Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Helen Ptacek
March 10, 2017
Helen H. Ptacek, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Prairie Place surrounded by her family. Helen was born October 9, 1921, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Lundgren) Hennings. She attended River Falls State Teacher College, and went on to become a teacher, co-owner and operator of Ptacek’s Red Owl...
Beverly Stellmacher
March 6, 2017
Beverly E. Stellmacher, age 91, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2017, at Woodlands Senior Park in Fond du Lac.Beverly was born in Fond du Lac on March 12, 1925, the daughter of Herman and Edith (Adrian) Miller. On November 17, 1945, she married Harold Elmer Stellmacher in Pickett, WI. Beverly worked at the...
Myrna Walker
March 3, 2017
Myrna L. Walker, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Myrna was born June 20, 1925, in Richford, WI, the daughter to Walter and Lena (Harke) Kapp. On June 29, 1957, she married Keith Walker at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon. Myrna worked as a homemaker...
Walter Stagg
February 28, 2017
Walter J. Stagg, age 87, of Waupun, WI, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born in Chicago Heights, IL, on July 3, 1929, the son of Walter and Helen (Wozalis) Stagoski. On September 3, 1949, he married his best friend Carol Emmert, who passed away in 2013. Walter enjoyed...
Bernice Denzin
February 25, 2017
Bernice O. (nee Roeske) Denzin, age 88, of Ripon, WI passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at The Barrett House in Ripon. Bernice was born November 23, 1928 to Christoph and Olive (Parks) Roeske in the Town of Rosendale. On December 16, 1950 she married Donald Denzin at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon. Bea loved being with...
Christina Schmuhl
February 23, 2017
Christina E. Schmuhl, age 81, of Brandon, WI, passed away on February 23, 2017, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Christina was born on February 21, 1936, the daughter of Michael and Catherine (Heschel) Bernath. She graduated from Brandon High School. On June 23, 1956, she married Earl Schmuhl at St. Brendans Church in Brandon. Christina worked...
Paul Zamzow
February 19, 2017
Paul G. Zamzow, age 74, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Paul was born December 12, 1942, in Berlin, WI, the son of Ralph and Ila (Rich) Zamzow. He graduated from Berlin High School. On August 11, 1979, Paul married Louise Berndt in North Burnett Immanuel Lutheran Church. He worked...
Laverne Kenas
February 16, 2017
Laverne E. Kenas, age 93, of Ripon, WI, left this world on the 16th day of February 2017. She is now celebrating a reunion with her husband, Robert; and sons, Tom and Philip.Laverne was born in Ripon on July 5, 1923, the daughter of Ed and Hattie Witt-Meyer. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to Fond du...
Geraldine Wahoske
February 16, 2017
Wahoske, Geraldine Barbara (Brietenfeldt), age 85, of Ripon, Wisconsin. Died February 16, 2017. Survived by husband of 64 years, Ronald; children Michael, Rhonda, Mark, Marsha (Lindsay “Bo” Jones III), Matthew; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service and interment, by her request.Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send online condolences.
Norman Graff
February 10, 2017
Norman E. Graff, age 77, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, at his home in rural Markesan, WI. Norman was born in Fond du Lac, WI, on February 14, 1939, the son of Erwin and Velma (Kourt) Graff. He graduated from Markesan High School, and went on to serve our country in the United States Army. In May of...
Josephine Sullivan
February 9, 2017
Josephine “Josie” E. Sullivan, age 94, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Juliette Manor in Berlin, WI. Josie was born in Kenosha, WI, on May 26, 1922, the daughter of Frank and Augusta (Jacoby) Sullivan. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1940 and went on to attend college, where she received a degree as a Mechanical Engineer....
Raymond "Bj" Kelch, Jr.
February 8, 2017
Raymond “BJ” Kelch, 73, of Ripon passed away Feb. 8, 2017 at Manor Care in Fond du Lac, WI. He was born July 5, 1943 in Dayton, Ohio, a son of Raymond A “Buzz” and Shirley (Smith) Kelch. BJ graduated from Oakwood Ohio High school in 1962. On June 17, 1967 he married Kay (Techtman) Kelch. Raymond worked at different...
Carol Meyer
February 7, 2017
Carol Mae (Flugum) Meyer, 86, from Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2017, at New Perspective Senior Living in Green Bay.Carol was born in Milwaukee on January 29, 1931, the daughter of Alexander and Pearl (Mielke) Flugum. After graduating from Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Carol graduated from North Central College in Naperville, IL. On July 4,...
Shirley Stewart
February 6, 2017
Shirley W. Stewart, age 92, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017, at Prairie Place Assisted Living in Ripon. Shirley was born on February 9, 1924, in Reedsburg, WI, daughter of Arthur and Martha (Meyer) Winter. She graduated from Reedsburg High School, and went on to attend Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School in Madison, WI. She became a secretary...
Robert "Bob" Lukoski
January 31, 2017
Robert “Bob” George Lukoski, age 83, died at All About Life in Fond du Lac, WI on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He died with family by his side. Bob has been a resident at All About Life since he suffered a stroke in January of 2016. Bob has commented that he wouldn’t wish a stroke on “his worst enemy”. All...
Willis Kwakkel
January 31, 2017
Willis “Bill” Kwakkel, age 79, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at his home with his loving family by his side. Willis was born on March 22, 1937, in Alto, WI, the son of John and Johanna (Konings) Kwakkel. In 1959 he married Sharon Vossekuil in Waupun, WI. Willis was an active member of Countryside Christian Church,...
Mary Ahonen
January 30, 2017
Mary Magdaline Kleinbrook Ahonen entered eternal life peacefully with her family at her side on Monday, January 30, 2017. Born in Ironwood, Michigan on August 14th 1920, to Joseph and Harriet Kleinbrook, Mary married Donald E. Ahonen on September 1st 1941. Mary is survived by her three children: Donald T. Ahonen (Susan) Markesan, Wisconsin; Jeanne Klotz (Michael) Appleton, Wisconsin; Margery...
Everdeen Bice
January 28, 2017
Everdeen E. Bice, age 85, a lifelong resident of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Fountain View Care Center. Ev was born in Ripon on June 21, 1931, the daughter of William and Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Zank) Meyer. She graduated from Ripon High School. In 1949, Ev married Ralph D. Bice, Sr., who passed away in 1990....
Eugene Gray
January 25, 2017
Eugene W. Gray, age 75, of Ripon, WI, passed away on January 25, 2017, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon.Eugene was born at home in the township of Lowville, WI, on August 15, 1941, the son of Joseph and Beatrice (Lafler) Gray. His first marriage was to Hazel (Rowley) Gray. His second marriage was to Linda (Reichenberger) Gray in...
Kyle Thorp
January 25, 2017
Kyle D. Thorp, age 22, of Neenah, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Kyle was born June 7, 1994, in Plymouth, WI, the son of Douglas Thorp and Michelle Hemme. He worked as a laborer for Wrought Iron Solutions. Kyle enjoyed many things in life, playing video games and hanging with his friends but most of all spending...
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