Obituaries in Ripon, WI

February 3, 2008

Florence W. Bly, age 88, of Brandon, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Markesan Resident Home. Florence was born on February 18, 1919, in Brandon, WI, the daughter of Daniel and Minnie (Daane) Theune. She married Howard W. Bly on September 20, 1940. Florence worked as a Dietary Aid at Fountain View Care Center and Ripon Medical Center. She...

January 29, 2008

Kathryn Elizabeth Ellis, age 21, of Green Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 29, 2008.Kathryn was born on March 20, 1986, in Ripon, the beloved daughter of Mark and Lori (Groveau) Ellis and younger sister to Sean Ellis. She graduated from Green Lake High School in 2004. Kathryn was known for her contagious sense of humor, as well as...

January 27, 2008

Frances “Fran” R. Thiel, age 78, of Ripon, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008, at Michalene’s.Fran was born on August 27, 1929, in Marquette, WI, the daughter of Emil and Mildred (Pahl) Thiel. She graduated from Markesan High School. Fran worked as a bookkeeper for the Kissinger Merchants Meat Processing plant in Milwaukee, WI for many years. She enjoyed traveling...

January 23, 2008

John Edward Smoody, 90, of Ladysmith, died Jan. 23, 2008, at Ladysmith Nursing Home from complications of pneumonia. John was born on Sept. 16, 1917, in Green Lake, WI, the son of John and Rose Smoody. In 1944, he married Margaret Keinert in Milwaukee. John was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who looked forward to God’s promise of a resurrection in...

January 22, 2008

Aaron Darrel Mohr, age 85, of Ripon, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Aaron was born on August 29, 1922, in rural Columbia County. He was a lifetime resident of Fairwater where he farmed for Erwin and Mike Beilke. In his later years, he moved to Ripon and lived with his son John. During...

January 21, 2008

Diane H. Holley, age 31, of Ripon, passed away on January 21, 2008 with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Diane was born on June 25, 1976, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Douglas and Diane (Onstine) Lau. She graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School, then graduated from Cosmetology College. She served our country in...

January 18, 2008

Folkert “Fred” Faber, age 65, of Ripon, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh with his family by his side. Fred was born on May 9, 1942, in Holland, the son of Jacobus and Johanna (Bootsma) Faber. He married Judy Kloostra and worked as a machine operator, manufacturing farm parts. Survivors include his daughter,...

January 17, 2008

Howard Hopp, age 72, of Ripon, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Ripon Medical Center.Howard was born on March 12, 1935, in the Town of Metomen, the son of Garrett and Lucy (Grotenhius) Hopp. He attended High School in Waupun and owned his own milk route until he joined the U.S. Army where he served from 1959-1961. After being...

January 17, 2008

Kenneth W. McCullagh, age 54, of Ripon, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton.Kenneth was born on May 30, 1953, in Chicago, the son of Robert McCullagh and Ethel Baker. He graduated from Ripon High School, and then enlisted in the United States Marine Corp where he served his country during the Vietnam War. Kenneth...

January 14, 2008

Charles Wizner, age 78, of Ripon, passed away Monday, January 14, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.Charles was born on November 12, 1929, in Ripon, the son of Frank and Gladys (Antkowiak) Wizner. He graduated from Ripon High School, and went on to pursue a career in Advertising. On August 25, 1956, Charles married Margaret Jenuwine in Ripon. Charles...

January 2, 2008

Theodore “Ted” W. Wiesner, age 88, of Green Lake, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Berlin Memorial Hospital. Theodore was born on May 2, 1919, in Milwaukee, the son of Frank and Alma (Jaeger) Wiesner. He graduated from Milwaukee High School, and went on to attend a Tech School. On June 3, 1944, Ted married Jennie Gorecki in Michigan....

January 2, 2008

William D. “Doug” Hughes, age 82, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Fountain View Care Center. Doug was born on July, 29, 1925, in Flemingsburg, KY the son of John M. and Emma Hughes. He graduated from Hughes High School in Cincinnati, OH, and went on to become an Engineer. Doug worked for the Ingersoll Milling...

December 26, 2007

Eugene Lawrence Miller, age 71, of Green Lake, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. Eugene was born on February 25, 1936, in Chicago, the 1st of 5 sons to Donald H. Sr. and Genevieve C. (Meegan) Miller. He attended Holmes Grammar School in Chicago, and then graduated from Tilden Technical High School along side his younger...

December 19, 2007

Lovila Emilie-Wilhemine Gelhar Mueller, age 99, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 19, 2007 at her home. Lovila was born on November 17, 1908 in Princeton the daughter of Albert Rudolph and Ottilia Emilie (Krueger) Gelhar. She attended school in Princeton, and in 1933 she married Carl Fredric Mueller in Princeton. Lovila was a wife, mother, farmer and...

December 18, 2007

Geraldine L. Krentz, age 83, of Ripon, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Ripon Medical Center. Geraldine was born on March 12, 1924, in Ripon, the daughter of Frank and Gladys (Antkowiak) Wizner. She attended Ripon High School, and later worked as a Housekeeper at Ripon College. On May 17, 1947 Geraldine married John David Krentz, Jr. in Fairwater....

December 17, 2007

Robert Harvey Manthe, age 82, of Green Lake, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 17, 2007 at his home. Robert was born December 1, 1925 on Prairie View Farm in South Leeds, WI the son of Herbert and Carrie (Monson) Manthe. He attended Empire Prairie School, and on December 11, 1946, married Shirley Amelia Paske at Eastside Lutheran Church. Robert...

December 5, 2007

December 2, 2007

Donald Fisher, age 93, of Pickett, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at the Omro Care Center in Omro with family members at his side. Donald was born on December 24, 1913 in the Town of Utica the son of Frank A. and Sancta Sarah (Bradley) Fisher. He attended Tice School and on October 30, 1937 he married Bernice...

December 1, 2007

Barbara Ann Hempe, age 82, of Markesan, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007 at home with her family by her side. Barbara was born on January 22, 1925, in Oak Park, IL, the daughter of Gordon and Anna (Johnson) MacLeod. She graduated from Oak Park High School in 1943, and then went on to attend DePauw University, the University of...

November 28, 2007

Kenneth D. Mueller; Dad, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa, age 78, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Ripon Medical Center. Ken was born on January 4, 1929, to Adolph and Irene (Gatzke) Mueller in Ripon. He attended a one room country school until he went to work for the family on their farm. Ken farmed all his life...