Obituaries in Ripon, WI

October 21, 1997

Bernice D. (Schumacher) Radliff, 83, of Ripon, died Tuesday, October 21, 1997 at her home.She was born December 23, 1913, in Crandon, WI, a daughter to Lewis and Ida (Baken) Schumacher. She was educated in Crandon. Bernice married Earl Radliff in December 1929, and they made their home in Milwaukee where she worked in the book bindery for The Hind...

October 19, 1997

Gordon “Gordy” Gene Ziska, age 62, of Markesan, WI, died unexpectedly Sunday, October 19, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1935, in Chicago, IL, a son to Eugene A. and Bea (Mikulecky) Ziska. After 12 years of school, he graduated from Lindblom High School and then went on to attend Illinois State Police Academy. He became...

October 8, 1997

Marie J. Erickson, age 70, of Green Lake, died October 8, 1997, at Sunnyview Health & Rehab in Princeton. Inurnment was in Elmhurst, IL.Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send on-line condolences.

October 7, 1997

Arthur c. Muenster, age 89, of Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, September 7, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born May 28, 1908, in Appleton, a son of Arthur and Luella (Limpert) Muenster. He was educated in the Appleton Schools, and in 1927, he married the former Genevieve Schantz. In his early years, Art was in the retail shoe business...

October 6, 1997

Glenn M. Whitney, age 90, of the Town of Rosendale, WI, died Monday, October 6, 1997, at his home. He was born December 25, 1906, in the Town of Rosendale, a son to Warren and Bertha (Wollitz) Whitney. He attended Wilson School and graduated from Ripon High School. On November 17, 1934, he married former Lura Kemnitz. Mr. Whitney lived...

September 29, 1997

Robert Harley Acord, 79, of Ripon, died Monday, September 29, 1997, at St. Elizabeth Hopsital in Appleton.He was born March 14, 1918, in Fond du Lac, the son of Leo H. and Cecelia Sterr Acord. He attended school in Fond du Lac. On September 13, 1948, he married Luella W. Page in Philadelphia. He was an engineer with the Soo...

September 29, 1997

Scott J. Totsky, age 44, of Wild Rose, died unexpectedly Monday, September 29, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center, in Ripon.He was born April 7, 1953, in Milwaukee, a son of Walter C. and Pearl (Pflughoeft) Totsky. He was a graduate of Custer High School. On June 30,1979, he married the former Irene Senner. Scott worked at Heritage Wafers inRipon as...

September 20, 1997

Margaret E. Reilly, 79, of Ripon, died September 20, 1997, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.Margaret was born on August 19, 1918, the daughter of Frank and Catherine (Blenco) Reilly.Interment will be in Walworth Cemetery, Walworth, Wisconsin.

September 17, 1997

Mabel M. Boese, 87, of Ripon, died Wednesday September 17, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born April 1, 1910, in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Bert and Amelia (Bluemke) Rice. Mabel attended school in Fond du Lac. On September 25, 1939 she married Ervin 0. Boese. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1979. She was...

September 16, 1997

Lois M. “Loie” Loeffler, age 64 died peacefully in her home at Green Lake on Tuesday, September 16, 1997. She was born May 12, 1933, in Green Lake.She was preceded in death by her parents, Reinhold Bloch and Laura (Kersten) Bloch. Loie graduated from Green Lake High School. She married Robert “Bob” Loeffler on December 26, 1954. Bob and Loie...

September 8, 1997

Marlene Bertha Joanne (Vossekuil) Emerson, age 66, of Ripon, WI, died Monday, September 8, 1997, at Michalene’s in Ripon. She was born February 14, 1931, in the Waupun area, a daughter to John and Clara (Dorrestyn) Vossekuil. She grew up in the Waupun area and attended school in Waupun. She married Orville Frank Emerson on June 26, 1954, and they...

September 8, 1997

Eleanore Schultz, age 78, of Ripon, died Monday, September 8, 1997, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon.She was born March 26, 1919, in Ripon, a daughter to Michael and Helen (Naparella) Wahoske. She was a 1937, graduate of Ripon High School. On October 16, 1940 she married Alfred W. Schultz. Eleanore had been employed at Ripon Foods for 15 years,...

September 4, 1997

Wilma Julia Wells, age 99, formerly of Peoria, IL, and Carmel Residence in Oshkosh, WI, died Thursday, September 4, 1997, at the Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was born January 23, 1898, in Fairbury, IL, a daughter to Robert Joseph and Lillian (Wilson) Codlin. She was a graduate of Fairbury High School. On May 23, 1920, she married V. Hugh...

September 2, 1997

Isabel Thiel, age 79, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 2, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born April 25, 1918, in Princeton, a daughter to the late Frank and Helen (Bukowski) Jeske. She attended school in Princeton and was a graduate of Princeton High School. On August 22, 1942, she married J. Gordon Thiel in Princeton. Isabel lived in...

September 2, 1997

Laurence J. Dahlke, 78, of Oshkosh, formerly of Eldorado, died Tuesday, September 2, 1997, at Rolling Meadows Nursing Home in Fond du Lac.He was born May 21, 1919, in Pickett, a son to Fred and Alvenia (Miller) Dahlke. He attended school in Pickett. On May 12, 1941, he married Margaret Wagner. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1945, in...

August 31, 1997

Genevieve Grace Muenster, age 89, of Marshfield, WI, died Sunday, August 31, 1997, at her home. Genevieve was born on July 30, 1908, in New London, WI, the daughter of Anthony and Mabel (Werner) Schantz. She attended school in New London, St. Joseph Academy in Green Bay and Edgewood Academy in Madison, WI. In 1927, she married Arthur Muenster, they...

August 24, 1997

Martha Felberg, age 86, Ripon, went to her heavenly home Sunday, August 24, 1997, at Parkview Care Center where she has resided the past 2 years.She was born November 23, 1910, in Bowdle, SD, a daughter to Phillip and Regina (Baer) Stotz. She was educated in South Dakota. On February 18, 1930, she married Rudolph Felberg, and they moved to...

August 23, 1997

Robert Gitzel, age 79, of Pickett, died Saturday, August 23, 1997, at All About Life Rehabilitation Center in Fond du Lac. He was born July 28, 1918, in Eureka, a son to Karl and Mathilda (Schiump) Gitzel.. He attended Dodd Country School. On October 16, 1943, he married Ruth Held. Mr. Gitzel was afarmer and also worked at Mid-States Aluminum...

August 23, 1997

July 31, 1997

Lawrence G. Busha, age 78, of 504 Russell Drive, Ripon, died July 31, 1997 at Ripon Medical Center.He was born July 5, 1919, in Oshkosh, the son of Walter and Laura (LeMieux) Busha. He was educated at St. Peter’s School in Oshkosh and farmed the majority of his life in the Winneconne and Pickett areas before retiring to Ripon. He...