Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Jay Kurth

Jay Kurth

Jul 9, 2023

Jay Kurth of Green Lake, formerly of Beloit, WI, died Sunday morning, July 9 at Ripon Medical Center following complications from two strokes. He was 80 years old.  Jay was born in Beloit, WI to Jeannette Petersen and Gerald Kurth on June 21, 1943. He attended Beloit Public Schools, graduating from Beloit Memorial in 1961 and having lifelong friends reaching all...

Doris E. Stracy

Doris E. Stracy

Jul 3, 2023

Doris E. Stracy, age 89, of Ripon, WI passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023 at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon with family by her side.

Doris was born August 22, 1933 to Ernest and Camille (Peterson) Bengston in Luck, WI. She graduated Ripon High School and worked at Ripon Foods for 33 years. On July 11, 1953 Doris married Charles...

Chad D. Unverrich

Chad D. Unverrich

Jun 27, 2023

Chad D. Unverrich, age 39, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side.

Chad was born in Germany on October 3, 1983, son of Carl and Diane (Henzig) Unverrich. After moving to the U.S., Chad lived most of his life in the state of Washington, moving to...

Wayne Larson

Wayne Larson

Jun 27, 2023

Wayne Larson, age 98, of Ripon, Wisconsin, passed away on June 27, 2023, at Prairie Place in Ripon. 

Born March 3, 1925, in Forest City, Iowa to Harry and Lillian (Specht) Larson. Wayne graduated with high honors from Forest City High School and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa. He earned an M.A....

Margaret "Marty" Catherine Wizner

Margaret "Marty" Catherine Wizner

Jun 25, 2023

Margaret “Marty” Catherine Jenuwine Wizner, age 92, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Prairie Place in Ripon.

Marty was born to Sylvester and Agnes Jenuwine on June 14, 1931, in Warren, Michigan. She graduated from Warren High School, then continued her education in nursing at Nazareth Nursing School in Kalamazoo, MI. She proudly graduated as...

Marie A. Tollard

Marie A. Tollard

Jun 24, 2023

Marie “ReeRee” Agnes (Disterhaft) Tollard of Ripon, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2023 with her family by her side.

Leonard and Margaret Kasuboski welcomed their daughter, Marie, into their lives on October 11, 1935, in Rosendale, Wisconsin. She was the oldest daughter of 14 children in the Kasuboski family. 

Marie attended Ripon High School and graduated on...

Winifred A. Grant

Winifred A. Grant

Jun 23, 2023

Winifred Ann Grant, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 with her family by her side.

Winifred was born November 7, 1942 in Burlington, VT, the daughter of Clarence R. and Pauline W. (Surprise) Tubbs. She graduated from Alburg High School and went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of...

Joyce E. Ledwith

Joyce E. Ledwith

Jun 23, 2023

Joyce Eleanor Ledwith, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away with her family by her side on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Edenbrook of Oshkosh.

Joyce was born April 21, 1937 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of Jerry and Marjorie (Blagborne) Borden. She graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1955 and went on to college to receive her associate...

Tellia A. Weishaar

Tellia A. Weishaar

Jun 22, 2023

Tellia “Tootie” Anna Weishaar, age 100, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Wolverton Glen Assisted Living in Ripon. 

Tootie was born January 12, 1923 in the family home in the township of Deerfield, WI, the daughter of Wilhelm and Anna (Sauer) Raatz. Tootie worked in the shell department at Barlow and Sielig during WWII, where...

Cindy Jo Gozinski

Cindy Jo Gozinski

Jun 22, 2023

Cindy Jo Gozinski, age 66, of Berlin, WI, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at her home.

Cindy was born November 13, 1956 in Ripon, WI, the daughter of David and Lorna Otto. She graduated from Green Lake High School and continued her education with nursing classes. In 1985, Cindy married Pat Gozinski in Ripon. Over the years, Cindy...

Nancy A. Jonas

Nancy A. Jonas

Jun 21, 2023

Nancy A. Jonas, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 with her loving family by her side.

Nancy was born in Ripon, Wisconsin on August 22, 1931, the daughter of William  and Lucille (Briske) Ninneman. She graduated from the Ripon High School, then furthered her education in cosmetology. Once done with school, Nancy used her...

Maureen Lucille Fisch

Maureen Lucille Fisch

Jun 16, 2023

Maureen L. Fisch, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away with her family by her side on Friday, June 16, 2023, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. 

Maureen was born May 10, 1936 in Stanley, WI, the daughter of Philip and Helen (Etten) LaBlanc. On December 28, 1963, Maureen married Giles Fisch and together they owned and...

Michele Marie Schrader

Michele Marie Schrader

Jun 13, 2023

Michele Marie Schrader, age 64, of Ripon, WI passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at UW Hospital in Madison, WI.

Michele was born in September 1958 in Two Rivers, WI to Don and Helen (Albers) Massey. She graduated from Roncalli High School in Manitowoc, WI and went on to college at UW Stevens Point where she met her...

Krisann "Krissy" Jean Stracy

Krisann "Krissy" Jean Stracy

Jun 11, 2023

Krisann “Krissy” Jean Stracy, age 45, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Krissy was born on September 26, 1977 in Berlin, WI, daughter of Roxann (Berndt) and Ronald Stracy. She attended Ripon High School. Krissy loved her cats, Church and Moose. She enjoyed music of all kinds and cherished time with her father fishing.

Krissy is...

Carla Jeane McNair

Carla Jeane McNair

Jun 10, 2023

Carla Jeane McNair of Green Lake, Wis., and previously of Elk River, Minn. died peacefully at Markesan Resident Home on Saturday, June 10, 2023.  She was born on May 8, 1929 in Duluth, Minn. to William and Alice Anderson. When Carla was 14, the Andersons moved to Minneapolis, where she graduated from Central High School in 1947. After graduating from nursing...

Jessica Jean Bednarek

Jessica Jean Bednarek

Jun 9, 2023

On June 9, 2023, our Heavenly Father took Jessica Jean Bednarek at the age of 23.

Jessica was born in Berlin, WI to Shannon McCullagh and Gary Bednarek. She is survived by her parents; her grandma Lou-Lou; her sisters, Hannah Bednarek, Desiree Bednarek, and Ashley Hurley; brother, Marcus Schultz; her step-father, Chris Hurley; aunts, Sara McCullagh and Coleen LoBianco; several...

Joseph F. Knepfel

Joseph F. Knepfel

Jun 6, 2023

Joseph “Joe” F. Knepfel, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Prairie Place.

Joe was born May 23, 1934 in Hilbert, WI, the son of William and Henrietta (Heimerl) Knepfel. He graduated from Chilton High School. In 1954, Joe married the love of his life, Nancy Bergen, in Chilton, WI. Together, Joe and Nancy...

Mary Ellen Boesch

Mary Ellen Boesch

Jun 2, 2023

Mary Ellen Boesch, age 76, of Ripon passed away at her beloved home on Friday, June 2nd, 2023.

Mary Ellen Mullin was born on October 28, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Marjorie Mullin. She spent her childhood years in Marshfield, WI, graduating from Columbus High School in 1964. She attended the College of St. Teresa in...

Janet M. Arens

Janet M. Arens

Jun 1, 2023

Janet Marie Arens, age 77, of Ripon, WI (formerly of Muskego, WI), passed away at Whispering Pines on Thursday, June 1, 2023, with her loving family by her side.

Janet loved her family fiercely and showed her love through food, crocheted gifts and her generous heart. She shared a great love affair with her husband of 49 years, Joseph Arens,...

Arthur "Art" M. Rozek

Arthur "Art" M. Rozek

May 31, 2023

Arthur “Art” M. Rozek, age 79, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at his home in Ripon, WI.

Art is survived by his daughter, Barbara (Dave) Walsh; grandchildren, Kayla (Josh) Riedel, Ben (Jo Anna) Walsh, Sean (Audrey) Walsh, Shelley Krzewinski; great-grandchildren, Emma, Piper, Savannah, Emmalee, and Kaedance; a brother, Don (Cathy) Rozek; sister, Sharon (Bob) Ryan, Marty...

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