Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Bruce Thomas Marchant

Bruce Thomas Marchant

August 31, 2015

Bruce Thomas Marchant, age 94, of Rosendale, passed away, Monday, August 31, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Bruce was born September 7, 1920, in Rosendale, WI, the son of Thomas and Dorothy (Thomas) Marchant. He was a graduate of Rosendale Union Free High School. Bruce married Rose Keith at the Rosendale United Church of Christ on September 11,...

Vern Stevenson

Vern Stevenson

August 22, 2015

Vern Dale Stevenson, age 75, of Ripon, WI, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, WI, with family at his side.Vern was born November 17, 1939, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Sam and Lucille (Manning) Stevenson. Vern graduated from Pulaski High School and in 1978, married Pam Dix at St. John’s...

Grace Schattschneider

Grace Schattschneider

August 16, 2015

Grace E. Schattschneider, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center. Grace was born January 1, 1922, in Horicon, WI, the daughter of Frank and Edna (Zamzow) Zech. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1940 and had just attended her 75th reunion. After high school, in 1942, Grace married Albert Schattschneider. Grace...

Julie Kay Ninnemann

Julie Kay Ninnemann

August 13, 2015

Julie Kay Ninnemann, age 57, of Neenah, WI, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.Julie was born January 13, 1958, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Orice and Mary Kay (Hobbs) Hammen. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin...

James Beach

James Beach

August 10, 2015

James “Jim” Frederick Beach, age 63, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015, at his home. Jim was born May 16, 1952, in Chicago, IL, the son of Ralph and Margaret (Broadley) Beach. He graduated from Green Lake High School and in 1970, Jim married Nancy Petruske in Princeton. He was a mechanic working presently at...

Gladys Gray

Gladys Gray

July 27, 2015

Gladys Charlotte (nee Zimmerman) Gray, age 95, of Ripon, WI, was called by her Lord to her eternal home on Monday, July 27, 2015, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Gladys was born January 20, 1920, to Frank Robert and Clara (Weckwerth) Zimmerman in Green Lake, WI. She was educated at Peace Lutheran grade school, Green Lake High School and graduated...

Matthew Thor Boers

Matthew Thor Boers

July 27, 2015

Matthew “Puffy” Thor Boers, age 40, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Matthew was born February 26, 1975, in Ripon, the son of Roger and Debra (Berndt) Boers. He was a graduate of Ripon High School. He worked at Action Printers in Fond du Lac for fourteen years and was...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Johnson

Jacqueline "Jackie" Johnson

July 27, 2015

Jacqueline “Jackie” Johnson, age 84, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, at Kindred Hearts in Green Lake. Jackie was born May 5, 1931, in Elgin, IL, the daughter of William and Ione (Smith) Widmayer. She graduated from Hampshire Township High School in Illinois and in 1949; Jackie married Richard C. Johnson in Genoa, IL. She...

Lyle Smith

Lyle Smith

July 26, 2015

Lyle L. Smith, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Lyle was born November 11, 1931, in Chili, WI, the son of Herman and Emma (Kotlow) Smith. Lyle became a farmer and on November 19, 1949, he married Dawn Hanson in Chili. Lyle was on the Ripon School...

Roy Skalsky

Roy Skalsky

July 25, 2015

Roy E. Skalsky, age 87, of Waimea, Hawaii, formerly of Howards Grove, WI, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea, Hawaii. He was born May 27, 1928, in Jackson, MN, the son of Tony A. and Mary (Verba) Skalsky. He ran the family farm and drove truck before going to work at Kohler Company...

Margaret Marshall

Margaret Marshall

July 23, 2015

Margaret Marshall, age 85, of Neshkoro, WI, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Margaret was born April 18, 1930, in Racine, WI, the daughter of Arsen and Mary (Vartanian) Katibian. She graduated from Washington Park High School in Racine in 1949. Margaret married Jack Marshall in Waukegan in 1960. Margaret was a librarian’s...

Joann May Essenberg

Joann May Essenberg

July 20, 2015

Joann May Essenberg, age 86, of Germantown, WI, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Menominee Falls, WI.She was born, May 5, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Calvin and Katherine (Harms) Reifsnyder. She graduated from North Division High School. On March 11, 1950 Joann married Ray Essenberg at St. John deNepomuc Church. She was...

J. Michael Phillips

J. Michael Phillips

July 17, 2015

J. Michael Phillips, age 75, of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, WI.J. Michael Phillips was born November 29, 1939, in Peoria, IL, the son of George and Kathryn (Sharp) Phillips. Michael graduated from Springfield High School and later received a bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois...

Darvin "Dobbie" Donald Hoch

Darvin "Dobbie" Donald Hoch

July 9, 2015

Darvin “Dobbie” Donald Hoch, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away, on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Prairie Place in Ripon.Dobbie was born February 13, 1925, Ripon, WI, the son of August and Laura (Pinno) Hoch. He graduated from Rosendale Union Free High School in 1943. On September 4, 1954, he married Joyce M. Schraven. Dobbie retired from Speed Queen...

Muriel Alice (Radke) Lamonska

Muriel Alice (Radke) Lamonska

July 8, 2015

Muriel Alice (Radke) Lamonska, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Muriel was born January 24, 1933, at Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Walter and Alma (Stobb) Radke. She attended Country Holmes School and later Ripon High School. She graduated in 1950. Muriel worked at the...

Lawrence Vandervelde

Lawrence Vandervelde

July 6, 2015

Lawrence Martin Vandervelde, fondly known as "Vandy," passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 in Markesan, WI. Patriarch of a large yet tight-knit family, he was 96, and had lived on or near Green Lake for most of his long life.The son of Bert and Aimee Kellogg Vandervelde, Vandy was born in Milwaukee on June 22, 1919, and graduated from...

Thelma Markham

Thelma Markham

July 6, 2015

Thelma Marie Markham, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, July, 6, 2015, at Michalene’s Assisted Living.She was born on January 27, 1920, in La Grange, Illinois, the daughter of Roy and Marie (Pierce) Hair. After high school, she worked in Chicago as a secretary for the Sun Times. She then worked at Brachs Candy Company. She married...

Joe Schicker

Joe Schicker

July 3, 2015

Joe Schicker age 88, of Ripon, passed away peacefully at home with his wife at his side on Friday, July 3, 2015. He was born in St. Anna, WI, to Michael and Stella (Karls) Schicker. At the very young age of ten he ventured out on his own and ended up at Ervin and Claire Schwandt’s home in Markesan. He...

Leona Dahlke

Leona Dahlke

June 30, 2015

Leona R. Dahlke, age 94, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at her home with family by her side. Leona was born September 21, 1920, in Renville, MN, the daughter of Wallace and Florence (Anklam) Rudolph. She graduated high school and on September 23, 1944, Leona married Arnie Dahlke Sr. at Grace Lutheran Church in Ripon....

Beverly Jean Thiel

Beverly Jean Thiel

June 28, 2015

Beverly Jean Thiel, age 79, of Ripon, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center. Beverly was born March 14, 1936, in Poy Sippi, WI, the daughter of Harold and Maude (Vergin) Beck. Beverly married Arlyn L. Thiel in 1952 at Our Saviour’s Church of Christ in Ripon. Survivors include her children, Michael A. Thiel (Linda Brown), Ripon,...