Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Ione Beck

Ione Beck

May 25, 1997

Ione Marie Morgan Beck, age 82, of Ripon, died Sunday, May 25, 1997, at her home. She was born on a farm about 9 miles east of Ripon on what is now called “Olden Road” on Sunday morning, September 6, 1914, a daughter to Bernard and Lois (Randall) Morgan. Her mother said she saw the name Ione in a newspaper....

Dorothy Janze

Dorothy Janze

May 19, 1997

Dorothy Flower Janze, age 79, formerly of Green Lake, died May 19, 1997, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh.She was born December 29, 1917, in Chicago, IL, a daughter to James M. and Dorothy (Griffith) Flower. She graduated from school in Chicago, and on March 4, 1935, she married Norman G. Janze. She was a member of theFederated Church of...

Frances Christison

Frances Christison

May 16, 1997

Frances L. Christison, 96, died May 16, 1997, at Meriter Park Hospital, Madison, WI. Frances was born on August 17, 1900, the daughter of John Wallace and Louise Frances (Loomis) Christison, in Fulda, Minnesota. She attended Ripon High School and Ripon College. Frances was librarian at the Physics and Mathematics Library at the University of Wisconsin, Madison until her retirement....

Ruby Schwandt

Ruby Schwandt

May 14, 1997

Ruby Schwandt, age 81, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born November 19, 1915, in the Town of Ripon, the daughter of Rudolph and Amelia (Klawitter) Hahn. On August 15, 1936, she married Lester Schwandt, Sr. in Ripon.Mrs. Schwandt attended Ripon Schools. She worked as a housekeeper at Ripon College for 25 years,...

Isabell Sina

Isabell Sina

May 13, 1997

Isabell H. Sina, age 82, Ripon, died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at Michalene’s in Ripon where she had lived since January of this year.She was born in Berlin on June 19, 1914, the daughter of Frank and Hulda (Hunt) Reetz. She was educated through the 8th grade. On April 14, 1937, she married Paul Michael Sina at St Joseph’s Catholic...

Theron Anderson

Theron Anderson

May 12, 1997

Ted Anderson, age 81, of Markesan, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan where he had lived since April 1st.He was born November 15, 1915, in Philip, SD, a son to the late Arthur and Blanche (Altenburg) Anderson. Ted grew up in SD where he graduated from high school, lived in Wisconsin until he graduated from...

Ignatius Sylvester

Ignatius Sylvester

May 2, 1997

Ignatius W. “Si” Sylvester, age 83, of Ripon, died Friday, May 2, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center.He is survived by I sister, Eileen Hall of Ripon, I brother, Robert (Ann) Sylvester of Halfway, Oregon, 5 nephews, and several grandnieces and grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 sister, Bonnie Sylvester and I nephew, Brian Hall.He was born...

Lois Wilke

Lois Wilke

May 2, 1997

Lois Jean Wilke, age 70, of Ripon, died Friday, May 2, 1997, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.She was born January 10, 1927, at the home of her parents in Green Lake Township, a daughter to the late Reinhardt and Ella (Splittgerber) Wilke. She attended Maple Lawn School, graduated from Brandon High School and attended Fond du Lac Commercial College. Lois...

Leroy Ingersoll

Leroy Ingersoll

May 1, 1997

LeRoy Clayton Ingersoll, age 67, of Ripon, WI, died Thursday, May 1, 1997, at his home. He was born June 16, 1929, at Rock Creek, WI, a son of the late Ralph and Edna (Stewart) Ingersoll. He was a graduate of Menomonee High School. LeRoy has lived in Ripon since 1949, and had been employed with Chicago Northwestern Railroad for...

Emma Fredrick

Emma Fredrick

Apr 29, 1997

Emma Ella Huth Fredrick, age 95, formerly of Green Lake and a resident of Juliette Manor for 13 months, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. She was born November 8, 1901, in Milwaukee, a daughter to Gustave and Ella Barbara Huth. She attended school in Milwaukee, and married Berthold Fredrick in Milwaukee on June 6, 1925. Emma...

Betty Seegert

Betty Seegert

Apr 22, 1997

Mrs. Betty M. Seegert, age 79, of Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born August 20, 1917, in Moline, IL, a daughter to the late Phillip and Church in Ripon with Reverend Bryan Fritsch officiating. Burial will follow at Lake View Memorial Park Cemetery in Oshkosh. Visitation will be Thursday, April 24, 1997,...

June Crain

June Crain

Apr 14, 1997

June Violet Crain, age 71, of Ripon, WI, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Wisconsin Dells on Monday, April 14, 1997. June was born on July 28, 1925, the daughter of George and Viola (Potratz) Gratton in Fond du Lac, WI. She graduated from Fond du Lac High School. Only July 8, 1950, she married Robert Crain in Fond...

Jerry Ratajczak

Jerry Ratajczak

Apr 13, 1997

Jerry Ratajczak, age 92, died April 13, 1997, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon, where he had resided the past eight years. He was born January 30, 1905, in Ripon, a son of the late John and Michaline (Kavolaski) Ratajczak. He attended Ripon Schools. On February 20, 1928, he married the former Dorothy Makurat in Berlin, and they made their...

Regina Toll

Regina Toll

Apr 9, 1997

Regina “Jean” Wollerman Toll, age 88, of Ripon, WI, currently of Parkview Care Center, died April 9, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. She was born November 28, 1908, in Rosendale, the daughter of Frederick and Bertha Wollerman. She was educated in Rosendale and Fond du Lac County Normal School, and was a rural grade school teacher. On August...

John Kehlenbrink

John Kehlenbrink

Apr 6, 1997

John Henry Kehlenbrink, age 72, of Town of Brooklyn, WI, died Sunday, April 6, 1997 at his home. He was born September 1, 1924, in Milwaukee, a son of the late Alfred and Margaret (Schroeder) Kehlenbrink. He was confirmed on April 10, 1938, and later graduated from Nathan Hale High School in West Allis on January 27, 1943. He served...

Dorothy Gregg

Dorothy Gregg

Apr 6, 1997

Dorothy Gregg, age 87, formerly of Green Lake, currently of Juliette Manor in Berlin, died April 6, 1997 at Juliette Manor. She was born September 22, 1909, the daughter of Clarence and Jeanette (Sears) Kidman. She graduated from Green Lake High School. She married Homer Gregg on February 27, 1932, and they made their home in Green Lake. Mr. Gregg...

Ella Dahlke

Ella Dahlke

Apr 4, 1997

Ella Minna Dahlke, age 89, of Ripon, WI, died unexpectedly Friday, April 4, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born September 22, 1907, in Center House, Town of Green Lake, a daughter to the late Charles and Emma Scheer Dahlke. She attended school in the Ripon area, Fond du Lac and Milwaukee. Ella had been a cosmetologist until her...

William Dahlke

William Dahlke

Mar 30, 1997

William Charles Dahlke, age 93, formerly of Pickett, died Sunday, March 30, 1997, at Oshkosh Medical/Rehabilitation Center in Oshkosh. He was born October 10, 1903, in Ripon, a son of the late Charles and Emma Scheer Dahlke. He was educated in rural Ripon and for a time, attended the Agriculture Short Course at UW-Madison. Until his retirement, Mr. Dahlke owned...

Renee Bradley

Renee Bradley

Mar 19, 1997

Renee Sue Bradley, age 47, of Markesan, WI, died Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at her home. She was born April 17, 1949, the daughter of Wilton and Alberta (Wiese) Schwandt in Berlin, WI. She graduated from Markesan High School in 1968, and was an Avon salesperson for 16 years, the last two years she worked for the Little Corporal Restaurant...

Orville Hoffman

Orville Hoffman

Mar 15, 1997

Orville William Hoffman, age 88, of Ripon, WI, died Saturday, March 15, 1997, at Parkview Care Center. He was born May 24, 1908, in Ripon, a son to the late William and Maire (Heidtmann) Hoffman. Orville graduated from Ripon High School with high honors. He served in the Army from 1941 to 1945. Orville was an owner and operated a...

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