Obituaries in Ripon, WI

April 29, 2008

Wilbert Radke, age 94, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Juliet Manor in Berlin.Wilbert was born on July 27, 1913, in Ripon, the son of Albert and Laura (Dreisner) Radke. A devout Christian, he was baptized and later confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon, which is currently called Our Saviour’s United Church of...

April 28, 2008

Dorothy Flanagan, age 89, of Oshkosh, passed away on April 28, 2008, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh.Dorothy was born on February 18, 1919, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Thomas and Ruby (Fisher) Jones. She graduated from Oshkosh High School, and then went on to attend both the Oshkosh State Teacher’s College and Oshkosh Business College. After receiving her degree,...

April 28, 2008

Richard Edwin Mueller, age 74, of Green Lake, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Richard was born on May 25, 1933, in Milwaukee, the son of Louis and Violet (Ahlswede) Mueller. He has a star shortstop at Boys Tech High School, and continued his education at various colleges and advanced education programs. Early...

April 24, 2008

Irene Street, age 95, formerly of Ripon, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Omro Care Center. Irene was born on May 27, 1912, in the Town of Mecan, Marquette County, WI, the daughter of Theodore A. and Emilla (Oelke) Stibb. She graduated high school, and on April 15, 1931, married Walter Street. Irene was a devoted housewife and...

April 22, 2008

Ethel Chipman, age 89, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Ethel was born on May 10, 1918, in Albion, Michigan, the daughter of Arthur and Elsie (Jonas) Wendt. She came to Ripon at the age of 22 months, when her parents died from the flu and she lived with...

April 15, 2008

Ralph Robert Liptow, Sr., age 85, of Ripon, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, with his family at his side.Ralph was born on September 9, 1922, in Ripon, the son of Elmer and Ida (Quast) Liptow. He attended Ripon High School, and on January 15, 1943, Ralph married Arlene Genevieve Wiese in Fond du Lac. He...

April 11, 2008

Ronald Jalmar Benson, 52, of Skunk Hollow Road, Ripon, died Friday, April 11, 2008 at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Ron was born in Neenah, WI on January 19, 1956, the son of Arthur R. and Tessa (Waite) Benson. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He moved to Ripon and worked at Bemis in...

April 9, 2008

Sharel Pamenter, 61, of Princeton, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Sunny View Health Care Center, Princeton.Sharel was born in Genoa City, WI, on December 7, 1947, the daughter of Ivan and Ella Mae (Corey) Reed. She graduated from Markesan High School and worked at Ripon Area Service Center in Ripon as an assembler. Sharel was a member...

April 5, 2008

Lloyd Roger Smith, Jr., age 68, formerly of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the home of his brother after a short battle with cancer.Lloyd was born on October 3, 1939, in Spencer, WI, the son of Lloyd Sr. and Marcella (Mellenthin) Smith. He attended school in Columbus, WI, and then completed his education...

April 4, 2008

Carol Emily Kesich, age 53, of Ripon, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 4, 2008, with her family at her side.Carol was born on December 7, 1954, in Waupun, the daughter of Francis and Florence (Elvers) (Hoddinott) Derber. She graduated from Ripon High School, and on September 1, 1973, married Donald Joseph Kesich at Our Saviour’s Church...

April 2, 2008

Frederick Rueping IV, age 82, of Green Lake, passed away on April 2, 2008, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah.Frederick was born on July 10, 1925, in Fond du Lac, the son of Frederick Rueping III and Virgilia (Fox) Rueping. Fred graduated from Northwestern Military Academy High School in Lake Geneva, WI. He entered the military during WWII in...

March 26, 2008

March 21, 2008

Phyllis Loraine Roeder, age 70, of Ripon, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 21, 2008, after a nearly 5 year courageous battle with cancer. Phyllis was born March 12, 1938, in Princeton, the only daughter of Carl and Marvine (Wegner) Kuehneman. She graduated from Princeton High School and prior to her marriage she worked for the A.C....

March 16, 2008

Merlyn Jayne Radke, age 82, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Markesan Resident Home. Merlyn was born on November 22, 1925, in the Town of Metomen, the daughter of Frederick and Elsie (Jahnke) Vollbrecht. She graduated from Ripon High School, and in 1945 married Harry Schmuhl. He passed away in 1957. Then, in 1958, Merlyn...

February 28, 2008

Leslie “Les” F. Wood, age 53, of Ripon, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah with his family at his side. Les was born in Ripon on September 13, 1954, the son of Milton and Dorothy (Wilhelms) Wood. He graduated from Ripon High School, and worked in the welding department at Magnum Products...

February 27, 2008

Patricia Racine, age 73, of Green Lake, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh with her family at her side. Patricia was born on March 24, 1934, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Mary (Donley) King. She graduated from St. Willowbroad High School, and she worked as an X-ray Technician. On July 30,...

February 24, 2008

Donald E. Shurpit, age 75, of Stevens Point, formerly of Ripon Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, February 24th, 2008, after a lengthy illness at the Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, surrounded by loved ones. Donald was born on October 10th, 1932, the son of Edmund and Bernice (Brooks) Shurpit. Donald graduated Princeton High School in 1951, then served his country honorably...

February 22, 2008

Irene I. Mueller, age 93, of Ripon, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2008, at her home.Irene was born on December 12, 1914, in Montello, the daughter of Edward and Martha (Schultz) Weyer. She attended school in Montello, and on November 8, 1936, married Victor Mueller. Irene was a devoted wife and mother who spent time with her children as...

February 22, 2008

Howard Benjamin Nault Sr., age 80, of Ripon, passed away on February 22, 2008, at Kindred Hospital in Milwaukee.Howard was born on November 19, 1927, in Milwaukee, the son of Joseph H. and Lora L. (Rapp) Nault. He graduated from Washington High School and then went on to enlist in the U.S. Army to serve during WWII. Howard returned home...

February 21, 2008

Delores M. Dallia, age 74, of the Township of Springvale, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Delores was born on February 15, 1934 in Arlington Heights, IL, the daughter of Walter E. and Margaret K. (Pitzen) Swanson. She attended Arlington Heights Grade School and Palatine High School. Delores worked for Kemper Insurance Co. in data entry....