Obituaries in Ripon, WI

January 21, 2019

Ellie Jane Grundman was born and called to Heaven on Monday, January 21, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. Ellie was the daughter of Taylor and Jason Grundman of Ripon, WI. Ellie is survived by her parents, Taylor and Jason Grundman; maternal grandparents, Todd (Karen) Beck of Ripon, WI; paternal grandmother, Penny (Bob) Bevers of Oshkosh, WI; paternal...

January 19, 2019

Lester William Baird, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Maplecrest Manor. Lester was born December 10, 1925 in Rosendale, WI to William and Minnie (Splittgerber) Baird. Lester married Adeline Hoger in 1946. Lester and Adeline farmed on Brandon Road for 30+ years. After Adeline’s passing, he married Marie Redman in 1984. Lester worked...

January 14, 2019

Genevieve Jensen, age 82, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Genevieve was born on January 31, 1936 in the Town of Winchester, WI, the daughter of Henry and Verna (Angell) Hansen. On June 23, 1961 she married Eugene Jensen in Bettendorf, IA. Eugene passed away on May...

January 9, 2019

Timothy “Tim” Joseph Martin, age 68, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at his home. Tim was born September 15, 1950, in Marshfield, WI, the son of Leo and Monica (Strupp) Martin. He graduated from high school and started working as a counter manager for Graybar Electric in the Milwaukee branch. In 2004, Tim married Judith...

January 9, 2019

Joseph “Joe” William Bastien, age 46, of Westfield, WI, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at his home with family by his side. Joe was born January 13, 1972, in Oaklawn, IL, the son of Norman Joseph and Rosemarie (Cox) Bastien, Jr. He married Michelle Bateman in 1996, in Chicago, IL. Joe worked...

January 7, 2019

Enos Werner Mantik, 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Enos was born July 24, 1928, on his family’s farm near Milan, WI, the son of Michael and Elise (Abitz) Mantik. He attended Milan Country School. On August 30, 1947, Enos married his sweetheart, Evelyn Dorothy Feder, in Berlin, WI. For...

January 5, 2019

Dan W. Berry, age 71, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, after battling cancer, at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Dan was born February 27, 1947, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Archie and Laura (Sauer) Berry. He served our country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968. Dan worked as a...

January 3, 2019

Eleanor Lillian Malzhan, age 91, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Markesan Resident Home.Eleanor was born March 23, 1927, at home, in Green Lake, WI to August Malzhan and Ella (Smith) Malzhan. Eleanor attended school in Green Lake and graduated from Green Lake High School. After graduating, she worked as a waitress and a...

January 2, 2019

Jordan T. Cody, age 27, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Jordan was born October 4, 1991 in Milwaukee, WI to William and Elizabeth (Snow) Cody. He graduated from Ripon High School and attended both UW Milwaukee and UW Fond du Lac. Jordan worked for the family business at Cody’s Window Cleaning. Survivors include his parents,...

December 28, 2018

Kathy B. Malkowski, age 67 of Ripon, Wisconsin passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 28, 2018 at her home in Ripon. Kathy was born on July, 5, 1951 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Harold and Eda (Carroll) Bing. She attended Putnam City High School, in Oklahoma City, OK class of 1969. Kathy and Mark met in...

December 27, 2018

Violet M. Schmuhl, age 89, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan. Violet was born on August 18, 1929 in Neenah, WI, the daughter of William and Cecelia (Fellner) Christian. She graduated from high school in Neenah. On November 1, 1952, Violet married Franklin Schmuhl in Fairwater. She helped on the...

December 22, 2018

Maurice Eugene Morgan, age 96, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Markesan Resident Home. Maurice was born December 31, 1921, at home, in Rosendale Center to Ira James and Katie Margaret Elizabeth (Oleson) Morgan. On August 25, 1951, he married Lois Ann Rogge at the Division Street Methodist Church in Fond du Lac. Maurice attended...

December 18, 2018

Larry Cluppert, age 61, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at his home. Larry was born January 13, 1957, in Waupun, WI, the son of Arthur and Muriel (Jennings) Cluppert. He graduated from Markesan High School. Prior to retirement, Larry drove forklift for Alto Dairy for over 30 years. On April 8, 1989, he married Audrey...

December 14, 2018

Erika “Riky” A. Mlodzik, age 25, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at University Hospital in Madison, WI. Riky was born on June 26, 1993 in Ripon, the daughter of Ricky and Ann (Speier) Mlodzik. She graduated from Ripon High School in 2012 and went on to Moraine Park Technical College where she received a degree...

December 14, 2018

December 4, 2018

Max D. Allen, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Azura Memory Care in Oshkosh, WI. Max was born on November 2, 1930 in Findlay, OH, the son of Wilbur and Thelma (Armstrong) Allen. He attended high school in Findlay, and went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army. He worked at...

December 3, 2018

June L. Rohde, age 91, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Pleasant Park Place in Ripon, WI. June was born on June 11, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Fred and Elsie (Buchholz) Eichmann. She graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, and on June 1, 1946 she married Richard E. Rohde,...

December 3, 2018

Betty I. Krause, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, WI. Betty was born on October 24, 1931 in Pickett, WI, the daughter of Ervin and Martha (Strobush) Lungwitz. She attended school in Berlin, WI. On June 6, 1953 she married Edwin Krause in Auroraville, WI, and he...

November 27, 2018

Dorothy “Dottie” J. Brooks, age 93, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at her home. Dorothy was born on August 24, 1925 in Indiana, the daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Kaelin) Hutt. She graduated from high school in Jeffersonville, IN, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Education Degree from Indiana University. On October...

November 25, 2018

Charles William “Bill” MacNeill, age 99, of Naples, FL, and Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Patriot Place in Berlin, WI. Bill was born in Louisville, KY, the son of William Joseph and Daphne (Hurlbutt) MacNeill. Bill attended U.W. Madison where he graduated with a degree in metallurgical and industrial engineering. He also attended and...