Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Hilary Altnau

Hilary Altnau

March 11, 1999

Hilary Edward Altnau, age 76, Ripon, died March 11, 1999, at his home.He was born June 13, 1922, in Ripon, a son to Edward and Amanda (Huth) Altnau. He attended school in Ripon. Hilary served in the US Army from 1942-1943, and was a 56 yr member of the “American Legion Service”, Brown-Parfitt Post #43. On August 24, 1946 he...

Margaret Gozinski

Margaret Gozinski

March 9, 1999

Margaret Gozinski, 82, of Ripon, died Tuesday, March 9, 1999, at Parkview Care Center.She was born February 12, 1917, on the family farm, a daughter to Otto and Emma (Gransee) Strehlow. She attended country school and graduated from Rosendale High School. On June 4, 1947, she married John Gozinski. Margaret started working at Ripon Foods on Oct. 15, 1941, and...

Roger Smith

Roger Smith

March 8, 1999

Roger Herman Smith, 77, of Green Lake, died unexpectedly Monday, March 8, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born April 11, 1921, in Green Lake, a son to the late WilliamF. and Bertha (Zinke) Smith. He was a 1939, graduate of Green Lake HighSchool. On June 2, 1945, he married Mildred Zimmerman. Along withfarming, Roger hauled milk, worked at the...

Robert Perkins

Robert Perkins

March 7, 1999

Robert Perkins, 77, of Brandon, died Sunday, March 7, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center, OshkoSh.He was born August 8, 1921, in Kenosha, WI, a son to Ralph and Caroline (Lambrich) Perkins. He was a graduate of Kenosha High School, and served our country in the U.S. Navy from October 1940 thru December 1946. On June 28, 1947, he married Carol...

Stephen Yasick

Stephen Yasick

March 6, 1999

Stephen J. “Boss Grandpa” Yasick, 87, of the Town of Ripon, died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at St. Claire Meadows in Baraboo.He was born June 9, 1911, in the Township of Mecan, Green Lake County, a son to Valentine and Helen (Hajzyk) Yasick. He attended school in Princeton. On February 9, 1938 he married Eleanor Woitkielevicz. Steve worked in the...

Myra Whitney

Myra Whitney

March 4, 1999

Myra Elizabeth Whitney, age 95, of the Town of Ripon, WI, died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at Parkview Care Center. She was born September 3, 1903, in the Town of St. Marie, Green Lake County, (Princeton), a daughter of Orley and Mary Pratt Whiting. Myra moved to South Dakota with her family in 1909 and spent her early childhood there....

Mina Katzur

Mina Katzur

March 4, 1999

Mina E. Katzur, age 97, died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh, WI. Mina was born on August 10, 1901, in Brookfield, WI, the daughter of August and Augusta (Gerth) Trapp. She attended grade school in Fisk and graduated from high school in Milwaukee and attended Milwaukee School of Nursing. On November 11, 1928, she married William...

Anna Lou Bloch

Anna Lou Bloch

March 2, 1999

Anna Lou Bloch, age 65, of Ripon, WI, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at Ripon Medical Center. She was born March 7, 1933, in Arcadia, WI, a daughter to the late Bruno and Lily (Schorbahn) Herbert. On September 3, 1955, she married Willis “Butch” Bloch. Anna Lou was a certified lab and x-ray technician for 30 years at Ripon...

Ralph Brockway

Ralph Brockway

March 1, 1999

Ralph E. Brockway, Sr., age 94, formerly of Neshkoro, died Monday, March 1, 1999, at Montello Care Center, Montello. He was born September 10, 1904, in Iron River, Michigan, a son to Edward and Minnie (Adrain) Brockway, and received his schooling in Iron River. On April 27, 1932, he married Margarite Eggers in Fond du Lac. Ralph farmed until his...

Arlene Branshaw

Arlene Branshaw

February 26, 1999

Arlene Branshaw,67,of Parkview Care Center, Ripon, died Friday, February 26, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.Arlene was born February 22,1932, in Germania, Wisconsin .She was married to Raymond Branshaw and was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church of Brandon, Wisconsin. She was employed at Larsens Canning Co. of Fairwater, Wisconsin for 22 years as a Line worker. She was a resident...

Gloria Van Beynen

Gloria Van Beynen

February 19, 1999

Gloria J. Van Beynen, age 77, Oshkosh, went to be with Our Lord on February 19, 1999.She was born September 9, 1921, in Oshkosh, a daughter to the late Henry and Mary (Priebe) Barsch. After graduating from Oshkosh High School in 1939, she attended Oshkosh Teachers College for 2 years. In September 1940, she married Billie L. Cartwright. They had...

Elizabeth "Betty" De Nayer

Elizabeth "Betty" De Nayer

February 17, 1999

Elizabeth (Betty) Ellen DeNayer, 83, of Hartland, WI, died Wednesday, February 17, 1999, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.She was born September 29, 1915, in Berlin, a daughter to William Ernest and Mary Gertrude (Lukoski) Koester. She was raised in Fond du Lac and graduated from St. Catherine’s, MN. On May 20, 1948, she married Louis Gilbert DeNayer in Billings, MT. Betty...

Dolores Wuest

Dolores Wuest

February 17, 1999

Green Lake — Dolores R. Wuest, age 71, died Wednesday morning, February 17, 1999, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born March 4, 1927 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of William and Marie (Meyer) Tennessen She married Alfred J. Wuest on October 20, 1947, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fond du Lac.She attended St. Mary’s...

Lyle Garb

Lyle Garb

February 15, 1999

Lyle Eugene Garb, age 66, of Ripon, died Monday, February 15, 1999, at his home after a short illness.He was born April 14, 1932, in Fond du Lac County, a son of the late Albert and Marie (Levenhagen) Garb. He was a veteran of the Korean War, and a member of American Legion Post #0378 and VFW Post #5278. He...

Phyllis Reiter

Phyllis Reiter

February 15, 1999

Phyllis Reiter, age 68, of Pickett, died February 15, 1999, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.She was born September 19, 1930, in Oshkosh, a daughter to Emil and Harriet (Bradley) Kloehn, Jr. She was a graduate of Omro High School, and on September 9, 1949 she married Donald E. Reiter. Phyllis had lived in Pickett most of...

Richard Coons

Richard Coons

February 15, 1999

Richard D. Coons, age 59, died February 15, 1999, at his home in Appleton.He was born September 9, 1939, in Minong, a son of the late David M. and Thelma (Vig) Coons. After graduating from Minong High School, Richard had 2 years of schooling in Superior, and then did military service in the US Army. Richard was in sales, most...

Theodore Gustavus

Theodore Gustavus

February 13, 1999

Theodore G. Gustavus, 76, of Ripon, died Saturday February 13, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born on July 31, 1922, the son of Theodore and Adele (Gabert) Gustavus in Neenah, Wisconsin. Theodore received his education Ifl Klamath Falls, Oregon after joining the Navy at age 17. On June 9, 1945, he married Glenemay Helen Hanneman in San Diego, California....

Mark Mattson

Mark Mattson

February 10, 1999

Mark Andrew Mattson, age 46, of Princeton, died Wednesday, February 10, 1999, when he was electrocuted on the job site at Markesan High School while working for C.R. Meyer Construction.He was born January 19, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Andrew John and Miriam E. (Joki) Mattson, Jr. After graduating from Stevenson High School, he spent 2 years at...

Olga Ermoluk

Olga Ermoluk

February 8, 1999

Olga N. Ermoluk, age 83, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and who lastly resided with her son at in Ripon, during her long illness, passed away on February 8, 1999.She was born on June 19, 1915, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was the daughter of the late Nicolaus Kusminsky and Eugcnia Giiavitskaya. She attended the Technical University in Sukhim, Russia. She...

Robert Francour

Robert Francour

February 4, 1999

Robert James Francour, age 64, of Silverthorne, CO and Green Lake, WI, died unexpectedly February 4, 1999, in Denver, CO.He was born June 25, 1934, in Marinette, WI, a son to Raymond and Helen (Jackson) Francour. After graduating from Peshtigo High School, he spent 4 years in the US Air Force. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he...