Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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

November 29, 2008

Roger A. Merlin, age 49, of Markesan, passed away November 29, 2008, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac after a grueling battle with cancer- Roger is now at peace. Roger was born on March 5, 1959, in Cudahy, WI, the son of Charles and Roberta (Samano) Merlin. Survivors include, his parents; sisters, Debbie (David) Bugni and Donna...

November 28, 2008

Anita Olga Manley, age 97, of Green Lake, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008 at Kindered Hearts in Green Lake.Anita was born on June 21, 1911, in New London, WI, the daughter of William and Emma (Krueger) Rehbein. Anita married Carol Cletus Manley, Sr. in June of 1933. She was a homemaker for many years, a member of the...

November 27, 2008

November 23, 2008

Joyce A. Bonsen, age 80, of Ripon, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon.Joyce was born on July 4th, 1928 in Ripon the daughter of Dewey and Laura (Albright) Nimmer. She graduated from Ripon High School. She married Alan Bonsen July 23rd. 1949, at Grace Lutheran Church. Joyce enjoyed greeting and serving communion at church....

November 20, 2008

Arden W. Gatzke, age 88, of Ripon, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center with his family at his side. Arden was born on March 14, 1920, the son of Theodore and Amanda (Zimmerman) Gatzke in Ripon, WI. He went to school at Arcade, Ceresco, and graduated from Ripon High School. Arden served his country in...

November 17, 2008

Judith Mae Levonowicz, age 74, of Green Lake, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008, at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon.Judith was born in Waukegan, IL, on October 30, 1934, the daughter of Kenneth R. and Helene V. (Papp) Maguire. She graduated from Waukegan Township High School. Judith married Robert Levonowicz in Lake County, IL on November 25, 1961; she worked...

November 17, 2008

Donald M. Schultz, 86, of Ripon and Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008, at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Care Center in Madison, WI. Don was born December 3, 1922, in the Town of Ripon, Fond du Lac County, WI, the third of five children born to Andrew and Nathalie Kenas Schultz. Don attended the...

November 16, 2008

Rachel Jean Sherwood, age 91, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Rachel was born on February 24, 1917, in Ripon, WI the daughter of Ralph M. and Fannie (Latimer) Sherwood. She attended Ripon Schools and became a homemaker. Rachel taught Sunday school and was a member of the United Methodist Women. Rachel...

November 15, 2008

Judith Baalke, age 72, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Judy was born on April 18, 1936, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of John and Madeleine (Schumacher) Geiger. She graduated from Milwaukee High School and worked as a homemaker. Judy was a Girl Scout leader for Dodge and Fond...

November 11, 2008

Robert Kastenschmidt, age 93, of Rosendale, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Tower View Villa in Rosendale. Robert was born on December 20, 1914, in Mindoro, WI, the son of John and Hattie (Storandt) Kastenschmidt. He graduated from Mindoro High School and U. W. LaCrosse, and worked for Green Giant in Rosendale for 23 years as a mechanic,...

November 4, 2008

Minnie was born on October 12, 1941 in Dodge County, the daughter of John and Minnie (Buwalda) Evers. She graduated from Cambria High School, and on May 20, 1967 she married Wayne Rahn. Minnie worked at the Cambria State Bank as a teller and than at Rippin Foods as a cookie packer. She was a member of Hillside Assembly Church...

November 4, 2008

Dorothy M. Solem, age 82, of Green Lake, passed away at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin, on November 4, 2008. Dorothy was born in Leavenworth, KS, on January 3, 1926, the daughter of Arthur and Catherine (Overholt) Wrigley. She graduated from high school in Mooseheart, IL, and on October 12, 1945, she married Edgar C. Solem in Yuma, AZ. She...