Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Ellen Goeden
January 13, 2018
Ellen Pauline Goeden, age 68, of Ripon, WI, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Appleton Medical Center. Ellen was born July 6, 1949, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Wilbur and Lois (Siebenhaar) Daehn. She graduated from Rosendale High School. Ellen worked at Piggly Wiggly in Ripon for many years and then went on to further her education, receiving...
Barbara Meyer
January 9, 2018
Barbara Ann Meyer, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Ripon Medical Center. Barbara was born August 9, 1929, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Sylvester and Ida (Heller) Splitt. She graduated from Ripon High School. On December 10, 1949, Barbara married Harold J. Meyer in Ripon. She worked at home taking care of...
Timothy Gack
January 9, 2018
Timothy Conrad F. Gack, age 68, passed away suddenly on Tuesday January 9, 2018 at his home in Beloit, WI. Tim was born November 18, 1949 in Sacramento, CA to Henry Oakley and Lois (Woods) Gack. He went to school at American River College for welding in Sacramento, CA. Tim served his country in Vietnam as a fireman in the...
Ellen Gallert
January 8, 2018
Ellen Malson Gallert, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018, at Evergreen Manor in Oshkosh, WI, with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer.Ellen was born in Ripon on October 21, 1944, the daughter of Fabian and Leone (Hoppa) Malson. She graduated from Ripon High School. On November 3, 1962, in...
Katherine Simmons
January 6, 2018
Katherine “Kay” Kohl Simmons, age 94, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Whispering Pines (formerly Fountain View Care Center) in Ripon. Kay was born in Ripon on August 24, 1923, the daughter of Ceylon and Mildred (Weekes) Kohl. She graduated from Ripon High School, and then Ripon College in 1945. After graduation, Kay was a...
Duel Stobb
January 4, 2018
Duel “Charlie” C. Stobb, age 87, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Waupun Christian Home in Waupun, WI. Charlie was born in Ripon, WI, on September 01, 1930, the son of Walter and Minnie (Messerschmidt) Stobb. After school, Charlie went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, for which...
Joseph Malinski
January 2, 2018
Joseph Melvin Malinski, age 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in Ripon, WI surrounded by his family.Survivors include his wife Terrea, daughters Martha (Scott) and Alyssa (Steve) and son Max. Joe grew up in Le Center, Minnesota and leaves behind three sisters, two brothers and many other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his...
Paul Marschall
December 31, 2017
Paul G. Marschall, age 70, of rural Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017, unexpectedly at his home. Paul was born on December 25, 1947, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of Gerhardt “Fritz” and Esther (Ewald) Marschall. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Berlin. He graduated from Berlin High School in...
Lawrence Wurtz
December 30, 2017
Lawrence A. Wurtz, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Lawrence was born in Fond du Lac, WI, on September 18, 1928, the son of Lawrence “Casey” and June (Holterman) Wurtz. Lawrence graduated in 1946, from Waupun High School, where he met the “love of his...
Ardis Schmitt
December 28, 2017
Ardis D. Schmitt, age 92, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Atrium Senior Living in Stevens Point, WI. Ardis was born in Ripon on August 6, 1925, the daughter of Emil and Leona (Hein) Zimdars. She graduated from Ripon High School, and went on to work at the Rippin' Good Cookie Factory and also...
John Hoekstra
December 25, 2017
John Arden Hoekstra, age 85, of Berlin, WI, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017, at Brown Wilcox Assisted Living in Berlin. John was born August 31, 1932, in Alto, WI, the son of Alex and Bessie (Rens) Hoekstra. On September 1, 1950, he married Margaret D. Snyder in the parsonage of Christian Reformed Church in Alto. John was a...
David Gatzke
December 21, 2017
David J. Gatzke, 63, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, surrounded by his wife, Linda, his children, his grandchildren, and his rescue cats. David J. Gatzke was born on April 28, 1954 in Ripon to Arden and Elizabeth (Betty) Gatzke. Dave attended Ripon schools where he participated in theater, cross country, and was the class president. After...
Harve Leppin
December 17, 2017
Harve E. Leppin, age 78, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Froedtert St. Joseph’s Hospital in West Bend, WI. Harve was born December 20, 1938, in Pine River, WI, the son of Erich and Myrtle (Waldman) Leppin. He attended Berlin High School and went on to serve our country in the United States Marines Corp...
James Prellwitz
December 16, 2017
James “Jim” Allen Prellwitz, age 51, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI, with his family by his side. Jim was born June 12, 1966, in Ripon, WI, the son of Darwin R. and Carol K. (Henshaw) Prellwitz. He graduated from Ripon High School and completed the Paramedic Program. Jim worked...
Robert Rohde
December 14, 2017
Robert E. Rohde, age 62, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL on September 17, 1955 to Richard and June Rohde. Robert attended John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, IL. After exploring out west, Bob moved to the Green Lake area where he had spent his...
Bernadette Splitt
December 7, 2017
Bernadette “Bernie” V. Splitt, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Ripon Medical Center. Bernie was born on February 27, 1934, in Ripon, the daughter of Hilmar and Marie (Cain) Redemann. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Ripon. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1953, and then...
Paul Gustafson
December 4, 2017
Paul Gustafson, age 81, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on December 4, 2017 in Aurora, IL. Paul was born on March, 3, 1936, in Chicago, IL, the son of Melvin and Ruth Gustafson. On June 21, 1959, he married Judy Peterson, after they met in college. He received his BA from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, and his...
Horatio Verde
December 3, 2017
Horatio Villacorta Verde, MD, age 87, of Ripon, WI, and formerly of Crown Point, IN, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Ripon Medical Center. Horatio was born in the Philippines on October 21, 1930, the son of Ambrosio and Carmen (Villacorta) Verde. After high school, Horatio went on to medical school and received a medical degree in psychiatry...
Alice Schleicher
December 1, 2017
Alice Schleicher, age 97, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at Maplecrest with family by her side. Alice was born July 26, 1920, in Lewisville, MN, the daughter of Paul and Lydia (Schwartz) Engel. She graduated from Truman High School in Minnesota in 1939. On April 26, 1942, Alice married Darwin Schleicher. From 1942 – 1945...
Ellen Wells
November 27, 2017
Ellen Wells, age 97, of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 27, 2017, at Kindred Hearts Assisted Living in Green Lake. Ellen was born on July 3, 1920, in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Edward and Kathleen (Dolan) Irwin. In February of 1944, she married Russell L. Wells in Liverpool, England. Ellen was a member...
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