Obituaries in Ripon, WI

October 28, 1996

Jill Zeratsky Carver, age 62, of Green Lake, WI, died at home on October 28, 1996. She was the daughter of Betty G. and John A. Zeratsky and was born March 25, 1934, in La Crosse. Jill graduated from Downer Seminary in Milwaukee and attended Ripon College. She lived most of her adult life in Green Lake. She will be...

October 27, 1996

Richard R. Mlodzik, age 63, of Ripon, WI, passed away on October 27, 1996, at his home. He was born September 7, 1933, in Princeton, a son to Maximilian and Henrietta (Smith) Mlodzik. He graduated from Ripon High School. On August 20, 1955, he married the former Beverly Schilf, and they celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary this past August. He...

October 26, 1996

DuWayne O. Jensen, age 85, of Brandon, WI, died October 26, 1996, at his home. He was born August 2, 1911, in Reedsburg, a son to Harry and Lillian (Rose) Jensen. He attended school in Reedsburg, and attended Coin Electric in Illinois. On June 11, 1933, he married the former Lillian Grace Kietzmann. He was an electrician at Giddings &...

October 25, 1996

Herbert A. Baumgardt, age 75, of Ripon, WI, died Friday, October 25, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born July 23, 1921, in Germany, a son to Otto and Helen (Walkowiak) Baumgardt. He was a graduate of Ripon High School. On May 10, 1942, he married the former Eunice Dudzinske in Ripon. Herb served his country in the Pacific...

October 22, 1996

Caroline Louise (nee Koentopp) Chaffin, age 83, of Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, October 22, 1996, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon where she had briefly resided. She was born February 8, 1913, in the Township of Metomen, a daughter to Carl M. and Elizabeth E. (Toll) Koentopp. She attended rural school, graduated from Ripon High School in 1931, and Green...

October 17, 1996

Roger “Whiskey Willie” Page, age 62, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, October 17, 1996, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was the son of Luella Page Acord and the stepson of Robert Acord, and was born March 4, 1934, in Wauwatosa. He attended Ripon High School. On August 20, 1955, he married the former Marthalee Ammeter. He had...

October 14, 1996

Dr. Frank H. McNutt, age 72, of Berlin, WI, died October 14, 1996, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin. He was born November 19, 1923, in Painesville, Ohio, a son to Harvey and Annabel (Kemp) McNutt. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio and graduated in 1949, with a B.A. Degree. He did post-graduate work at Western Reserve University...

October 12, 1996

Pearl Procknow Rudolph, age 86, of Ripon, WI, died at 7:30 am at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. She was born in Oshkosh, WI, on August 30, 1910, the daughter of William Procknow and Clara Wilke Procknow. Pearl graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1928, and worked for the Telephone Company, later she also worked as a secretary at Ripon...

October 11, 1996

Ervin “Peanuts” Beuthin, age 65, of Green Lake, WI, died unexpectedly October 11, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born September 6, 1931, in the Town of Ripon, a son of the late Louie and Viola (Miller) Beuthin. He attended Green Lake Center School and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1952 – 1954. On September...

October 10, 1996

Gordon Henry Gregory, age 80, formerly of Green Lake, died October 10, 1996, at Sunnyview Health Rehab Center in Princeton. He was born January 14, 1916, in Marion, Wisconsin, a son to the late Almond and Emma (King) Gregory. On February 7, 1942, he married the former Eleanor Dorothy Halpin. Gordon was an avid fisherman, and managed Hattie Sherwood Park...

October 10, 1996

Irene Elizabeth (Meyer) Miller, age 82, of Ripon, WI, was taken into God’s arms on October 10, 1996, in Markesan. She was born on December 19, 1914, to William and Minnie (Zank) Meyer in Brooklyn Township. She was educated in Ripon Schools. She worked for Admanco, Ripon Foods and Miles Kimball, and also did babysitting in her home and was...

October 9, 1996

Arthur S. Beier, age 69, of Pickett, WI, died unexpectedly October 9, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. He was born September 24, 1927, in Indiana, a son to the late Elmer A. and Doris L. (Stych) Beier. He attended Ripon High School thru the 10th grade, and then helped on the family farm. Farming had been his whole...

October 6, 1996

Harold “Harry” Donald Disterhaft, age 81, of Ripon, WI, died Sunday, October 6, 1996, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha. He was born July 15, 1915, in Princeton, a son to Stanish and Martha Laboy Disterhaft. He attended St. John’s Catholic School in Princeton. On June 25, 1949, he married the former Marilyn Stadler at Stadler at Sacred Heart Catholic...

October 1, 1996

Carol Anne Anderson, age 64, formerly of Ripon, WI, died unexpectedly October 1, 1996, in San Diego, CA, where she had resided the past 11 years. She was born August 14, 1932, in Ripon, a daughter of the late Donovan and Adelaide Bucholz Corliss. She was educated in Ripon and received her Bachelor’s degree in teaching from the University of...

September 28, 1996

Ralph Frederick Beach, age 86, passed away at 10:20 pm Saturday, September 28, 1996, at the Juliette Manor Nursing Home in Berlin, Wisconsin. He was born July 21, 1910, in Buffalo, New York, to the late Albert and Florence (Kraft) Beach. He was reared in Fort Erie, Ontario. He attended Queens College in Kingston, Ontario. He married Margaret Ellen Broadley...

September 20, 1996

September 16, 1996

Marvin “Mike” A. Wetzel, age 78, of Ripon, died Monday, September 16, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. He was born in Fond du Lac County on September 7, 1918, a son of August and Ida (Lehman) Wetzel. He was educated in the Ripon School System and later served in the U.S. Army for 3-1/2 years. On August 28, 1950,...

September 14, 1996

James Joseph Callan, age 70, of the Town of Metomen, died Saturday, September 14, 1996, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee after complications related to his heart transplant on April 25, 1991. He was one of the oldest living recipients of a heart transplant. He was born April 26, 1926, in Ripon, a son of Leo and Eleanor (Havey) Callan....

September 11, 1996

Michelle Renee Steinberg, 26, formerly of Ripon and Oshkosh, died September 11, 1996, at her home in Mesa, Arizona. She was born September 2, 1970, in Oshkosh, a daughter to Michael Lee and Rebecca Ann (Durkee) Steinberg. She graduated from school in Oshkosh, and moved to Colorado, and for the past 21 months, Michelle has lived in Mesa where she...

September 7, 1996

Joseph E. Wilson, 45, of Green Lake died Sat. Sept. 7, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 17, 1950, in Phelps, WI the son of Joseph and Ramona (King) Wilson. After graduating from Ripon High School he attended the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He worked for Mills Fleet Farm in Oshkosh for the past three years...