Obituaries in Ripon, WI

November 30, 1993

Devon Lloyd Smith, 3 months, of Ripon, passed away on November 30, 1993, at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, WI. He was born on September 1, 1993, the son of Russell and Kimberly (Bishop) Smith. Survivors include his parents, paternal grandparents, Leroy and Marilyn Smith; maternal grandparents, Scott Bishop of Omro, and Sharon Bishop of Ripon; paternal great-grandmother, Marcella "Sally" Smith...

November 24, 1993

Otto Frank Tornow, age 87, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 1993, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. He was born on July 23, 1906 in the Town of Mount Morris, the son of Rudolph and Amelia Krueger Tornow. He was educated in Pine River and on June 30, 1934, he married Margaret Waltenberry. Otto farmed most of his...

November 18, 1993

Private memorial services Josephine Catherine Will, infant daughter of Robert and Laurie “Callen” Will, were held at the Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home in Ripon. The Reverend Jerry Thompson officiated. Josephine was born October 19, 1993, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, and passed away there on November 18, 1993. In addition to her parents, she is survived by maternal grandparents Thomas...

November 7, 1993

Raymond Porter Whitney, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 1993 at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. He was born on July 10, 1912, in the Town of Rosendale, a son of the late Rolland and Jetty Porter Whitney. He married Hazel Brunson on June 19, 1935. Raymond had farmed on the Shaykett Whitney Homestead where he...

October 25, 1993

Marie E. Gordon, age 78, formerly of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, October 25, 1993, at her home in Green Lake, WI. She was born on September 23, 1915, in Green Lake, WI, the daughter of Gustav and Linda (Dumdey) Winkauf. She was educated in Green Lake, and in May of 1940, she married George Gordon. Mrs. Gordon was...

October 18, 1993

Irene Linda Nahm, age 93, of Shorewood, passed away on October 18, 1993, at Milwaukee County Medical Complex. She was born on October 1, 1900, in the Town of Nepeuskun, a daughter to Adolph and Augusta (Falk) Anklam. On April 18, 1927, she married Henry Nahm. He preceded her in death on October 9, 1937. Irene was a floor lady...

October 10, 1993

October 2, 1993

Robert J. Nelson, age 62, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 1993, at University Hospitals, Madison. He was born on November 25, 1930, in Dubuque, IA, a son to Bernard and Irene (Carpenter) Nelson. He was educated in Dubuque and was a barber for many years. Bob had also won many awards for his beautiful tooled leather...

September 21, 1993

Keith Douglas Drazkowski, age 45, passed away on September 21, 1993, at his home. He was born on April 13, 1948, in Winona, MN, the son of Donald and Ruby (Blum) Drazkowski. He was educated and graduated from Winona University. He worked as a teacher at Morraine Park Technical College for 24 years. On August 24, 1967, he was united...

September 13, 1993

Arlene S. Carley, age 65, of Ripon, passed away on Monday, September 13, 1993, at her home. She was born on October 9, 1927, in Ripon, the daughter of Sylvester “Porky” and Ida (Heller) Splitt. She was educated in Ripon and was a dental assistant for her husband Dr. Richard Carley, until his retirement. While he was in dental school,...

September 7, 1993

Herbert Peter Goeden, age 87, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 1993, at his home in the Town of Rosendale. He was born on December 18, 1905, in West Bend, WI, the son of John and Josephine (Schnepf) Goeden. He was educated in Milwaukee and Ripon. On August 15, 1937, he married Norma Weiss. Mr. Goeden was a farmer, and he...

September 4, 1993

Henrietta T. Sommer, age 77, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 1993 at her home. She was born on October 29, 1915, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Arnold and Amalia (Kruecke) Schuerer. On May 14, 1938, she married Howard Sommer. Henrietta attend Wauwatosa Schools through the 12 grade. She was a member of the Federated...

August 31, 1993

Lloyd D. Smith, age 75, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 1993, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 22, 1918, in Auburndale, the son of Herman and Emma (Kotlow) Smith. He married Marcella Mellenthin on July 21, 1937. They have made their home in Ripon since 1957. Lloyd farmed, and was also owner and...

August 25, 1993

Edith Mae Krause, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 1993, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born July 16, 1904, in Lake Mills, WI, the daughter of Eugene and Angeline (Owen) Crump. She was educated in Berlin and after attending two years of college, she taught public school. On January 7, 1926, she married Ralph Krause...

August 24, 1993

Lydia M. Stellmacher, age 96, of Ripon, WI, passed away August 24, 1993, at Juliette Manor Nursing Home, Berlin, WI. She was born March 5, 1897, in Fairwater, the daughter of Frank and Martha (Bohn) Klingbeil. She was educated in Fairwater and on November 27, 1918, she married Elmer H. Stellmacher. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1977....

August 21, 1993

Martha “Marty” D. Peterson, age 75, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 1993, at her home.She was born January 24, 1918, in Bay View, WI, the daughter of Paul and Verge Leslie Bluhm. On May 17, 1941, she married Walter Peterson. Since 1953, they were summer residents at Green Lake and in 1978, they made it their...

August 12, 1993

Minnie “Shorty” Hins, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 12, 1993, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born on May 1, 1903, in the Town of Rosendale, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Zinzow) Harms. She was educated in the Town of Rosendale. She married Raymond Hins on August 9, 1926. “Shorty” clerked at a variety...

August 10, 1993

Arlene G. Liptow, age 67, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 10, 1993, at her home. She was born on September 27, 1925, in Ripon, the daughter of William and Nellie (Chaffin) Wiese. She was educated in Ripon and on January 15, 1943, she married Ralph Liptow. She worked as a receptionist at Smith Laundry. Survivors include her husband,...

August 8, 1993

Edwin G. Hammen, age 95, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 1993, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was born September 9, 1897, in Beechwood, WI, the son of Peter and Madgalena (Rosenthal) Hammen. He married Adela Gruetzmacher on August 20, 1924 and she preceded him in death on February 20, 1983. Mr. Hammen served in the U.S. Army...

July 30, 1993

Kenneth G. Sommerfeldt, age 72, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, July 30, 1993, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born March 1, 1921, in Fond du Lac, to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Sommerfeldt. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and for many years has been a caretaker for many Green Lake residences. He...