Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Karen Stellmacher
May 24, 2021
Karen L. Stellmacher, age 80, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Barrett House in Ripon, WI. Karen was born in Princeton, WI on April 10, 1941, the daughter of Victor and Leona (Jahns) Oelke. She graduated from Princeton High School. On May 13, 1961, she married Jimmie Stellmacher in Princeton. Jimmie passed away on April...
Marcella Bresnahan
May 22, 2021
Marcella “Marci” A. Bresnahan, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Whispering Pines in Ripon.Marci was born on February 28, 1930, in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Martin and Anna (Harder) Bresnahan. She graduated from Chicago and went back to college for a couple of years when she was 55 years old. She worked...
Richard Lesniak
May 20, 2021
A celebration of Tiny's life will be held for family and friends to share their memories at Union Hall, 443 Scott St., Ripon, WI 54791 on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 1:00 until 6:00 pm. A final salute with military honors will take place at 3:00 pm. Richard “Tiny” Harold Lesniak, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday,...
David Schaberg
May 16, 2021
On Sunday afternoon, May 16th, 2021, St. Gall, the Patron Saint of Birds, invited our remarkable dad - the man, the myth, the legend - David Lee Schaberg, 83, to fulfill his greatest dream…to fly like a bird. A modern-day renaissance man with a boisterous laugh you could hear a quarter of a mile away, Dad was a lover of...
Evelyn Weiss
May 14, 2021
Evelyn G. Weiss, age 89, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Markesan Resident Home. Evelyn was born October 24, 1931 in Gardner, ND, the daughter of Rollen and Lena (Andersen) Friend. Evelyn was a devoted housewife and mother to her children. She enjoyed playing golf, driving tractors, mowing the lawn and gardening. Evelyn loved...
Kathleen Desmond
May 11, 2021
Kathleen “Kathy” E. Desmond, age 71, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at her home.Kathy was born in Fond du Lac, WI on November 11, 1949, the daughter of Lee and Lucy (Wegner) Hansen. She graduated from Ripon High School and worked as a caregiver at Diverse Options up until her last days. She enjoyed her...
Susan Bourdo
May 10, 2021
Susan M. Bourdo, age 58, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Ripon Medical Center.Susan was born on November 4, 1962 in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Donald and Mary (Radke) Marshall. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith, and graduated from Princeton High School. Susan had many hobbies including knitting, reading,...
Mary Oesterreich
May 2, 2021
Mary Jo Oesterreich (nee Mathia), age 59, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI, with her family by her side.Mary was born on July 26, 1961 in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Bob and Joan (Schave) Mathia. Mary graduated from Ripon High School, attended college at UW LaCrosse and Moraine...
James "Jim" "J.R." Ross
April 26, 2021
James “Jim” “J.R.” K. Ross, age 63, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Jim was born in Milwaukee, WI on April 10, 1958, the son of Kenneth and Shirley (Glover) Ross. He graduated from high school in East Troy, WI. He worked as an assistant manager for Kmart...
William Faust, Jr.
April 24, 2021
William “Willie” John Faust, Jr., age 78, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton, WI. Willie was born September 5, 1942 in Omro, WI, the son of William John, Sr. and Elsie (Eickhoff) Faust. Willie was a mason/concrete worker, employed early on as a union worker and self-employed later in life....
Roger Riedeman
April 23, 2021
Roger Russell Riedeman, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 at his home. Roger was born January 13, 1937 in Ripon, the son of William and Mary (Schuster) Riedeman. He graduated from Rosendale High School with the class of 1954. On September 24, 1955, Roger married Ann Welles at the Rosendale Congregational Church in Rosendale,...
Dennis Wesel
April 20, 2021
Dennis Carl Wesel, age 79, long-time resident of New Lenox, IL, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at his home in Green Lake, WI. Dennis was born June 15, 1941, in Chicago, IL, the son of Karl and Helen (Golke) Wesel. He graduated from Kelly High School and went on to further his education at Roosevelt University. In 1967, Dennis...
Robert Laakkonen
April 14, 2021
Robert “Bob” Richard Laakkonen, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Bob was born January 22, 1944, in Superior, WI, the son of William and Fannie (Neva) Laakkonen. He graduated from Superior High School and in 1969, Bob married Glenda Petermann in Solon Spring, WI. He worked as a freezer packaging...
Richard Harvey
April 12, 2021
Richard “Dick” Anton Harvey, age 86, of Ripon, WI and Spring Hill, FL passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 with his family by at his side at his home in Florida, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Dick was born September 12, 1934 in Ripon, WI, son of Richard and Mildred (Rivers) Harvey. He graduated Ripon High...
Rita Savoie
April 11, 2021
Rita Savoie, age 97, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Maplecrest. Rita was born November 28, 1923 in Woonsocket, RI, the daughter of Phillip and Eugenie (Marion) Gareau. She attended parochial school as a child and married Paul Jeremy Savoie after high school. Rita was a devout Catholic and more than anything, she loved God,...
Janet Blazer
April 10, 2021
Janet A. Blazer, age 78, of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton, WI. Janet was born at noon on August 9, 1942, in Green Lake, WI, the daughter of F.J. “Schwartz” and Beryl (Kuharske) Wendt, who were the owners of Tuscumbia Country Club, Wendt’s Variety Store, and several...
Peter Chobanian
April 4, 2021
Peter Chobanian, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, WI. Peter was born on February 20, 1931 in Racine, WI, the son of Haroutune and Catherine (Sorjian) Chobanian. On June 21, 1958, he married Nazaly Andekian. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Peter was devoted to his family. Peter...
Stephen Walker
April 1, 2021
Stephen Duane Walker, age 64, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away unexpectedly on April 1, 2021 at his home. Steve was born on February 25, 1957 at Ripon Memorial Hospital, in Ripon, Wisconsin. He was the son of Dale and Dolores (Resheski) Walker. Steve graduated from Green Lake High School in 1975 and went on to receive his Bachelor’s degree in...
James Gneiser
April 1, 2021
James Robert Gneiser, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Pleasant Park Place. James was born on October 18, 1937 at the Brooks family farmhouse in the town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Robert and Dorothy (Zweiger) Gneiser. He graduated from Green Lake High School with the Class of 1955. James married Gail...
Gary Vershure
March 30, 2021
Gary Thomas Vershure, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Whispering Pines in Ripon.Gary was born June 29, 1939, in Detroit, MI, the son of Roy and Marguerite (Walsh) Vershure. He graduated with a Master’s Degree in English from UW Madison. On June 28, 1975, Gary married Georgette Kretz in Hinsdale, IL. He had many...
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