Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Verna Sommers
January 9, 1997
Verna (Jonas) Sommers, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away on January 9, 1997, at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born August 17, 1914, in Ripon, a daughter to the late August and Julia (Werdin) Jonas. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. Verna worked at Ripon College several years and was a...
Marie Leeman
January 7, 1997
Marie A. Leeman, age 91, of Ripon, died Tuesday, January 7, 1997, at Parkview Care Center. She was born August 12, 1905, in Green Lake County, a daughter to Otto and Anna (Schrader) Badtke. She attended Green Lake and Berlin Public Schools. Marie married Chester Leeman in 1940, and he passed away in 1957. She had been Food Manager at...
Gary Malzhan
January 6, 1997
Gary William Malzhan, age 48, of Ripon, WI, died unexpectedly Monday, January 6, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born November 12, 1948, in Ripon, a son to Vernard and Ruth (Dahlke) Malzhan. He was educated in Ripon and served in the Vietnam War from March 12, 1969 to March 11, 1971. Gary was a truck driver. He is...
Joy Domke
January 5, 1997
Joy Gibbs Domke, age 80,of Ripon, died Sunday, January 5, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born August 23, 1916, in the Town of Deerfield, Waushara County, a daughter to Wylys and Carrie Bacon Gibbs. She was a graduate of Hancock High School. On February 14, 1937, she married Fred J. Domke and they farmed all their married life...
Evelyn Clark
January 2, 1997
Evelyn M. Clark, age 69, of Green Lake, died Thursday, January 2, 1997, at her home after a long illness.She is survived by her husband, Joe; 5 children, RichardClark of New Berlin, James Clark of Milwaukee, Mary LynnClark of Fremont, Michael Clark of New Berlin and RobertClark of Green Lake; and 1 brother, Ed Bochinski ofWinneconne.Evelyn was born September 15,...
Lilace Smith
January 1, 1997
Lilace Smith, age 86, of Ripon, WI died on Wednesday, January 1, 1997 at Parkview Care Center in Ripon, where she resided since June of 1995.
Lilace was born on January 8, 1910, in the the Town of Springvale, WI, a daughter of Carl and Mathilda Jaeger Wagner. On June 1, 1935 she married Clarence Smith. He died in 1970.
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Leo Barten
December 26, 1996
Leo Joseph Barten, 79, of Ripon, passed away on December 26, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.He was born on June 29, 1917, in Minnesota, the son of Jacob and Margaret (Lenz) Barten.
Dale Osheim
December 25, 1996
Dale A. Osheim, age 49, of Berlin, WI, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 25, 1996, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. He was born December 12, 1947, in Wausau, a son to Orval G. and Wyiona (Timmens) Osheim. He was a graduate of Berlin High School. He served his country in the Army from 1968 – 69 in Vietnam, and was a past...
Lillie Abel
December 24, 1996
Lillie E. Abel, age 91, of Parkview Care Center, in Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born January 31, 1905, in the Town of Ripon, the daughter of Herman and Johanna Rupnow Prellwitz. She married Herbert Abel on November 22, 1933, and he preceded her in death on January 1972. Lillie was a...
Helen Klingbeil
December 21, 1996
Helen M. Klingbeil, age 89, of the Town of Brooklyn, WI, was called to her heavenly home on Saturday evening, December 21, 1996, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. Helen was born January 24, 1907, to the late August and Mathilda Liptow Krentz in Green Lake County. She received her education in Green Lake schools. Helen married Carl Frank Klingbeil on February...
Caroline Schmuhl
December 20, 1996
Caroline Schmuhl, age 84, of Ripon, WI, died Friday, December 20, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. Caroline was born August 12, 1912 in Berlin, WI the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Bukowski) Frost. She attended Berlin schools. On November 12, 1932, she married Benjamin Schmuhl in Berlin. They lived in the Ripon area all their lives. Caroline was a member...
Nettie Fairchild
December 19, 1996
Nettie Treleven Fairchild, age 95, of Silver Creek Manor in Ripon, WI, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 19, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center.Nettie was born July 19, 1901, in Fond du Lac, a daughter to William and Grace Longdin Treleven. She attended school in Fond du Lac, Grafton Hall, and University of Cincinnati and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was...
Edna Davis
December 18, 1996
Edna Davis, age 92, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday, December 18, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. She was born August 3, 1904, in Elo, a daughter to the late Herman and Ida (Roeder) Kroll. She attended school in Pickett. On September 9, 1924, she married Percy Davis and they made their home in Rush Lake until moving to...
Glendale Klingbeil
December 17, 1996
Glendale “Bud” Klingbeil, age 69, of Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born in the Town of Nepeuskun February 10, 1927, son of Bert and Cora Wilsnack Klingbeil. He married Geraldine Liptow in Ripon on June 17, 1950. Glen farmed all his life on the family farm, retiring in 1986. He...
Regina Thiel
December 16, 1996
Regina Agnes Thiel, age 82, of Ripon, WI, died Monday, December16, 1996, at her home. She was born May 13, 1914 in Ripon, a daughter to John J. and JoAnn (Woodrick) Novitske. She graduated from Ripon High School. On June 19, 1940, she married Otto Thiel. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic church and the Altar Society, and...
Milton Cook
December 15, 1996
Milton D. Cook, age 71, of Fairwater, WI, died Sunday, December 15, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. He was born May 18, 1925, in International Falls, MN, a son to Clarence and Lillian Cook. He graduated from school in International Falls, and served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943 – 1946. Milt had been a truck...
Quirin Jung
December 14, 1996
Quirin Edward Jung, age 75, Ripon, WI, died Saturday, December 14, 1996, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was born June 2, 1921, in Manitowoc, a son to Albert and Catherine Jung. He graduated from Manitowoc High School and attended Oshkosh State Teachers College. Quirin had lived in the Ripon area since 1948, and was principal and teacher at...
Fred Wilkin
December 13, 1996
Fred W. Wilkin, age 86, of Green Lake, WI, died Friday, December 13, 1996, at Juliette Manor Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born May 20, 1910, in Milwaukee, WI, a son of John and Margareth (Puerzer) Wilkin. On July 1, 1939, he married Lillian Strehlow at St. Annes Church. Mr. Wilkin was educated in Milwaukee schools. He worked as...
Elmer Miller
December 13, 1996
Elmer G. Miller, age 85, of Ripon, WI, was taken into God’s arms December 13, 1996, at Markesan Residence Home. He was born December 2, 1911, in Princeton, WI, a son of Henry and Augusta (Henslin) Miller. On October 23, 1935, he married Irene Meyer of Ripon. Mr. Miller was educated at Utley and Ripon Schools. He worked as a...
Lloyd Hansen
December 12, 1996
Lloyd James Hansen, age 72, of Ripon, WI, died December 12, 1996 at his home. He was born October 5, 1924, in Milwaukee, a son to Harold and Ione (Hubbard) Hansen. He attended Milwaukee Public Schools. Lloyd served his country in World War II from May 5, 1943 to February 12, 1946. On April 19, 1947, he married the former...
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