Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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John Burling

John Burling

Jul 5, 1956

John Burling, age 85, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 1956, at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Oshkosh.John was born July 25, 1870, in Green Lake County, WI, the son of Gustave and Catherine (Hubbard) Burling. He married Eva Taylor on September 28, 1904, in Fond du Lac. John was a retired threshing crew manager which he did...

Nina Reich

Nina Reich

Jul 5, 1956

Nina Reich, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Nina was born October 1, 1873, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of August and Julia (Luck) Weishaar. She married William Eicksteadt in 1892, who passed away in 1911. She then married Charles Reich on October 23, 1912 in Ripon. Nina was a member...

Kenneth Thrall

Kenneth Thrall

Jul 1, 1956

Kenneth Palmer Thrall, age 61, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 1956, at Berlin Memorial Hospital.Kenneth was born May 30, 1895, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Charles and Mary Thrall. He married Esther Toll and worked as a farmer his whole life.Funeral Service for Kenneth will be held on Wednesday, July 4,...

Bert Lynch

Bert Lynch

Jun 30, 1956

Bert E. Lynch, age 71, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Bert was born August 22, 1884, in Worthington, MN, the son of Thomas and Emily (Clark) Lynch. He was educated in Worthington and Ripon High School. Bert married Clara Berg on October 7, 1916, in Milwaukee. He was a retired Postal Clerk....

Frank Lueck

Frank Lueck

Jun 26, 1956

Frank G. Lueck, age 85, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 1956 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Frank was born in Ripon on April 12, 1871, the son of William and Anna (Lubitz) Lueck. He was educated in Ripon and went on to work at Hibbard-Spencer & Bartlett Wholesale Hardware Co., and then owned The Ripon Hardware Co. for...

Ida Kohls

Ida Kohls

Jun 23, 1956

Ida Kohls, age 67, of Ripon, WI passed away on Saturday, June 23, 1956 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Ida was born in Bagley, MI on March 24, 1889, the daughter of August and Wilhelmina (Zimmerman) Kiesow. She was educated in Rosendale and has resided in Brandon, Curtiss, and Ripon, WI. On September 25, 1907 she married Herman Kohls in Rosendale, WI....

Loren Nellis

Loren Nellis

Jun 11, 1956

Loren D. Nellis, age 42, of Green Lake, WI passed away unexpectedly and suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home.Loren was born in Ripon, WI on January 23, 1914, the son of Roy and Ida (Nehls) Nellis. He was educated in Ripon and on November 12, 1939 he married Vivian Zamzow at Berlin, WI. He was the owner of...

Charles Kuehn

Charles Kuehn

Jun 4, 1956

Charles A. Kuehn, age 85, of Ripon, WI passed away on Monday, June 4, 1956 at his home in Ripon.Charles was born in Princeton, WI on October 30, 1870, the son of William and Wilhelmine (Fadhka) Kuehn. He was educated in Princeton and farmed in the Ripon area. Charles has resided in Princeton, Brandon, and the last 50 years in...

Ethel Beard

Ethel Beard

Jun 3, 1956

Ethel M. Beard, age 63, of Green Lake, WI passed away on Sunday, June 3, 1956 at home.Ethel was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 30, 1893, the daughter of Reverend August and Edena (Lunn) Broholm. She was educated at the Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna, MN as well as Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA. On June 21, 1921 she married...

Benjamin Sylvester

Benjamin Sylvester

May 30, 1956

Benjamin M. Sylvester, age 67 of Ripon, WI passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Benjamin was born in Stoughton, WI on November 22, 1888, the son of William and Mary (Boletta) Sylvester. He was educated in Stoughton public schools and worked as an electrician. In 1911 he married Idella M. O'Connon in Mt. Horeb. Benjamin has...

Frieda Lambert

Frieda Lambert

May 27, 1956

Frieda Lambert, age 65 of Ripon, WI passed away on Sunday, May 27, 1956 at Brock Nursing Home in Ripon.Frieda was born in Port Washington, WI on May 17, 1891, the daughter of George and Anna (Schuster) Lindner. She married Leon Lambert in December of 1911, in Port Washington.Frieda is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur C. Buslaff of Ripon;...

Blanca Fromholtz

Blanca Fromholtz

May 17, 1956

Blanca Fromholtz, age 72, of Ripon, WI passed away on Thursday, May 17, 1956 on the south shore of Green Lake. Blanca was born in Ripon on September 23, 1883, the daughter of Charles and Bertha (Dasdaul) Uhl. She was educated at Ripon public schools and on November 3, 1909 she married Louis A. Fromholtz in Ripon, who passed away...

Anna Schmitt

Anna Schmitt

May 11, 1956

Anna Schmitt, age 75 of Ripon, WI passed away on Friday, May 11, 1956 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Anna was born in Beaver Dam, WI on April 26, 1881, the daughter of Christian and Marie Schmitt. She never married and worked as a clerk at the Mattice-Foster Department Store and also was co-owner of Johnson's Dress Shop. She has resided in...

Irene Leitz

Irene Leitz

May 9, 1956

Irene Evelyn Leitz, age 18, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Irene was born November 13, 1937, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Elmer and Elenor (Spertka) Leitz. Funeral Service for Irene will be held on Saturday, May 12, 1956, at 9:00 am at St. Patrick Church in Ripon with The Reverend John Callen officiating. Interment...

Adline Simson

Adline Simson

May 7, 1956

Adline Simson, age 68, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, May 7, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Adline was born March 28, 1888, in the Town of Warren, in Waushara County, WI, the daughter of Fred and Augusta (Splittgerger) Lehr. She lived in Wautoma throughout her life and spent the last six years living in Rush Lake. On July 2,...

Peter Lambert

Peter Lambert

May 7, 1956

Peter Henry Lambert, age 67, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Monday, May 7, 1956, at the Waupun Memorial Hospital.Peter was born March 6, 1889, in Ripon, WI, the son of Tom and Anna (Yonker) Lambert. He was educated in Ripon schools. Peter was employed at the Railway Express in Ripon and in charge of the kitchen at...

Emma Jess

Emma Jess

May 5, 1956

Emma Jess, age 76, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 1956, at home.Emma was born March 9, 1880, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Peter and Caroline (Luetke) Dittman. She was educated in Ripon schools. Emma married William Jess on June 7, 1907, in Ripon. She was a member of the Women's Guild of the church and...

Gordon Liptow

Gordon Liptow

Apr 30, 1956

Gordon E. Liptow, age 40, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, April 30, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Gordon was born October 21, 1915, in Ripon, WI, the son of Frank and Linda (Schultz) Liptow. He graduated from Ripon High School with the class of 1934. Gordon married Dorothy Weiss on June 20, 1948. He worked for Ripon Foods Inc....

Wilhelmina Zick

Wilhelmina Zick

Apr 28, 1956

Wilhelmina Zick, age 70, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Wilhelmina was born May 3, 1875, in Green Lake, WI, the daughter of Charles and Amelia (Dretske) Kuhs. She married Robert Zick on November 11, 1908 in Ripon. Wilhelmina was a charter member of the Ceresco School Mother's Club and Women's Guild of...

Catherine Reagan

Catherine Reagan

Apr 27, 1956

Catherine Reagan, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, April 27, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Catherine was born August 31, 1865, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of James and Mary (Barry) Reagan. She graduated from Ripon Public Schools. Catherine worked and retired from the Reagan and Brown Dress Shop in Ripon in 1939. Survivors include ten nieces and...

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