Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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William Bliske

William Bliske

Aug 19, 1985

William Emil Bliske, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 19, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. William was born November 22, 1904, in the Town of Deerfield, WI, the son of Albert and Tillie (Kourt) Bliske. He married Norma Stibb Bornick on July 2, 1950. William worked as an inspector at Speed Queen for 38 years. He was...

Hugh Folsom

Hugh Folsom

Aug 17, 1985

Hugh Francis Folsom, M.D. age 81, of Indian Harbour Beach, FL, passed away on August 17, 1985, at his home. Hugh was born April 11, 1904, in Markesan, WI, the son of Dr. W.H. and Luella May (Curtis) Folsom. He attended his freshman year of college at Lawrence College in Appleton, WI, then followed by three years at the University...

Frank Sommerfeldt

Frank Sommerfeldt

Aug 5, 1985

Frank J. Sommerfeldt, age 49, of Two Rivers, WI formerly of Green Lake, WI, passed away on August 5, 1985, at Two Rivers Community Hospital. Frank was born on December 29, 1935, in the Town of Princeton, WI, the son of Frank A. and Anna M. (Heitman) Sommerfeldt. He graduated from Green Lake High School and was a 1957, graduate...

Louis Miller

Louis Miller

Aug 4, 1985

Louis Albert Miller, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 4, 1985, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Louis was born May 30, 1902, in Budzin, WI, the son of Samuel and Lena (Wacholtz) Miller. He married Laura Anklam on June 26, 1937. Louis worked as a street man for WP&L for over 20 years. He was a...

Edward Radke

Edward Radke

Jul 31, 1985

Edward L. Radke, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 31, 1985, at his home. Edward was born May 22, 1912, in Ripon, WI, the son of Carl and Alma (Koenhke) Radke. He married Vera Phillips on May 23, 1936, in Ripon. Edward worked as a farmer. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Ripon. Edward...

Margaret Manning

Margaret Manning

Jul 29, 1985

Margaret C. Manning, age 82, of Green Lake, WI, formerly of Horicon, WI, passed away on July 29, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born June 19, 1903, in Horicon, WI, the daughter of Fred H. and Eleanor (Bliss) Clausen. She lived in Horicon until moving to Green Lake in 1955. Margaret married Clarence J. Manning on June 23,...

Bernice Shurpit

Bernice Shurpit

Jul 28, 1985

Bernice L. Shurpit, age 76, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 28, 1985, at home. Bernice was born December 25, 1908, in Randolph, WI, the daughter of Seymour and Elizabeth (Craine) Brooks. She married Edmund E. Shurpit in April of 1928. Bernice worked as a machine operator at Green Giant in Rosendale. She was a member of St. Patrick...

Erma Folsom

Erma Folsom

Jul 24, 1985

Erma Gertrude Folsom, age 78, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on July 24, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Erma was born March 15, 1907, in the Town of Bluffton, WI, the daughter of William Carl and Martha (Kelm) Lueck. She graduated from Green Lake High School and then Ripon College. Erma married Carl Weinkauf in 1964 and after his...

Don Condon

Don Condon

Jul 22, 1985

Don B. Condon, age 80, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, July 22, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Don was born April 8, 1905, in Northfield, Minnesota, the son of James and Victoria (PeloP Condon. He was educated in Minneapolis and married Lila Coakley on July 21, 1934. Don worked as the Founder and President of Condon Oil...

Herman Draves

Herman Draves

Jul 20, 1985

Herman Fredrick Draves, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Herman was born January 25, 1900, in Rush Lake, WI, the son of Charles and Emilie (Hempel) Draves. He married Adela Griese on May 9, 1923 in Ripon. Herman worked as a farmer in the Town of Ripon until 1944 when...

Gilbert "Gib" Gransee

Gilbert "Gib" Gransee

Jul 6, 1985

Gilbert “Gib” E. Gransee, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 1985, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Gilbert was born September 23, 1907, in the Town of Springvale, WI, the son of William and Ida (Sommers) Gransee. He graduated from Rosendale High School and then went on to continue his education at Fountain City...

Charlotte Royce

Charlotte Royce

Jul 6, 1985

Charlotte Coolidge Royce, age 84, of Ripon and Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Charlotte was born in Lead, South Dakota on May 31, 1901, the daughter of Albert and Grace (Herlihy) Coolidge. On March 14, 1922, she married Wilfed Alexis Royce also of Lead, SD in Colon Panama. Before moving to...

Adaline Grams

Adaline Grams

Jul 5, 1985

Adaline Alma Grams, age 76, of Montello, WI, passed away on July 5, 1985, at her home. Adaline was born October 10, 1908, in Fond du Lac County, WI, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Beuthin) Meilahn. She was schooled at Prairie Lawn School. Adaline married Arthur W. Grams on June 12, 1929, in Ripon. She worked as a homemaker...

Rosella Mcdaniel

Rosella Mcdaniel

Jul 5, 1985

Rosella “Rosie” McDaniel, age 59, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 5, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Rosella was born January 26, 1926, in DePere, WI, the daughter of Albert and Marie (Zegers) Zelten. She married Robert McDaniel on July 22, 1950 in DePere. Rosella worked at the DePere City Clerks Office. She was a member of St. Patricks...

Reverend Erwin Westhause

Reverend Erwin Westhause

Jul 4, 1985

Reverend Erwin C. Westhause, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 4, 1985, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Reverend Erwin was born May 4, 1908, in St. Louis, MO, the son of William and Elizabeth (Reiser) Westhause. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute and UW of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Reverend Erwin married Ruth Patch on November 7,...

Victor Koski

Victor Koski

Jul 2, 1985

Victor Koski, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 1985, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Victor was born December 19, 1896, in Brule, WI, the son of Jacob Koski. He married Sylvia Peterson and worked as a farmer. Victor lived in Superior until 1978, and then loved with his son in Ripon. Survivors include one...

Oscar Schlaak

Oscar Schlaak

Jul 1, 1985

Oscar Leonard Schlaak, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, July 1, 1985, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Oscar was born March 8, 1919, in Fisk, Winnebago County, WI, the son of Theodore H. and Emma L. (Beier) Schlaak. He graduated from Oshkosh High School and served our country in the United States Army during WWII. Oscar...

Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller

Jun 27, 1985

Barbara J. Miller, age 87, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away on June 27, 1985, at Lutheran Hospital in Eau Claire. Barbara was born July 22, 1897, in Green Lake County, WI, the daughter of Gard and Hattie (Paterick) Miller. She graduated from University of WI-Madison and received her Master’s Degree from Columbia College in New York. She worked as...

Ruth Meyer

Ruth Meyer

Jun 23, 1985

Ruth H. Meyer, age 69, of Shorewood, WI, passed away on June 23, 1985, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. Ruth was born October 16, 1915, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Nicholas and Adella (Geil) Gerke. She was educated in West Allis. Ruth worked as a public school teacher in Whitnall School Systems. She married Kenneth Meyer on March...

Lorette Hoffman

Lorette Hoffman

Jun 17, 1985

Lorette Ann Hoffman, age 40, of Ripon, WI, passed away on June 17, 1985, at her home. Lorette was born December 23, 1944, in London, England, the daughter of Lawrence and Laura (Jones) Hildebrandt. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1963. Lorette married Rueben Hoffman on May 9, 1964 in Ripon. She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist...

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