Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Tracie L. Thresher
October 19, 2026
Tracie L. Thresher, age 61, of Montello, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2026, at ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin.
Tracie was born on June 21, 1965, in Wisconsin, daughter of William and Sharon (King) Kieck. She grew up in Princeton, WI and attended Princeton area schools. After graduating from Princeton High School, she continued her education at Fox Valley Tech,...
Nelson A. Hinz
October 19, 2026
Nelson A. Hinz, age 79, of Pickett, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2026 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, WI.
Nelson was born on October 2, 1947 in Ripon, the oldest of four boys to Arthur and LaVerna (Zimdars) Hinz. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1965, and went on to complete a Farm Short Course at...
Patsy M. Krueger
October 18, 2026
Patsy M. Krueger, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Barrett House in Ripon.
Patsy was born on September 1, 1960 in Ripon, WI, daughter of DuWayne and Mary Ann Krueger. Mary Ann passed away when Patsy was very young, so she was raised by loving foster parents, Henry and Margaret Jolly, who treated...
Roger E. Mathewson
October 11, 2026
Roger E. Mathewson, age 74, of Benton Harbor, MI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Edenbrook of Fond du Lac, WI.
Roger was born on July 6, 1952, in Benton Harbor, MI, son of Lamoine “Matt” and Martha (Kurbis) Mathewson. After high school he went on to serve our country proudly in the U.S. Navy from 1973 until...
Teri L. Stibb
October 9, 2026
Teri L. Stibb, age 62, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2026 at home with her family by her side after a short, but courageous battle with cancer.
Teri was born on December 18, 1963 in Ripon, WI, daughter of Robert and Carol (Pankow) Schmeck. She attended grade school at Peace Lutheran Church in Green Lake, where she...
Ronald L. Altnau, Sr.
October 8, 2026
Ronald Louis Altnau, Sr., age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at Prairie Place in Ripon.
Ronald was born in Ripon on May 16, 1933, to William and Olga (Mueller) Altnau. He was a member of Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ in Ripon. He attended Ripon Elementary School and went on to graduate from...
Cheryl E. Zills
October 8, 2026
Cheryl “Cheri” E. Zills, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI.
Cheri was born on February 14, 1949 in Ladysmith, WI, the oldest of 12 children, to Richard and Darlene (Hunter) Finley. Cheri lived a full life. She spent numerous years camping at Crooked River Campground...
Judith L. Rauschenberger
October 2, 2026
Judith “Judy” L. Rauschenberger, age 77, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026, in Janesville, WI, surrounded by her loving family.
Judy was born on June 13, 1949, in Aurora, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Arlene (Carlson) Spalding. She and her twin sister spent their childhood on a small cattle ranch in Arcadia, Nebraska, and along...
Christine E. Dorsch
October 2, 2026
Christine E. Dorsch, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026, at Tower View Assisted Living in Rosendale, WI, with her family by her side.
Christine was born on April 15, 1942, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the late Angus M. and Janet R. (Mackenzie) Robertson. She spent her formative years in Scotland, graduating from Trinity Academy in...
John J. Murphy, Jr.
September 28, 2026
John J. Murphy, Jr. “Smurf”, age 60, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 28, 2026 at his home.
John was born on August 20, 1966 in Fond du Lac, WI, son of John, Sr. and Joleen (Treptow) Murphy. He graduated from Moraine Park Technical College in 1989. Shortly after graduation, John started working at Quents in Oshkosh where...
Michael P. Bresnen
September 23, 2026
Michael P. Bresnen, age 77, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh.
Michael was born on February 26, 1949, in Chicago, IL, son of Maurice and Mary (Manternach) Bresnen. He graduated from high school and went on to serve our country in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, 1967-1968. He was a...
Jeffrey G. Darrington
September 23, 2026
Jeffrey G. Darrington, age 69, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at his home with family by his side.
Jeff was born on September 6, 1957 in Moscow, ID, son of James and Josephine (Biel) Darrington. He graduated from Troy High School in Troy, ID, class of 1976. He went on to serve our country in...
Charles E. Slaughter
September 17, 2026
Charles “Moon” E. Slaughter, age 79, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh.
Moon was born on April 3, 1947, in Bonifay, FL, son of Monroe and Louie (Stafford) Slaughter. He graduated from Ponce de Leon High School in Florida. Moon worked as an electrician for many years. After his retirement,...
Linda L. Gutknecht
September 15, 2026
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Linda L. Gutknecht, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and cherished friend, on September 15, 2026 at her home in Rosendale. She was born February 23, 1955, daughter of Eugene and Rosemary (Mylnarek) Corrigan.
Linda loved spending time with her family when she could. Going on camping trips and taking the...
Kathleen A. Cordell
September 15, 2026
Kathleen “Kathy” A. Cordell, age 74, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Whispering Pines in Ripon.
Kathy was born on June 2, 1952, in Beaver Dam, WI, daughter of Walter, Sr. and Evelyn (Mace) Plagenz. She graduated from Ripon High School. She married Gilbert Cordell in 1976 and they enjoyed 50 years together. She started...
Deborah J. Miller
September 12, 2026
Deborah “Debbie” J. Miller, age 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon, WI.
Debbie was born on June 7, 1954 in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Darwin and Adeline (Van Loo) Miller. She graduated from Ripon High School and worked much of her career at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She also cared for...
Ruth Ann E. Cluppert
September 6, 2026
Ruth Ann Elizabeth Cluppert, age 90, of Fairwater, WI passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at The Barrett House in Markesan, WI.
Ruth was born on February 4, 1936 in Fond du Lac, WI to Clarence and Emily (Parks) Carstensen. She grew up around Center House and graduated from Ripon High School, June 4, 1953.
On November 11, 1956 she was...
George P. Vourvoulias, Jr.
September 3, 2026
April 6, 1938 – September 3, 2026
George P. Vourvoulias, Jr., 88, of Green Lake, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at home on September 3, 2026, surrounded by his family.
Born in Chicago to George P. Vourvoulias, Sr. and Ann (Vlahandreas) Vourvoulias, George grew up in Rogers Park and graduated from St. George's High School in Evanston.
George shared more than sixty years with...
Anna R. Dombrowski
September 3, 2026
Anna R. Dombrowski, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Ripon Community Hospital, with her husband by her side.
Anna was born on January 27, 1944 in Ironwood, MI, daughter of Raymond and Annarene (Filek) Schlais. She graduated from high school and went on to earn a cosmetology degree from City College of Cosmetology...
Barbara A. Novitske
September 1, 2026
Barbara Ann Novitske passed away September 1, 2026 at her home.
She was born April 21, 1953 in Warren, Ohio, to Betty and Jerome “Shorty” Halvorson. She was one of eight children and is survived by her brothers and sisters, Coleen Andersen, Eugene Halvorson, John Hopkins, Jerry Halvorson, Brian Halvorson, Nancy Krull, and Lisa Makely.
She was the wife of Joel, with...
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