Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Floyd Utke

Floyd Utke

April 7, 2018

Floyd M. Utke, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon with his family by his side. Floyd was born in Dalton, WI on October 18, 1928, the son of Max and Belle (Stellmacher) Utke. He graduated from high school in Cambria, WI, and went on to serve our country in...

Marshall Johnson

Marshall Johnson

April 7, 2018

Marshall A. Johnson, age 73, of Montello, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, WI. Marshall was born in Evanston, IL on November 3, 1944, the son of John Berger Johnson and Eleanor (Dreger) Johnson. He graduated form Mundelein High School, Mundelein, IL. In 1967 Marshall married Christine Carraway of Libertyville, IL. He was...

Lloyd Penke

Lloyd Penke

April 7, 2018

Lloyd George Penke, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon. Lloyd was born July 2, 1930, in Ripon, WI, the son of George and Margaret (Sauerbrei) Penke. He graduated from Ripon High School and went on to serve our country in the Korean War for the United States Army. On...

John Blahna

John Blahna

April 6, 2018

On Friday, April 6, 2018, John Kenneth Blahna passed away peacefully in his apartment at Prairie Place Assisted Living in Ripon, WI. He was 93.John was born and raised on a small farm in Kensal, ND. He had seven siblings, worked hard on the farm, and spent most of his free time hunting small game while riding his horse bareback...

Winifred Miller

Winifred Miller

April 4, 2018

Winifred Ann Miller, age 101, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon with family by her side. Winifred was born in Ripon on November 6, 1916, the daughter of John and Anne (Mathwig) Gruszynske. She graduated from Ripon High School, class of 1935. Winifred was a clerk at Vogue Cleaners for many...

Wayne Napralla

Wayne Napralla

April 3, 2018

Wayne David Napralla, age 70, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Ripon Medical Center with family by his side. Wayne was born February 18, 1948, in Ripon, WI, the son of Clifford and Elizabeth Napralla. He graduated from Princeton High School and went on to serve our country in the United States Army. In 1967,...

Barbara Prissel

Barbara Prissel

March 28, 2018

Barbara A. Prissel, age 71, of Ripon, WI, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon. Barbara was born on July 7, 1946, in Plum City, WI, the daughter of John and Mary Ann (Dankers) Seipel. She graduated with honors from Pepin High School in 1964 and Minneapolis Business College in 1966. On December 16, 1967 she...

Allen Rautmann

Allen Rautmann

March 25, 2018

Allen William Rautmann, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon with his loving wife by his side. His family had very recently had a prayerful and musical tribute with him on St. Patrick's Day for his 95th birthday. Allen was born and raised the youngest of five children in...

Mary Ann Norton

Mary Ann Norton

March 22, 2018

Mary Ann C. Norton, age 79, of West Bend, WI, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Kathy Hospice in West Bend surrounded by family. Mary Ann was born November 29, 1938, in Green Lake, WI, the daughter of Anton and Florence (Sina) Smoody. In 1956, she graduated valedictorian from Ripon High School and went...

Arden "Artie" Wahoske

Arden "Artie" Wahoske

March 20, 2018

Arden “Artie” J. Wahoske, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at his home with his loving wife by his side. Artie was born in Ripon on June 10, 1936, the son of Louis and Adeline (Frost) Wahoske. He attended Ripon schools and went on to work at Speed Queen for 34 years. In September...

Norman Nennert

Norman Nennert

March 20, 2018

Norman T. Nennert, age 88, of Markesan, WI, passed Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Norman was born May 3, 1929, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Theobold and Alma (Bessie) Nennert. He graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee. Norman went on to serve our country in the National Guard. He...

Rebecca Augustyn

Rebecca Augustyn

March 17, 2018

Rebecca Kay Augustyn, age 28, of Ripon, WI, passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Becca was born October 20, 1989, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Jill Kelma and Michael Augustyn. Becca was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Green Lake. She graduated from Peace Lutheran School, attended Ripon High School...

Annagene Priske

Annagene Priske

March 16, 2018

Annagene (Fisher) Priske, age 92, of Ripon, WI, died on Friday, March 16, 2018, at Hope Hospice in Cape Corral, FL. She was born at the Fisher home-stead in Green Lake County, Wisconsin on October 25, 1925 to Hazen and Luella (Philbrick) Fisher. Annagene was a graduate of Green Lake Center Grade School, Ripon High School and Green Lake County...

Gwendolyn Bornick

Gwendolyn Bornick

March 16, 2018

Gwendolyn ”Gwen” E. Bornick, age 91, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018, at The Barrett House in Markesan. Gwen was born in Green Lake, WI, on May 19, 1926, the daughter of Harry and Elsie (Kelm) Pamenter. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Green Lake on June 13, 1926, by Pastor Eric Moekus, and...

Ellen Teela

Ellen Teela

March 13, 2018

Ellen L. Teela, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on March 13, 2018, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Hortonville, WI. Ellen was born in Oslo, Norway on August 8, 1927, the daughter of Lauritz and Esther (Fageness) Larsen. At the end of WWII, she met Master Sergeant Robert Teela while stationed in Oslo. She ventured on a ship...

Eugene Wittchow

Eugene Wittchow

March 12, 2018

Eugene Gordon Wittchow, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Barrett House in Ripon. Eugene was born May 30, 1936, on the family farm in Rosendale, WI, the son of August and Dorothy (Paul) Wittchow. He graduated from Rosendale Free High School. In 1958, Eugene married Marion Machmueller at Pella Lutheran Church in...

Robert Nebl

Robert Nebl

March 11, 2018

Robert J. Nebl, age 67, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI. Bob was born September 16, 1950, in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of John and Ardell (Stutz) Nebl. He attended grade school at St. Stephen’s Lutheran School and graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1969. Bob continued...

Vickey Rymus

Vickey Rymus

March 7, 2018

Vickey D. Rymus, age 64, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin, WI. Vickey was born in Illinois on March 12, 1953, the daughter of John and Gladys (Wardell) Casson. She owned her own cleaning service, and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Her grandchildren were her life. Vickey...

Dolores Grahn

Dolores Grahn

March 7, 2018

Dolores Laverne Grahn, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Pleasant Park Place in Ripon. Dolores was born on February 18, 1930, in Nekimi, WI, the daughter of George and Ella (Wesenberg) Marx. On March 23, 1947, she married LeRoy Grahn, and he passed away on June 22, 2010. Dolores and LeRoy owned two...

Harvey Andersen

Harvey Andersen

March 5, 2018

Harvey H. Andersen, 81, of Poy Sippi, WI, died on Monday, March 5, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, WI.Born in Racine on October 14, 1936, he was the son of the late Henry and Ethel (Baumgartener) Andersen. He attended Racine County schools and was a graduate of Horlick High School.In 1984, he was united in marriage to Mary (Goluba)...