Obituaries in Ripon, WI

August 28, 2005

Virginia Dunn Kraut, age 90, of Denver, CO, formerly of Green Lake, WI, died August 28, 2005 in Colorado. She was born May 30, 1915, in Donnellson, IL, the daughter of William Ferris and Hattie (Mansfield) Dunn who had moved to Colorado in 1924. She graduated from East Denver High School in 1932, and attended the Universities of Denver and...

August 25, 2005

Donald E. Naparalla, 67, of 207 State St, Ripon, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 25, 2005, at University Hospitals in Madison. He was born May 7, 1938, in Ripon, the son of Walter and Myrtle (Schmuhl) Naparalla. Donald graduated from Ripon High School in 1957. He was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard. He worked at Mercury Marine in...

August 13, 2005

B. Kent Bauman, age 67, was called to the comfort of the Lord’s arms on Saturday, August 13, 2005, surrounded by his loving family. He lost a long and courageous 7 year battle with cancer. Kent was born in Marquette, WI, Green Lake County on September 21, 1937. He spent his childhood on his parent’s farm on county Highway B,...

August 13, 2005

Allen Uecker, age 74, of 346 Joy Ave, Ripon, passed away on Saturday evening, August 13, 2005 at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon.Allen was born in Fairwater on March 2, 1931 the son of Fred and Gladys (Czoschke) Uecker. He attended Rural Fairwater School, and married Alice Kuehn on May 15 1954 in Ripon. Allen lived in Ripon for 50 plus...

August 12, 2005

Mabel G. Dornbrook, age 90, of 615 W. Fond du Lac St. Ripon and Omro Care Center, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.Mabel was born on November 8, 1914 in Ripon, the daughter of Louis H. and Dora (Duehring) Schultz. She went to Ripon High School and later worked for Ripon Pickle Co,...

August 11, 2005

Dean W. Hinds, age 86, of Skyline Rd, Ripon, passed away on Thursday, early morning, August 11, 2005 at his home. He was born at home on the farm near Pickett on May 18, 1919, the son of Benjamin H. and Ina May (Nelson) Hinds and attended school in Pickett. Dean was in the Army from 1942-1943 at Ft. Lewis...

August 8, 2005

Margaret A. Naparalla, 88, formerly of Ripon, passed away Monday morning, August 8, 2005 at Encore Senior Living in Fond du Lac after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s the past 8 years.She was born January 3, 1917, in Ripon, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Pufahl) Novitske. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On November 6, 1940, she...

August 8, 2005

Marvin E. Miller, age 80, of 1 Warren St. Ripon, passed away Monday August 8, 2005 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Marvin was born on January 22, 1925 in the Town of Metomen the son of Henry J. and Elsie (Steinert) Miller. He attended school at the Dodd School in the Town of Rosendale. Marvin was employed at...

August 3, 2005

LeRoy H. Theune, 75, died Wednesday morning, August 3, 2005 at Fountain View Care Center, Ripon, after a brief battle with brain cancer. He was born June 21, 1930 to Marie (Oosterwyck) and Harold Theune. LeRoy attended school in Brandon and Waupun, graduating in 1948. He served in the US Navy from 1951-1955. In 1997 he retired from Speed Queen/Alliance...

August 1, 2005

Beulah O. Huff, 91, passed away August 1, 2005 at Tower View Villa in Rosendale, WI after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.She was born in Greenville, Maine on August 31, 1913, the daughter of the late Leonard and Florence (Mitchell) Frost. Before moving to Wisconsin in 1989 she lived in Hartland and Fairfield, Maine. She was employed for many...

July 29, 2005

Robert G. Christensen, age 76, of 403 Eaton Street, Green Lake died July 29, 2005 at his home. Robert was born January 13, 1929 to Fredrick Christensen and Verna (Lewis) Christensen in Tomahawk. He graduated high school in Tomahawk and married Lorraine DeBels. He worked his way up to the Vice President of Production at Colonial Container Corporation in Green...

July 27, 2005

Betty Jane Sauer, age 68, of 615 W. Oshkosh St. Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at her home.Betty was born on January 2, 1937 in Eureka, the daughter of Alfred and Florence (Johnston) Voight. She attended school in Princeton and Ripon. On January 29, 1955 she married William Sauer in Ripon, and she worked as a cook...

July 20, 2005

 

Mary Hope (Young) Ninneman, age 86, of Ripon, passed away Wednesday morning, July 20, 2005, at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah.

She was born June 24, 1919, in the Town of Green Lake, a daughter to James K. and Ella (Wilkes) Young. Mary attended Green Lake Co. Normal School and received a teaching degree from UW-Oshkosh. Mary...

June 26, 2005

June 25, 2005

George Keith Cotton, 79, of Searcy, AR, formerly of Ripon, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2005, at his home. He was born November 24, 1925, in Wautoma, the son of Warren and Mona (Smith) Cotton. He was a Navy Veteran of WWII. He was a lifetime member of the Ripon V.F.W. George married Irene Kreger on August 14, 1948, and...

June 23, 2005

Paul Anthony Murphy, 67, of 505 Metomen St, Ripon, passed away Thursday morning, June 23, 2005, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon surrounded by his family and friends. He was born February 6, 1938, in Oshkosh, the son of Lawrence Anthony and Frances M. (Donahue) Murphy. He received a B.S. Degree in 1969 from WSU-Oshkosh, currently called UW-Oshkosh, and taught...

June 22, 2005

Eugene (Gene) W. Jess, age 76, of 648 Emerson Ave, Ripon, passed away Wednesday morning, June 22, 2005, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. He was born in Ripon on March 15, 1929, the son of Karl Jess & Lucille (Hutchison) Jess Gibson. After graduating from Ripon High School in 1947, he began his working career as receiving clerk at...

June 20, 2005

Martha M. Kwiatkowski, 89, 3939 South 92nd St, Milwaukee, formerly of Green Lake, passed away Monday, June 20, 2005, at St Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was born December 7, 1915, in Adam’s County, the daughter of John and Marie (Stambroski) Dahlke. She received her education in Adam’s County. On June 10, 1940, she married Stanish Kwiatkowski. Martha was...

June 20, 2005

Myrtle Ann Duehring, age 79, of 438 Mt. Zion Drive, Ripon, passed away Monday morning, June 20, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born December 28, 1925, in Fairwater, the daughter of Fred and Alice (Krueger) Loechelt. She graduated from Brandon High School. On September 23, 1944, she married Norman J. Duehring in Fairwater, and for many...

June 19, 2005

Kathryn Jean (Torke) Spencer, 75, of 470 Ernest St., Green Lake, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2005, at Appleton Medical Center, Appleton. Known to many friends as Kathy, she was born on January 1, 1930, in Antigo, Langlade County, WI, the daughter of Ralph Leinbenstein and Edythe Josephine (Monette) Torke. As a young girl her parents moved to Green Lake,...