Obituaries in Ripon, WI

January 6, 2009

Jerome E. “Jerry” Gehrke, age 70, of Oshkosh, passed away at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh, on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Jerry was born on December 29, 1938 in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Herbert and Lucile (Radtke) Gehrke. He graduated from Oshkosh High School and went into the army. After his discharge, Jerry worked for Paine Lumber and then...

January 5, 2009

Melvin E. Liefke, age 75, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, January 05, 2009, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan, WI. Melvin was born on May 28, 1933, in Ripon, WI, the son of Elmer and Mildred (Baumann) Liefke. Melvin graduated from Ripon High School and was a field operator for Green Giant Canning Company. He married Donna Ludjeck-Steineke...

January 1, 2009

Vincent P. Fashun, age 97, formerly of Ripon, went to his eternal resting place on January 1, 2009 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI. Vincent was born on June 26, 1911, in Ljublana, Slovenia, Austria, the son of Vincent and Franciska (Rotar) Fashun. He came to America in October of 1920 and resided in Milwaukee. In 1927, he...

December 31, 2008

William J. “Bill” Widlake, age 56, died unexpectedly on December 31, 2008, as the result of an industrial work accident. Bill was born on April 7, 1952 to John and Emily (Krentz) of Ripon. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1971 and joined the army, where he was stationed in Frankfurt Germany. He worked as a journeyman electrician in...

December 27, 2008

 

Gregg Alan “Zack” Yasick, age 49, of Green Lake, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at his home in Green Lake, WI.

Gregg was born on March 24, 1959, in Ripon, WI, the son of Gregory and Florence (Reetz) Yasick. He graduated from Ripon High School and later married Laurie Docta on August 22, 1987 in Ripon. Gregg...

December 23, 2008

Juliana A. Hayes, age 84, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI. Juliana was born on June 5, 1924, in Neshkoro, WI, the daughter of Betty Ryen. After 12 years of school, she worked as an inspector at Chapman-Castings Foundry and was also a member of Assembly of God. Survivors...

December 22, 2008

Shirley Ann Rabenhorst, age 73, of Green Lake, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center with her family at her side. Shirley was born on August 30, 1935, in Green Lake, WI the daughter of Julius and Florence (Mitchel) Klingbeil. She graduated from Green Lake High School and went on to work at Fabrico in Green...

December 19, 2008

December 16, 2008

Orin Conant, age 83, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. Orin was born in Chicago, IL, on July 31, 1925, the son of George and Dorothy (Bryan) Conant. He graduated from Ripon High School and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Orin served his country in the U.S. Army, and worked as a...

December 16, 2008

Jill Suzanne (Cartier) Chatterson, age 50, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at her home after a long battle with cancer. Jill was born in Green Bay, WI on July 21, 1958, the daughter of Kenneth and Barbara (Anunson) Cartier. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to graduate from Lake Forest College, and received...

December 16, 2008

Erma G. Busha, age 82, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Erma was born on March 3, 1926, in Ripon, the daughter of Frank and Grace (Fietz) Wetzel. She was educated in the Ripon schools. On April 7, 1945, she married Thomas C. Busha. Erma farmed in the Winneconne...

December 15, 2008

Albert Klaver, age 83, of Green Lake, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2008, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin surrounded by his family. Albert was born on March 25, 1925, in Harrison, WI, the son of Sievert and Mary Klaver. He attended school in Harrison and served his country in the US Air Force. On April 23, 1949, he...

December 13, 2008

Alice LaVerne Pomplun, age 76, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Alice was born on March 4, 1932, in the town of Crystal Lake, WI, the daughter of Rudolph and Laura (Krueger) Schwanke. She attended school in Budsin, WI. Alice married Wilbert Pomplun in 1951 in Wautoma. She was a...

December 12, 2008

James Louis Revels, age 64, of Ripon, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008, while fishing on Green Lake, in Green Lake, WI after catching his limit of Bluegills. James was born on January 29, 1944, in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Elmer and Lucille (Miller) Revels. He married Linda Rae Hartman in 1962 in Ripon. He was retired from...

December 10, 2008

Adeline “Toots” Burdick, age 88, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Juliette Manor in Berlin with her family at her side. Adeline was born on December 4, 1920, in Ripon, the daughter of Elmer and Lydia (Klingbiel) Stellmacher. She graduated from Ripon High School, and on June 11, 1941 she married Shadrack George “Ted” Burdick. Adeline...

December 9, 2008

Muriel Cluppert, age 84, of Markesan, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Muriel was born in Fond du Lac, on September 27, 1924, the daughter of John and Emily (Parks) Jennings. She graduated from Ripon High School, and on June 23, 1956 she married Arthur Walter Cluppert in Ripon. Muriel worked at the...

December 9, 2008

Betty J. Pinch, age 84, formerly of Rosendale, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh, with her family at her side. Betty was born in Fond du Lac on November 8, 1924 the daughter of Elmer and Irma (Rousseau) Pfeiffer. She graduated from Rosendale Union Free High School in 1943, and attended Wisconsin Rural Normal...

December 7, 2008

Del (Adelbert) Formiller died on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2008 at the age of 90. He was born in Fisk, Wisconsin on March 15, 1918, to Mary and Peter Formiller. When he was a very young boy, he and his family moved to Green Lake, where he grew up on Illinois Avenue & attended Green Lake High School with...

December 3, 2008

Adeline A. McCullagh, age 90, of Ripon, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Adeline was born on May 16, 1918, in the Town of Metomen, the daughter of Robert and Charlotte (Drahiem) Voight. She married Robert McCullagh on July 26, 1963, at Our Saviour’s...

November 29, 2008