Marjorie Nelson
April 16, 2004
Marjorie Marie Nelson, age 84, Ripon, passed away early Friday morning, April 16, 2004, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born December 3, 1919, in Markesan, the daughter of Fred J. and Elsie A. (Beyers) Kahl. She graduated from Markesan High School and attended Oshkosh Normal School. Marjorie had been a private secretary at Speed Queen for 25...
Helen Nieratka
April 16, 2004
Helen Lillian Nieratka, age 80, of W11271 RoseEld Rd. Rosendale, passed away Friday, April 16, 2004, at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac. Helen was born November 15, 1923, in Chicago, IL a daughter of John and Barbara (Boksa) Frankiewicz. She graduated from Butternut High School in Butternut, WI. She married Alex Nieratka and they resided in Milwaukee where she...
Elmer Hilke
April 12, 2004
Elmer Lester Hilke, 85, of W270 Cty Rd F, Ripon, passed away at his home on Monday morning, April 12, 2004.He was born June 26, 1918, at home in rural Ripon, a son to Adolph and Louise (Kobernick) Hilke, and attended country school. On May 1, 1946, he married Harriet Ruth Kimble at Peace Lutheran Church in Green Lake. Elmer...
Kazuko Ige
April 8, 2004
Kazuko (Kay) Ige, 78, of Princeton, WI passed away April 8, 2004, as a result of a car fatality at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, Neenah, WI. She was born May 9, 1925, in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Eikichi and Fujiko (Nakashima) Motooka. She graduated from high school while at Manzanar Relocation Center in California. She married Jimmy...
James Howell
April 7, 2004
James Ray Howell, age 61, of 563 E Oshkosh St., Ripon, WI passed away early Wednesday morning, April 7, 2004, at his home.He was born April 14, 1942, in Bridgeport, CT, the son of James Nix and Frances (Helbach) Howell. James was later adopted by his stepfather, James M. Howell. James spent his early childhood days growing up in Durant,...
Beverly Hansen
April 6, 2004
Beverly Alice Hansen, age 73, of 449 Melanie Lane, Ripon, was born into eternity Tuesday morning, April 6, 2004, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born September 23, 1930, in Brandon, the daughter of Edward Arthur and Agnes (Swick) Batson. On October 30, 1948, she married Frank Hansen in Waupun. Beverly had been a homemaker, and for years, had done...
Carmen Boehme
April 6, 2004
Carmen M. Boehme, age 103, died Tuesday evening, April 6, 2004, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born September 30, 1900, in Antigo, the daughter of George and Clara (Herrmann) Dunning. She married Charles Boehme, and was a member of the Brandon Methodist Church and Eastern Star – Waupun Chapter. Mrs. Boehme had lived at Russell Manor in...
Donna Peppler
April 5, 2004
Donna M. Peppler, 79, formerly of Peppler Lane in Pickett, passed away Monday morning, April 5, 2004, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was born November 21, 1924, in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Lena (Christ) Rose, Sr, and graduated from LaCrosse High School. On March 29, 1947, she married Edwin Peppler, and they farmed in the...
Mabel Crook
March 30, 2004
Mabel R. Crook, age 94, of 1130 N Margaret St., Markesan, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004, one week away from her 95th birthday, at the Berlin Memorial Hospital. She was born April 6, 1909, at home in Ripon, a daughter of Karl and Paulina (Bliefnick) Buelow. She attended Ripon High School. On September 3, 1927, she married Frederick “Fred”...
Russell Quick
March 29, 2004
Russell E. Quick, 88, of Green Lake Manor, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2004 at Green Lake Manor. Russell was born on March 9, 1916 the son of Jesse James and Gladys Bush Quick in Markesan. He graduated from Green Lake High School in 1935. Russell served his country during WWII in the United States Navy as a CB...
Chester Felton
March 28, 2004
Chester Carl Felton, age 78 of Ripon, passed on to eternal life on Sunday, March 28, 2004, at the Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Neenah to John and Annette Felton nee Zick, on January 10, 1926, the eldest of three children. He was a graduate of Neenah...
Elizabeth Altnau
March 26, 2004
Elizabeth Selma Altnau, age 91, of 530 N. Union St, Ripon, passed away Friday, March 26, 2004 at Michalene’s, Ripon. Elizabeth was born September 5, 1912 in Fond du Lac, a daughter of Robert Duffy and Anna Montey. She was educated in the Fond du Lac area and married William Altnau on April 24, 1937. Elizabeth was employed at Giddings...
Jon Wright
March 25, 2004
Jon Alan Wright, age 48, of W960 Hwy 23, Green Lake, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2004, at his home. He was born October 10, 1955, in Hammond, Indiana, a son to Edmund and Janet (Good) Wright. Jon was a 1973 graduate of Griffith High School in Indiana. He was formerly employed at BP/Amoco Oil Co. at the Whiting, Indiana...
Bonnie Zahn
March 25, 2004
Bonnie Jean (Ludjack) Zahn, age 70, of W13085 Berg Rd in the Town of Metomen, passed away Thursday morning, March 25, 2004, at her home. She was born November 27, 1933, in Ripon, a daughter to August and Agnes (LaBounty) Kaatz. Bonnie graduated from Brandon High School and from the nursing school at Moraine Park Technical College, and for 26...
Glenn Witthuhn
March 18, 2004
Glenn “Skip” Witthuhn, age 59, passed away Thursday morning, March 18, 2004, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon where he had lived the past 3 years. He was born August 31, 1944, a son to Glenn and Joyce (Kinney) Witthuhn. For the past 25 years, Glenn had lived at one of the Ripon Group Homes. He was employed at Ripon...
Irene Marshall
March 15, 2004
Irene F. Marshall, age 88, passed away Monday, March 15, 2004, at her home in the Town of Rosendale. She was born July 2, 1915, in the Village of St. Marie, Green Lake Co., the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Kraftchak) Kozlowski. Irene was educated in Princeton at St. John’s Catholic School. On June 28, 1938, she married Chester W....
Catherine Lampe
March 14, 2004
Catherine “Casey” R. Lampe (nee Campbell), age 98, formerly of Ripon, passed into eternal life on March 14, 2004, at the Christian Nursing Home in Waupun. She was born December 22, 1905, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Bernard and Catherine (Scanlon) Campbell. She graduated from the University Teaching School in Milwaukee, and was a retired school teacher. A lifelong member...
Melinda Wilkes
March 11, 2004
Melinda “Mindy” S. Wilkes, age 54, of Milwaukee, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2004, at St. Josephs Hospital in Milwaukee. Mindy is the beloved daughter of Lawrence & Marian (Reddell) Wurtz; cherished sister of Mark (Cheryl) Wurtz, Cyndi (Peter) West, Ludwig (Jane) Wurtz, Lance (Janice) Wurtz, and Lockwood (Judy) Wurtz; dear aunt of Tara, Rhett, Meghan, Trenton, Jessica, Calyssa, Cora,...
Velma Kyle
March 6, 2004
Velma F. Kyle, age 92, of Pickett, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. Velma was born January 12, 1912 in Elgin, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Freda Carney. On December 17, 1931 she married Donald Kyle in Woodstock, IL. She is survived by her children; Donna (Gordon) Harris of Pickett, Virginia (Jess)...
Irene Cotton
February 27, 2004
Irene M. Cotton, age 81, formerly of Ripon, died Friday, February 27, 2004, in Searcy, Arkansas. She was born March 2, 1922, in Shiocton, the daughter of Edwin and Flora (Templer) Kreger. Irene was a retired office manager and was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church of Searcy and the V.F.W. Auxiliary of Ripon. Survivors include her...