Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Paul Dreger
January 16, 1989
Paul G. Dreger, 99, of 50 Wolverton Ave., Ripon, died Monday, January 16, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home, Ripon. He was born November 20, 1889, in Hubbard Township, Dodge Co., to Theodor Draeger and Henriette Haak. He married Frances E. Wood on December 4, 1911 in Brandon. She preceded him in death on August 9, 1978. Mr. Dreger was a...

Herman Berndt
January 14, 1989
Herman H. Berndt, age 93, of Ripon, died on January 14, 1989, at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Princeton, WI. Herman was born October 25, 1895 in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Ferdinand and Anna (Naatz) Berndt. On December 5, 1917, he married Florence Gatzke. He lived in the Ripon area all of his life. Herman was a...

Alice Clarke
January 12, 1989
Mrs. Alice Carol Clarke, 83, of Green Lake, died Thursday, January 12, 1989 at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born June 22, 1905, in Salem, Massachusetts to James and Elizabeth Cohig Bryson. She married Harry Clarke and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Clarke was educated in Salem. She was a nurse. She had resided the last 4 years in...

William Ritchay
January 9, 1989
Mr. William A. Ritchay, 66, of 820 Watson St. Ripon, died January 9, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born July 14, 1922, in Stevens Point to Raymond and Elizabeth Welch Ritchay. On August 20, 1949, he married Ellen Gordon. Mr. Ritchay was a 1950 graduate of Marquette Law School. He was an attorney and had lived in Ripon...

Frances Pionke
January 9, 1989
Frances Pionke, 97, formerly of Pittsville, died Monday, January 9, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since April 1972. She was born December 5, 1891, in Brazil to Vincent and Mary Skonieczna. She moved to Chicago at age 13 and attended Chicago schools. They later moved to Almond. She married Joseph J. Pionke on November...

Alice Kemnitz
January 8, 1989
Mrs. Alice Irene Kemnitz, 73, of Route #1, Markesan, died Sunday, January 8, 1989, at Milwaukee County Medical Complex. She was born August 11, 1915, in Markesan to Carl and Helena Schwanke Heitmann Sr. On September 29, 1934, she married Irving R. Kemnitz. Mrs. Kemnitz was educated in Lake View School in Green Lake County. She was a housewife and...

Ann Beatty
January 7, 1989
Mrs. Ann Marie Johnson Beatty, 54, of 915 Nordane, Ripon, died Saturday, January 7, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born August 29, 1934, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Alwyn C. and Mildred McNicholas Johnson. On June 27, 1959, she married Dr. James W. Beatty. Mrs. Beatty graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston in 1956. She was a housewife and...

Irma Buelow
January 3, 1989
Mrs. Irma Buelow, age 80, of 50 Wolverton Ave., Ripon, died Tuesday, January 3, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She was born June 24, 1908, in Oshkosh to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Behnke. In February 1933, she married Lewis Buelow. He preceded her in death on December 24, 1968. Mrs. Buelow was educated in Freemont and spent the...

Eunice Hedge
December 29, 1988
Eunice Violet Hedge, age 82, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 1988, at Berlin Memorial Hospital.
Eunice was born April 15, 1906, in Cedar City, MO, the daughter of Beatrice Dykeman. She was educated in Missouri. On June 1, 1935, Eunice married Leslie Hedge. She worked as a public school teacher.
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Ruth Davs
December 19, 1988
Ruth W. Davs, age 74, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, December 19, 1988, at home. Ruth was born December 25, 1913, in Des Plaines, IL, the daughter to Harry and Besse Willie. She was educated at Des Plaines, Hartford, Michigan and Chicago. On September 6, 1941, Ruth married Howard Davs. She worked as a bookkeeper for Venus...

Faye Messerschmidt
December 18, 1988
Mrs. Faye E. Messerschmidt, 77, of 4722 Burr Oak Rd., Oshkosh, WI, died Sunday, December 18, 1988, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born January 5, 1911, in Green Lake Co. to Benjamin and Theresa (Gensch) Grout. On April 9, 1936, she married August Messerschmidt. He preceded her in death on September 11, 1966. Mrs. Messerschmidt was educated...

Gwen Holmquist
December 15, 1988
Gwen F. Holmquist, age 79, of Ripon, WI, passed away on December 15, 1988, at Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah. Gwen was born February 11, 1909, in Wyocena, WI, the daughter to John and Mae (Green) Figor. On July 15, 1939, she married Roy Holmquist. She worked as a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Terry Thompson of Berlin,...

Carl Lindeman
December 13, 1988
Mr. Carl G. Lindeman, age 86, died Tuesday, December 13, 1988, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. He was born December 1, 1902, in Green Lake County, to Charles and Bertha (Henslin) Lindeman. On September 15, 1926, he married Dora Klingbeil. She preceded him in death on July 21, 1986. Mr. Lindeman was educated in Green Lake. He was a farmer...

Oscar Soeller
December 12, 1988
Mr. Oscar J. Soeller, age 73, of Americana Nursing Home in Fond du Lac, died Monday, December 12, 1988, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. He was born February 7, 1915, in Campbellsport to George and Anna Hartman Soeller. Mr. Soeller was educated in Eldorado. He was a farm hand and milk hauler from 1951 until 1984. He...

Clarence Krentz Sr.
December 11, 1988
Mr. Clarence K. Krentz Sr., age 79, of 215 Union St. Ripon, died Sunday, December 11, 1988, at Omro Care Center in Omro. He was born February 23, 1909, in Green Lake County, to John and Ella (Haase) Krentz. In August 1932, he married Florence Malson who preceded him in death in December of 1969. On January 30, 1971, he...

Austin Martell
December 3, 1988
Austin Everret Martell, a very special gift from God who was longed for and loved by his family, was stillborn on December 3, 1988. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Kristine (Weir) Martell of Delvan; paternal grandparents, Bob and Marlene Martell of Cudahy; maternal grandparents, Dennis and Gloria Weir of Ripon; uncles, Phil Martell of Gudahy, Todd Weir...

Roger King
December 2, 1988
Roger William King, age 56, of R#1, Green Lake, died Friday, December 2, 1988, at his home. Mr. King was born April 7, 1932, to Lawrence and Elizabeth McDowell King in Detroit, MI. On November 27, 1961, he married Carolyn Peterson. Mr. King attended Ferndale High School in Michigan and then Grinnell College in Iowa. He graduated from the University...

Dora Bazeley
November 30, 1988
Mrs. Dora Bazeley, 83, of 629 Fenton St., Ripon, died Sunday, October 30, 1988, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born July 14, 1905, in Marquette, WI, to George and Minnie Harmel Cluppert. She married Roy Bazeley on August 8, 1925, in Manchester. Mrs. Bazeley ws educated in Marquette. She had resided in Centerhouse from 1925 until 1954, and in...

Irene Heidel
November 29, 1988
Irene Heidel, age 75, formerly of Green Lake, died Tuesday, November 29, 1988, at the Bradley Convalescent Center in Milwaukee. She was born June 26, 1913, in Green Lake to Herman and Ida (Ponto) Keipe. On July 12, 1937, she married Lawrence Heidel. He preceded her in death on December 9, 1973. Mrs. Heidel was educated in Green Lake. She...

Hazel Dunning
November 26, 1988
Mrs. Hazel Harriet Dunning, age 74, of 504 Russell Dr., Ripon, died Saturday, November 26, 1988, at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Wauwatosa. Mrs. Dunning was born June 28, 1914, Reeds Corners, to William and Emma Zweiger Endthoff. On October 24, 1936, she married Donald Dunning. Mrs. Dunning was educated in Brandon. She was a housewife. She had lived in Mayville...
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