She married James Chartres in Chicago in 1926,...

Anna Pedersen

Anna Pedersen

March 11, 1999

Anna C. Pedersen, age 61, of the Town of Ripon, died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at home.She was born in Fond du Lac on July 18, 1937, the daughter of Arthur and Dora Siedschlag. She was a graduate of Ripon High School, and attended Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ. Anna was a bookkeeper for a tool maker in Federal...