Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Robert Prellwitz

Robert Prellwitz

April 10, 2011

Robert A. Prellwitz, 86, of Ripon, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Michalene’s Assisted Living in Ripon, with his family at his side. Robert was born on September 23, 1924, the son of Robert F. and Johanna (Sauerbrei) Prellwitz. He graduated from Ripon High School in the Class of 1942. Robert worked as a semi truck driver for...

Mace Miller

Mace Miller

April 9, 2011

Mace Luther Miller, 85, formerly of Green Lake, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Barrett House in Ripon. Mace was born on February 16, 1926, on Sunny Brook Farm, Fairwater, WI, the son of John W. and Beatrice (Hamley) Miller. He graduated from Ripon High School. In 1947 he married Evangeline “Dollie” Vollmer at Grace Lutheran Church in...

Francis Kuehn

Francis Kuehn

April 7, 2011

Francis Wilmer Kuehn Jr., 77, of Fairwater, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Waupun Memorial Hospital, Waupun. Francis was born to Francis and Virginia (Scholl) Kuehn on March 6, 1934, in Fond du Lac. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1952. In 1955 he married Alice Asplund in Stratford, WI. Upon retiring from his plumbing, heating, and...

Richard Sell

Richard Sell

April 6, 2011

Richard A. Sell, age 59, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at his home with his family by his side. Richard was born on March 17, 1952, in Waupun, the son of Adry “Sonny” and Dolores (Fude) Sell Jr. He was a wonderful person and son. Richard will be deeply missed. Per Richard’s wishes, there will...

Lucille Miller

Lucille Miller

April 5, 2011

Lucille A. Miller, age 88, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Lucille was born on June 20, 1922, in Green Lake, the daughter of Edward and Caroline (Wesner) Miller. She graduated from Green Lake High School and became a secretary for Lake Reality in Green Lake. Lucille was a...

Walter Smith Iii

Walter Smith Iii

March 31, 2011

Walter S. Smith, age 75, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Michalene’s assisted living in Ripon. Walter was born August 20, 1935, in Cleveland, OH, the son of Walter and Lois (Weaver) Smith Jr. He was graduated from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, OH in 1957. Walter received a MBA from De Paul...

Trent Theune

Trent Theune

March 28, 2011

Trent Theune, age 31, of Pickett, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin, WI. Trent was born on February 8, 1980, in Fond du Lac, the son of Cynthia (Smith) Theune. He graduated from Berlin High School in 2000, with his favorite teacher, Elaine Heyer Colton. Trent worked at Diversed Options as an assembler....

Marie Kentopp

Marie Kentopp

March 27, 2011

Marie Anne Kentopp, age 99, of Fond du Lac, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Liberty House in Fond du Lac with her family by her side. Marie was born on November 4, 1911, in Owosso, MI, the daughter of Anthony and Rose (Valis) Ptacek. On June 12, 1925, she married Edwin Kentopp at...

James Nitzke

James Nitzke

March 26, 2011

James “Jamie” Daniel Nitzke, age 40, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011 in the Town of Omro, WI. Jamie was born on October 8, 1970, in Ripon, the son of Daniel “Bud” and Frances (Daehn) Nitzke. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1989, and his first job was working at Pamida. Jamie went on to...

Erma Slife

Erma Slife

March 20, 2011

Erma M. Slife, age 87, of Oshkosh, formerly of Pickett, WI, passed away on March 20, 2011, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon with her family by her side. Erma was born on July 27, 1923, in the Town of Coloma, WI, the daughter of Rudolph and Amanda (Fousch) Schubert. On April 19, 1941, she married Henry Slife at...

Alice Belling

Alice Belling

March 17, 2011

Alice Louise Belling, age 79, of the Town of Eldorado, WI, passed away on Thursday evening, March 17, 2011, at Manor Care in Fond du Lac, WI. Alice was born on November 6, 1931. On October 20, 1951, she married Donald Belling. They farmed all their life in the Town of Eldorado until retirement. She was a member of the...

Audrey Nimmer

Audrey Nimmer

March 9, 2011

Audrey J. Nimmer, 77, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Audrey was born on November 6, 1933, in the Town of Springvale, WI, the daughter of Elmer and Irene (Zitlow) Wagner. She graduated from Rosendale High School and went on to get associate degrees from WITC, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College...

Joyce Voight

Joyce Voight

March 8, 2011

Joyce Voight, age 74, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. Joyce was born on July 30, 1936, in Waupaca, WI, the daughter of Gaylord and Ruby (Rice) Johnson. She graduated from Waupaca High School and in 1955; Joyce married Melvin Voight in Oshkosh, WI. She was a member of Kingdom...

Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter

March 5, 2011

Robert McSchooler Hunter, age 85, of Pickett, WI passed away on March 5, 2011, at his home with his family by his side. Bob was born on October 3, 1925, in Utica Township, the son of George and Hazel (McSchooler) Hunter. He married Patricia Catherine Smith on September 3, 1947, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in the Town of Springvale....

Harold Hoth

Harold Hoth

March 3, 2011

Harold F. Hoth, age 93, of Ripon, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI. Harold was born on August 1, 1917, in Ripon, the son of Elmer and Frieda (Washkoske) Hoth. He graduated from Ripon High School and served our country in the US Army Air Corp in WWII. On August 30,...

Dr. Robert Meyer

Dr. Robert Meyer

March 2, 2011

Dr. Robert E. Meyer, 82, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, with his family at his side. Robert was born in Milwaukee, WI, on March 7, 1928, the son of John and Mathilda (Thiel) Meyer. After graduating from high school, Robert graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Southern...

Terra Dodge

Terra Dodge

February 27, 2011

Terra Dodge, age 38, of Ripon, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Terra was born on March 19, 1972, in Berlin, the daughter of Martin and Nita' (Strayer) Dodge. She graduated from Green Lake High School in 1990 and also received credits from Ripon College. Survivors include her son, Cameron of Ripon,...

Rosemary Smith

Rosemary Smith

February 22, 2011

Rosemary E. Smith, age 85, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at her home. Rosemary was born on January 14, 1926, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor (O’Callaghan) Lamich. She not only raised 12 children of her own, but she and her late husband, Harold had such a love of children...

Mary Mccann

Mary Mccann

February 21, 2011

Mary E. McCann, age 75, of Ripon, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011, at her home with her family at her side. Mary was born in Rosendale, WI, on August 25, 1935, the daughter of Claude and Esther (Zickert) Holterman. She graduated from Rosendale High School and she was a business women in Ripon, being the owner/operator of the...

Marlene Wahoski

Marlene Wahoski

February 14, 2011

Marlene K. Wahoski, age 73, of Ripon, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2011, in Ripon, WI. Marlene was born on January 10, 1938, in Sheboygan, WI, the daughter of Fred and Leone (Gardenier) Yurk. In 1959, she married David Wahoski and was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Ripon. Survivors include one sister, Sandra Koller...