Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Martha Murray
December 1, 2002
At Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac on Sunday morning, December 1, 2002, Martha E. Murray met her Lord face to face. She was born January 3, 1912, the last of eight children born to Melvin Olaus and Anna Sather Brye on the family farm near Coon Valley, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Beth Ryder
November 28, 2002
Beth L. Ryder, age 86 of Ripon, died Thursday, November 28, 2002, at the Ripon Medical Center, as a result of complications from an infection.Beth was born October 16, 1916, the daughter of L. Anthony and Florence E. (Anderson) Dailey of Waterloo, Iowa. She received her teaching degree from Iowa State Teachers’ College in 1939, and taught in Perry, Lohrville...
Dennis Nimmer
November 26, 2002
Dennis Karl Nimmer, 46, of N8611 Comorn Rd, Ripon, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1956, in Fond du Lac, a son to Donald and Audrey (Wagner) Nimmer. Dennis graduated from Mellen High School, and received associate degrees from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, MI and Moraine Park Technical College in...
Walter Plagenz
November 26, 2002
Walter F. Plagenz, Jr., age 62 of Markesan found his peace at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, with his family at his side, on November 26, 2002, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 18, 1939, at Ripon Memorial Hospital, the son of Walter and Evelyn (Mace) Plagenz. On May 21, 1960, he was...
James Gross
November 25, 2002
James LeRoy Gross, 68, of 504 Russell Drive, Ripon, passed away at his home on November 25, 2002, with his family at his side. Jim was born on January 26, 1934, in Oshkosh, the son of Thomas and Mildred (Waddell) Gross. He attended Oshkosh High School. On February 14, 1972, he married Carol Peschke at Peace Lutheran Church in Rosendale....
A. Douglas Lyke
November 22, 2002
A. Douglas Lyke, age 72, of Ripon, died Nov. 22, 2002, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Appleton. His loving wife and children were by his side. Doug was born May 29, 1930, in Claremont, N.H., the son of Jean and Hiram A. Lyke.Doug married Audrey Jean Reichert on Dec. 29, 1952 in Oak Park, Ill. He was a 1948 graduate...
Dorothy Barnhart
November 16, 2002
Dorothy L. Barnhart, age 80, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Ripon Medical Center. Dorothy was born April 9, 1922 in Ripon, a daughter to Cyrus and Emma (Wentland) Lyle. She was educated in Ripon and graduated from Ripon College. On March 29, 1947 she married William Barnhart in Pittsburgh, PA. They resided in Ripon most of her life...
Bernice Hahn
November 16, 2002
Bernice Hahn, age 80, passed away November 16, 2002 at Theda Clark Medical Center. Bernice was born November 12, 1922 in Ripon a daughter to William and Mary (Hemple) Schollar. She was educated in Ripon, and married Alvin Hahn on March 15, 1947. They resided in Winneconne and Ripon where she enjoyed being a housewife. Survivors include children; Gloria Jepson...
Randall Smith
November 13, 2002
Randall Kay Smith, age 75, of 420 Union St., Green Lake, died Wednesday morning, November 13, 2002, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. He was born January 6, 1927, in Pardeeville, WI, a son to Ralph and Evangeline (Leghorn) Smith. Randall graduated from Green Lake High School and then joined the Navy for 3 years. In January of 1954, he married Joyce...
Emily Marchant
November 11, 2002
Emily J. Marchant, age 88, of 437 W. Oshkosh St., Ripon, died Monday evening, November 11, 2002, at Michalene’s in Ripon.She was born August 23, 1914, in Oshkosh, a daughter to Charles and Rachel (Davis) Gilbert. She spent her early childhood living on Madeline Island in Lake Superior. Emily was a graduate of UW-Oshkosh and taught in the Rosendale Public...
Kelsey Kuhs
November 9, 2002
Kelsey J. Kuhs, age 82, of 504 Russell Dr, Ripon, died Saturday, November 9, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born September 22, 1920, in Ripon, the son of Louis and Amanda (Prieve) Kuhs. He was a graduate of Ripon High School. Kelsey served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1946. On April 30, 1943, he...
Clarence Messerschmidt
November 7, 2002
Clarence Messerschmidt, age 87, of W2484 County Trunk CC, Green Lake, died Thursday evening, November 7, 2002, at Juliette Manor in Berlin. He was born May 6, 1915, in Green Lake, the son of Edward and Hattie (Zuehls) Messerschmidt. He was educated in Green Lake, and lived in the Green Lake Area all his life. On February 17, 1944, he...
Alfred Schmitz
November 7, 2002
Alfred (Fritz) Schmitz Alfred (Fritz) Schmitz of 551 Lake Street, Fond du Lac, WI died at the age of 84 on November 7, 2002. Fritz was born on January 9, 1918 to Matt Schmitz and Otillia (Schneider) Schmitz. Fritz worked at the Kohiman Cheese Factory where he became a licensed cheesernaker and also was a foreman at ecumseh Products from...
Jeffery Stoss
November 2, 2002
Jeffrey Stoss, age 26, a resident of Wautoma, passed away November 2, 2002. Jeffrey was born April 23, 1976, a son to Jordan and Helen (Sellhausen) Stoss. He graduated from Wautoma High School and was employed in construction. Survivors include his parents, Helen and Jordan Stoss of Wautoma; two sisters, Laura (David) Tarr of Brandon and Debra (David) Roberts of...
Alice Blank
November 1, 2002
Alice Jeanette Blank, age 92, formerly of Green Lake, and recently of Michalene’s in Ripon, died early Friday morning, November 1, 2002, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born November 17, 1909, in Ripon, a daughter to John F. and Minnie A. (Page) Welk. Alice graduated from Ripon High School, and on November 6, 1948, she married Eric N. Carlson...
James Jahns
November 1, 2002
James E. Jahns, age 60, passed away Friday, November 1, 2002 at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah. James was born February, 14, 1942, a son to Edward and Anna (Dudzinski) Jahns and graduated from Ripon High School. He worked as a draftsman in Fond du Lac. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Ripon. He is survived by aunts,...
Duwayne Bloch
October 29, 2002
DuWayne J. Bloch, age 79, of 471 Lake St., Green Lake, died Tuesday morning, October 29, 2002, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1923, in Fairwater, the son of Gustav and Elsa (Briese) Bloch. He was a 1940 graduate of Ripon High School and graduated from UW-Whitewater in 1947. DuWayne joined the Army Air Corp in 1943,...
Leo Fellenz
October 24, 2002
Leo C. Fellenz, age 60, of N6017 Heritage Village, Green Lake, died Thursday morning, October 24, 2002, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 1, 1942, in Marshfield, the son of Allen H. and Helen C. (Schultz) Fellenz, Sr. He attended Columbus High School in Marshfield, and Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH where he received his...
Margaret Miller
October 24, 2002
Margaret A. Miller, age 85, Rosendale, died Thursday evening, October 24, 2002, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. She was born February 11, 1917, in Rosendale, the daughter of Henry and Ethel (Brookmire) Holterman. She was a 1935 graduate of Rosendale Union Free High School. On May 15, 1938, she married Gilbert Miller at Peace Lutheran Church...
Arthur Troester
October 18, 2002
Arthur L. Troester, age 86, Ripon, died Friday afternoon, October 18, 2002, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. He was born August 13, 1916, in Hartford, the son of Louis J. and Christine (Seglem) Troester. After graduating from Hartford High School, he attended Ripon College. On July 4, 1940, he married Dorothy C. Wahoske. Art served in the U.S. Army during...
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