Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Joanne Balken

Joanne Balken

June 17, 2014

Joanne Ruth Balken, age 78, of Fond du Lac, WI, went to be with our Lord and Savior in Heaven on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, with her loving family by her side. Joanne was born January 18, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Harold and Jean (Ramsay) Carlblom. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, and went on to get...

Ervin Sauerbrei Jr.

Ervin Sauerbrei Jr.

June 16, 2014

Ervin Sauerbrei Jr., age 73, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014, at Appleton Medical Center with his loving family by his side. Ervin was born April 6, 1941, in Wisconsin, the son of Ervin and Francisca (Stargardt) Sauerbrei, Sr. He graduated from high school and on October 7, 1967, Ervin married Karen Mosolf at St. John’s...

Irvin Cleland Sr.

Irvin Cleland Sr.

June 15, 2014

Irvin G. Cleland Sr., age 80, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. Irvin was born December 16, 1933, in Adams County, WI, the son of the late Harry G. Cleland and Gertrude Cleland Briese. On August 21, 1954 he married Janet Mulvey at St. Peter’s Church in Oshkosh, WI....

Marilyn Briese

Marilyn Briese

June 6, 2014

Marilyn Fortnum Briese, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014, at Ripon Medical Center with her family by her side. Marilyn was born May 18, 1921, in Ripon, the daughter of Albert “Bert” and Myrtie (Bazeley) Fortnum. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1939 and cum laude from Ripon College in 1943. During her...

Glenn Schimmel

Glenn Schimmel

June 1, 2014

Glenn Henry Schimmel, age 86, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, with his loving family by his side. Glenn was born May 22, 1928, at home in Fairwater, the son of Henry and Laura (Hanneman) Schimmel. He attended Fairwater grade school and graduated from Ripon High School. Glenn...

Carol Gross

Carol Gross

May 24, 2014

Carol R. Gross, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Ripon Medical Center, with family by her side. Carol was born November 10, 1932, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Stephen and Rose (Wollerman) Crossman. She was a graduate of Rosendale High School. On February 14, 1972, she was united in marriage to...

James Kasuboski

James Kasuboski

May 20, 2014

James Leo Kasuboski, age 89, of Brandon, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at his home with his loving family by his side. James was born August 8, 1924, in the Township of Nepeuskun, WI, the son of Joseph and Helen (Marks) Kasuboski. He was a graduate of Berlin High School. In 1948, James was united in...

Jaxon Thiel

Jaxon Thiel

May 18, 2014

Jaxon Marland Thiel, 6 days old, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin - Fox Valley in Neenah, WI. Jaxon was born May 12, 2014, the son of Tyler and Nikki (Stoegbauer) Thiel. He was born a twin to his sister, Presley Ann. Survivors include his father and mother, Tyler and...

Audrey Haasch

Audrey Haasch

May 14, 2014

Audrey Haasch, age 78, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Audrey was born February 9, 1936, the daughter of Albert and Dorothy (Luedke) Tetzlaff of Ripon. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to attend two years at Fond du Lac Vocational School. She was...

Patricia Clark

Patricia Clark

May 11, 2014

Patricia M. Clark, age 84, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, WI. She was born August 29, 1928 in Ireland, the daughter of John and Stella (White) Shea. She was raised in the Kankakee, IL area and that is where she attended school and then went on...

Barbara Berndt

Barbara Berndt

May 11, 2014

Barbara Lorraine Berndt, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014. Barbara was born January 14, 1929, the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Buelow) Crook. On June 28, 1946, she married Roy Berndt at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon. Barbara’s greatest joy was for her bus kids. She drove for 29 years for...

Jason Keeler

Jason Keeler

May 10, 2014

Jason A. Keeler, age 44, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, with his loving family by his side. Jason was born March 30, 1970, in Ripon, the son of Rick and Diane (Klaver) Keeler. He attended Green Lake High School. In 2000, Jason was united in marriage...

Donald Kinas

Donald Kinas

May 5, 2014

Donald Edward Kinas, age 84, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Don was born November 2, 1929, in Green Lake, the son of Oswald and Virginia (Johnson) Kinas. He was a graduate of Green Lake High School and attended two years of college in Madison. Don served our country...

Ursula Wise

Ursula Wise

April 27, 2014

Ursula Wise, age 94, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Barrett House in Markesan. Ursula was born on September 28, 1919, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Bergmann) Iden. She was united in marriage to Karl Becker for 26 years; he preceded her in death in February of 1975. Ursula was then...

Lynn Northrop

Lynn Northrop

April 26, 2014

Lynn Northrop, age 78, of Ripon, WI, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Ripon Medical Center, after a brief illness. She had grown up in La Grange, a Chicago suburb, and greatly enjoyed the Brookfield Zoo as a youth. Lynn attended Connecticut College for Women and worked at Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago and A C Nielsen in Chicago...

Wilma Gillen

Wilma Gillen

April 19, 2014

Wilma J. Gillen, age 73, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Kindred Hearts of Green Lake. Wilma was born September 20, 1940, in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Herman and Willemina (Vande Boven Kamp) Van Galen. She graduated from Waupun High School. In 1963, Wilma was united in marriage to David William...

Caroline Krueger

Caroline Krueger

April 18, 2014

Caroline Jane Krueger, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014, at her home with her best friend Mona by her side. Caroline was born March 5, 1926, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Paul and Frieda (Vandersee) Krueger. She was a graduate of Oshkosh High School. Caroline worked as a secretary for the Ripon Public School...

Norma Kuhs

Norma Kuhs

April 16, 2014

Norma M. Kuhs, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Norma was born August 14, 1924, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of William and Lillian (Tetzlaff) Lange. On April 30, 1943, she married Kelsey J. Kuhs in Fond du Lac. Norma was a member of Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ in Ripon. She was...

Thomas Cronier

Thomas Cronier

April 14, 2014

Thomas “Tom” Cronier, age 55, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014, as a result of a car accident. Tom was born February 13, 1959, in Alabama, the son of Frank and Ruth (Simpson) Cronier. He worked at Proto-1 in Winneconne as a machinist. In his younger days, Tom liked riding his motorcycles. He enjoys playing golf...

Thomas Coburn

Thomas Coburn

April 7, 2014

Thomas Ralph Coburn, age 73, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014, at his home with his loving family by his side after courageously fighting lung cancer. Tom was born October 7, 1940, in Cleveland, OH, the son of Jack H. and Mary K. (Blodgett) Coburn. He was a graduate of Geauga County High School and went...