Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Wallace Abrahamson
August 4, 2016
Wallace David Abrahamson, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016, at his home in Ripon surrounded by family and love. So deserving for a man who loved his family so fiercely. Wallace was born November 3, 1935, in Sturgeon Bay, WI, the son of Walter and Muriel (Potier) Abrahamson. He graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School....
Donald Lueptow
August 4, 2016
Donald K. Lueptow died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at his home in Ripon, Wisconsin surrounded by his family. He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin on August 28, 1929. He was the son of Lucille (Hess) and Arthur Lueptow. He married Bernadine (Billie) Laboyeske on October 21, 1950. They had 7 children – Mary, Nick, Michele, Anne, Peter, Catherine, and Matthew....
Dr. James Hyde Jr.
August 1, 2016
James F. Hyde, Jr., age 83, of Ripon, WI, Professor of German Emeritus at Ripon College, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016, at Barrett House assisted living in Ripon.James Hyde was born June 6, 1933, in Corning, N.Y., the son of J. Franklin and Hildegard (Lesche) Hyde. He graduated from Northside High School in Corning in the Class of...
Gary Zimmerman
July 30, 2016
Gary A. Zimmerman, Sr., age 78, of Green Lake, WI, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at home with his family by his side. Gary was born June 7, 1938, in Green Bay, WI, the son of Harold and Edith Zimmerman. He graduated from Wauwatosa High School and went on to further his education at UWM,...
Ronald Nitz
July 30, 2016
Ronald William Nitz, age 78, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon with his family by his side. Ronald was born February 15, 1938, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of William and Laura (Henke) Nitz. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1956. In 1967, Ronald married the love of...
Bruce Kelma
July 26, 2016
Bruce “Goose” John Kelma, age 75, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at his home in Ripon. Bruce was born April 24, 1941, in Ripon, the son of John and Minnie (Adler) Kelma. He graduated from Ripon High School, and went on to do many great things. On May 18, 1963, Bruce married Audrey Priebe in...
Cyndie Hass
July 20, 2016
Cyndie M. Hass, age 62, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on July 20, 2016, at UW Madison in Madison, WI. Cyndie was born January 20, 1954, in Beaver Dam, WI, the daughter of Gilbert and Lorraine (Davis) Callies. She graduated from Markesan High School in 1972 and later married Daniel Hass in Dubuque, IA. She was a laborer at...
Edward Duzynski
July 19, 2016
Edward Duzynski, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Juliette Manor in Berlin, WI. Ed was born March 20, 1928, in the Chicago area, the son of Joseph and Kazimiera (Grzegorska) Duzynski. After High School Ed served in the United States Navy, became a self-employed tool and die maker, and married his wife LaVerne....
George Kehlenbrink
July 17, 2016
George Walter Kehlenbrink, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his home in Ripon. George was born March 24, 1926, in West Allis, WI, the son of Alfred and Margaret (Schroeder) Kehlenbrink. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School and U.W. Madison, and went on to serve our country in the United States Army....
Mary Ellen Cutter
July 10, 2016
Mary Ellen Cutter, age 67, of Janesville, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016, after a long fight against cancer at Agrace Hospice Madison, with her son and granddaughter, Benjamin and April Witkowski, by her side. Mary Ellen was born August 16, 1948, in Berlin, the daughter of Louis and Freida (Ninneman) Nechkash. She received her education in Berlin,...
Eugenia Shurpit
July 10, 2016
Eugenia “Jeanie” Shurpit, age 85, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at her home in Kindred Hearts. Jeanie was born December 20, 1930, in Princeton, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Krafjack) Kozlowski. On October 3, 1953, Jeanie married Victor Shurpit in Princeton, WI. She was a lunch aide at St. John the Baptist School...
Patrick Burk
July 9, 2016
Patrick Leo Burk, age 88, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in his home. Patrick was born October 14, 1927, in Kingston, the son of Dennis and Catherine (Leahy) Burk. In 1951 he married Beatrice Joyce Makurat. Patrick was a farmer his whole life, a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, and the...
Carleton Retzlaff
July 6, 2016
Carleton D. Retzlaff, age 83, of Ocala, FL, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Carleton was born November 1, 1932, in Wisconsin, the son of Otto and Dora (Stolfuss) Retzlaff. He graduated from high school and went on to serve our country in the United States Army. On May 5, 1956, Carleton married Patricia Hughes in Berlin, WI. He...
Edward "Eddie" White
June 28, 2016
Edward “Eddie” J. White, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Ripon Medical Center. Eddie was born December 9, 1930, in the Town of Mackford, WI, the son of Henry D. and Hattie A. (Lewis) White. He graduated from Markesan High School in 1949. On September 15, 1956, Eddie married Elaine P. Lindeman at...
Mildred Smith
June 28, 2016
Mildred Doris Smith (Millie), age 93, died on June 28, 2016. She was born on April 30, 1923, to Frank and Clara (Weckwerth) Zimmerman in the Town of Brooklyn, Green Lake County. She was baptized and confirmed at, and was a lifetime member of, Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Green Lake. On June 2, 1945, she married the love of her...
Robert Spinks
June 27, 2016
Robert “Bob” Spinks, age 92, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan. Bob was born June 16, 1924, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Charles and Margaret (O’Neil) Spinks. He graduated from high school and then went to the University of Illinois for 1 year. He then fought in...
Daniel Scholl
June 26, 2016
Daniel Martin Scholl, age 77, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Daniel was born April 29, 1939, in Delavan, the son of Martin and Silvia (Moran) Scholl. He graduated from high school and married Rose Ann Meyer and later re-married to Christi Taylor. Daniel worked as a dispatcher for...
Christina Poortenga
June 17, 2016
Christine Poortenga (Johnson), ‘Valley’ of Green Lake died peacefully at home on June 17, 2016. She was born on December 23, 1946 and is preceded in death by her parents Richard and Grace (Mickelsen) Johnson of Winchester Wisconsin and husband Gene Poortenga of Green Lake Wisconsin. She is survived by son Ty Whitpan, daughter-in-law Jill Jahnke (husband Joe) grandson Trent...
Mary Anklam
June 16, 2016
Mary J. Anklam, age 94, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at her home with family by her side.Mary was born May 22, 1922, in Eureka, the daughter of Will and Mary (McGregor) Carey. On November 27, 1939, Mary married Roy Anklam and became a homemaker. Mary will always be remembered for all of her funny...
Louise Waters
June 12, 2016
Louise L. Waters, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon.Louise was born February 12, 1926, in Ripon, the daughter of Frank and Edith (Schilling) Lichtenberg. She attended Ripon High School and went on to work various jobs throughout her life until she retired from Smuckers LTD. On September 1,...
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