Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Richard Seeley

Richard Seeley

May 22, 1991

Richard O. Seeley, Jr., age 84, formerly of Downers Grove, IL, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 1991, at home in Green Lake, WI. Mr. Seeley was born August 8, 1906, in Coal City, IL, a son to Richard O. and Anne (Blanchfield) Seeley, Sr. He was a self-employed pattern maker/carpenter. Mr. Seeley was a World War II United States Army...

Harold Sherman

Harold Sherman

May 20, 1991

Mr. Harold Sherman, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, May 20, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sherman was born August 25, 1902, in Minnesota. He was the son of Charles C. and Emma “Dellage” Sherman. He was educated in Chicago, was a farmer and has lived in Ripon since 1940. He was formerly married to Kathryn...

Howard Bly

Howard Bly

May 19, 1991

Mr. Howard W. Bly, age 78, of the Town of Metomen, Brandon, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bly was born on May 11, 1913, in the Town of Metomen, a son to George and Delia (Wolcott) Bly. He was a farmer in the Town of Metomen all of his life. On September...

Vera Radke

Vera Radke

May 17, 1991

Vera Ione Radke, age 75, of the Town of Nepeuskun, passed away on Friday, May 17, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Radke was born September 3, 1915, in the Town of Rosendale, a daughter to Sidney and Fern (Howard) Phillips. She was educated in Green Lake. On May 23, 1936, she married Edward Radke in Ripon. Together they farmed...

Rollin Clark

Rollin Clark

May 16, 1991

Rollin F. Clark, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Mr. Clark was born June 14, 1913, in Hancock, WI, the son of Joel and Myrtle (Aldrich) Clark. On February 7, 1937, he married Elsie Klabunde in Detroit, MI. He was a farmer and had lived in the Ripon area most...

Irving Kemnitz

Irving Kemnitz

May 16, 1991

Irving Richard Kemnitz, age 79, of Markesan, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 1991, at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh. Mr. Kemnitz was born August 10, 1911, in the Town of Green Lake, a son to Richard and Clara (Gerke) Kemnitz. On September 29, 1934, he married Alice Heitmann. They farmed in the Town of Green Lake all their lives. She...

Percy Davis

Percy Davis

May 11, 1991

Percy W. Davis, age 90, of the Town of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 1991, at his home. Mr. Davis was born September 13, 1900, in Omro, the son of Thomas and Anne (Mather) Davis. On September 9, 1924, he married Edna Kroll in Elo, WI. They farmed in the Brandon area. He is survived by his wife...

John Wesner

John Wesner

May 10, 1991

John Franklin Wesner, age 47, of Watertown, WI, passed away on Friday, May 10, 1991, at Watertown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wesner was born May 9, 1944, in Taycheedah. He was a graduate of Ripon High School and was a licensed chauffeur for Transportation Services of Watertown, Inc. John was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He...

Terrance Straight

Terrance Straight

May 7, 1991

Terrance P. Straight, age 52, of the Town of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 1991, at his home. Mr. Straight was born August 10, 1938, in Mars Hill, ME, a son to Isaac W. and Regina (Lewis) Straight. He was a graduate of Aroostic High School in Mars Hill, ME. Following school, Terry entered the U.S. Navy and...

Myrtle Steineke

Myrtle Steineke

May 3, 1991

Myrtle Steineke, age 91, of Ripon, passed away on Friday, May 3, 1991, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. Mrs. Steineke was born September 5, 1899, in Ripon. She was the daughter of Franklin and Alice (All) Parmelee. Following her education in Ripon she served as a grocery store clerk. On June 28, 1920, she was united in marriage to Howard...

Darwin Beuthin

Darwin Beuthin

May 1, 1991

Darwin E. Beuthin, age 57, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beuthin was born November 13, 1933, in Ripon, a son to Louie and Viola (Miller) Beuthin. On June 16, 1956, he married Janet Schattsschneider. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He resided in Green Lake...

George Mcginnis

George Mcginnis

Apr 23, 1991

George Earl McGinnis, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 1991, at Juliette Manor in Berlin. Mr. McGinnis was born December 8, 1903, in LaCrosse, a son to Patrick and Eva (Macumber) McGinnis. He was educated in Waukesha. On February 26, 1938, he married Alpha McKellar. Since 1973 they have made their home in Ripon. Survivors include...

Gerald Rans

Gerald Rans

Apr 18, 1991

Gerald L. Rans, age 69, of Green Lake, WI, and formerly of La Grange, IL, for forty years, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 1991, at his Green Lake residence. Mr. Rans was a graduate of Indiana University and was an accountant for the Electro-Motive Division of GM Corporation of La Grange. He is survived by his wife, the former...

Arnold Seidler

Arnold Seidler

Apr 18, 1991

Arnold L. Seidler, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born February 19, 1907, in Ripon, a son to Otto and Clara (Burger) Seidler. On July 15, 1946, he married Louise Manthia. Mr. Seidler lived in Ripon all of his life and worked at Ripon Advertisers. He was a...

Oswald Feder

Oswald Feder

Apr 17, 1991

Oswald Feder, age 72, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Mr. Feder was born October 29, 1918, in Green Lake County, a son to Reinhold and Pauline (Keplin) Feder. On October 28, 1944, he married Vivian Gitzel and farmed in Green Lake County. He later worked at the Nellis Limestone Quarry...

Lillian Wesner

Lillian Wesner

Apr 17, 1991

Lillian L. Wesner, age 81, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 1991, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. Mrs. Wesner was born November 30, 1909, in Chetek, a daughter to George and Clara (Mathison) Nagel. She was educated in Chetek. On November 19, 1931, she married Reinhold Wesner and he preceded her in death on January...

Henry Hoekstra

Henry Hoekstra

Apr 12, 1991

Henry Hoekstra, age 79, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, April 12, 1991, at his residence. Henry was born January 17, 1912, in Chicago, IL, a son to William and Elizabeth (Smit) Hoekstra. He served his country during WWII in the Army Air Corp. On January 8, 1966 he married Betty Brayley in Chicago. He was an upholsterer...

Ella Bethke

Ella Bethke

Apr 6, 1991

Ella Willemina Bethke, age 99, ended her suffering by entering Heaven on Saturday, April 6, 1991, there she will eternally rest in peace with the Lord. She had been a patient for 15 years at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She was born in Marquette County on February 5, 1892, the daughter of Fredrick and Bertha (Splitgerber) Weber and was...

Edwin Peppler

Edwin Peppler

Apr 4, 1991

Edwin Peppler, age 68, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 1991, at his residence. He was born November 4, 1922, in Fisk, a son to Casper and Katherine (Weber) Peppler. On March 29, 1947, he married Donna Rose. Mr. Peppler was a farmer and had lived in the Pickett area all his life. He was a member...

Alice Halverson

Alice Halverson

Apr 2, 1991

Alice Anna Halverson, age 82, Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 1991, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born September 27, 1908, in Ripon, a daughter to Frank and Julia (Eilert) Lueck. On June 24, 1940, she married Clifford Halverson. He preceded her in death on December 2, 1977. Mrs. Halverson was a graduate of Ripon College and...

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