Obituaries in Ripon, WI

October 6, 1994

Jessie D. Kinzel, 82, a resident of the American House, 230 Watson St. Ripon, WI, died Thursday, October 6, 1994, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born January 16, 1912, in Sioux Falls, SD, a daughter to the late James and Mary Clark Donnan. She was educated in Redgranite. Jessie married Arthur H. Kinzel on August 8, 1931, and they...

October 1, 1994

Raymond William Hins, 89, of Ripon, WI, died Saturday, October 1, 1994, at Ripon Medical Center. Raymond was born October 9, 1904 in Fairwater, WI, a son of Charles and Mary Kimbel Hins. He married Minnie “Shorty” Harms. Mr. Hins vocation was a plumber and live in the Ripon area the vast majority of his life. He was a member...

September 30, 1994

Victor Anton Roguske, 76, of Ripon, WI, died September 30, 1994, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. He was born November 22, 1917, in the Town of St. Marie, Green Lake County, the son of Edward and Rosa Bogutzki Roguske. He was educated in Princeton. On July 8, 1940, he married Ione Knowlton at the Fond du Lac Congregational Church. Victor was...

September 20, 1994

Albert Schlaff, 81, of Green Lake, WI and formerly of Beaver Dam, died at his home on September 20, 1994. He was born February 24, 1913, in Bakersville, MN, the son of Benjamin and Mary Ginsterbloom Schlaff. In 1943, he married Helen Schultz and she passed away in 1966. He then married Vivian Zanto in 1968, and she passed away...

September 19, 1994

Nila Jean Buckelew, 63, of Ripon, WI, died September 19, 1994, at Rolling Meadows Nursing Home in Fond du Lac. Nila was born March 14, 1931, in Hebron, Nebraska, a daughter to James and Pearl Maffrey. On December 29, 1950, she married Floyd Buckelew and they have made their home in Ripon for 42 years. She is survived by her...

September 19, 1994

Jenny Trembacz, 67, of Green Lake, died September 19, 1994, at Appleton Medical Center in Appleton, WI. She was born June 26, 1927, in Poland and was educated in Chicago, IL. On September 23, 1941, Jenny married Elmer Trembacz and they have made their home in Green Lake since 1980. In addition to her husband, Elmer; she is survived by...

September 17, 1994

Mabel Tursky, 88, of Ripon, died September 17, 1994, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born November 25, 1905, in the Town of Nepeuskun, the daughter of William and Mary Heiman Beier. She was educated in the Town of Ripon. On November 24, 1927, she married Raymond Tursky. Mabel was clerk and bookkeeper for the Tursky Cycle Shop in Madison...

September 13, 1994

Sandra Lee Bodi, 40, of Ripon, died September 13, 1994, at her home. She was born August 16, 1954, in Ripon, the daughter of James and Betty Doan Miller. Sandy attended Ripon High School and was a housekeeper at Ripon College. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary. In addition to her new husband, Bruce Bodi whom she married...

September 11, 1994

Warren C. Bredahl, 77, of Ripon, passed away September 10, 1994, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born November 10, 1916, in St. Paul, MN, the son of Martin and Gertrude Cunningham Bredahl. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. He was a teacher and coach, and then...

September 9, 1994

The Reverend Lawrence H. Janssen, 72, of Green Lake, died unexpectedly Friday, September 9, 1994, in Milwaukee. He was born October 2, 1921, in Corwith, IA, the son of Harm and Katherine Lawrence Janssen. He was a graduate of Tomah High School, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Colgate Rochester Divinity School. He spent 10 years as American Baptist Pastor in...

September 5, 1994

Alfred Briswold, 87, Green Lake, died September 5, 1994, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. Alfred was born on January 28, 1907, the son of Henry and Bernadine (Arens)Briswold. Inurnment took place in Dartford Cemetery. Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send on-line condolences.

September 5, 1994

Ethelyn M. Cummings, 82, Spring Grove Rd. South Shore of Green Lake, died September 5, 1994, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon where she had resided since April of this year. She was born May 27, 1912, in Ripon, a daughter to Frank and Fredricka Ferch Ladwig. She graduated from Ripon High School and on June 25, 1949, she married Eldridge...

September 3, 1994

Ruth Francis Radtke, 80, of 615 W. Oshkosh St., Ripon, died Saturday, September 3, 1994, at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, Neenah. Ruth was born June 13, 1914, in Rogersville, Town of Lamartine, the daughter of James “Franklin” and Mabel Bright Hendry. Ruth graduated from Oakfield High School and then attended Fountain Business School in Fond du Lac. Ruth worked...

September 1, 1994

Norman D. Zellmer, 91, died September 1, 1994, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. He was born March 7, 1903, in Foley, MN, the son of the late Charles and Clara Voight Zellmer. Norman has lived in Ripon since 1929, and until his retirement had been a machine operator at Speed Queen for over 35 years. He is survived by one...

August 27, 1994

Verna Mae Bickelhaupt, 86, of Fond du Lac, formerly of Rosendale, died Saturday, August 27, 1994, at Fond du Lac Lutheran Home in Fond du Lac, WI. She was born February 21, 1908, in rural Waupun, the daughter of Francis and Ida Whiting Brinkerhoff. She was educated in Brandon and graduated from Rural Normal College of Fond du Lac. She...

August 25, 1994

Beulah P. Cannon, 78, died August 25, 1994, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born December 10, 1915, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Archie and Pauline Gruszynski Muehlinberg. She was educated in Milwaukee. On September 25, 1945, she married Joseph Cannon. He passed away in September of 1983. She has made her home in Ripon since 1984. Beulah was...

August 18, 1994

Katherine M. Welch, 74, of Ripon, died August 18, 1994, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon where she resided for a brief time. She was born September 11, 1919, in the Town of Green Lake, the daughter of J.H. and Ida B. Timm Welch. She was educated in Ripon, LaCrosse and De Kalb. Katherine taught physical education in Marshfield and...

August 16, 1994

August 6, 1994

Helen Ruth Hamberger, 86, died August 6, 1994, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born on June 5, 1908, in the Township of Manchester, Green Lake County, the daughter of Steve and Tillie Bukowski Jackowski. She was educated in Manchester. On November 16, 1940, she married Clarence Hamberger. For many years they owned and operated the Twin H...

August 5, 1994

Dorothy L. Gehrke, 78, of Ripon, passed away August 5, 1994, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born October 17, 1915, in Plymouth, WI and was a 1936 graduate from Ripon College before receiving masters’ degrees from both U.W. at Madison and Milwaukee. On May 25, 1941, she was married to Robert Gehrke. He preceded her in death on February...