Obituaries in Ripon, WI

October 12, 2002

James S. Walker, age 66, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2002 at his home.Jim was born January 20, 1936, a son to Sheldon and Marie (Niles) Walker in Stevens Point, WI. He graduated from Wautoma High School and on July 23, 1977 he married Margie (nee Malzhan) (Gable) at Our Saviors United Church of Christ, Ripon. Jim was employed as...

October 10, 2002

Lawrence (Larry) J. Hilke, 74, of Ripon, died Thursday afternoon, October 10, 2002, at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. Lawrence was born May 5, 1928, in Green Lake, the son of the late Fred and Lillian (Schultz) Hilke. He married Ruthmary Wastrack in May 1948, and she died in May 1993. Lawrence worked for 36 years at Speed Queen. In May...

October 6, 2002

Jennifer Lynn Hibicki, age 23, of 44 Parkway Terrace, Ripon, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, October 6, 2002, at her home. She was born October 26, 1978, at Ripon Memorial Hospital, a daughter to Robert James and Sandra (Asmus) Hibicki. She received her schooling in Ripon and was a 1997 graduate of Ripon High School. Jennifer was a self-employed child care...

September 30, 2002

Laura Lynn Schmitz, 32, of 628 Park Street, Ripon, passed away on September 30, 2002, at the Clement J. Zablocki V.A. Medical Center in Milwaukee. Laura was born on January 11, 1970, the daughter of Philip and Karen (Roglinske) Schmitz in Fond du Lac, WI. She graduated from Laconia High School, Rosendale and served her country in the U.S. Air...

September 15, 2002

Josephine (JoJo) Jajtner, age 93, of Omro, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born in Milwaukee on February 12, 1909, a daughter to Charles and Isabelle Johnson. She spent most of her first 18 years in Bergen, Norway. Josephine married Joseph Jajtner in 1932, and they owned and operated the Log...

September 14, 2002

Bonnie Louise Sharp, age 63, of 606 Sunset Circle, Ripon, died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at her home. She was born Sept 12, 1939, in Ripon, the daughter of Loren D. and Vivian (Zamzow) Nellis. Bonnie received her early education in Green Lake, and then graduated from Ripon High School. She then attended Ripon College and Business School in...

September 12, 2002

Pearl E. Beier, age 71, of 864 Nordane Ave., Ripon, died Thursday evening, September 12, 2002, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born February 10, 1931, in Ripon, a daughter to Gordon and Emma (Becker) Gneiser. She graduated from Ripon High School, and on May 19, 1951, she married Kenneth Beier at Grace Lutheran Church, Ripon. Pearl worked...

August 28, 2002

Jeffrey Tom Badtke, age 34, of 1316 Rush Ave., Oshkosh, died Wednesday morning, August 28, 2002, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton with loving familymembers at his side. Jeff was born in Ripon on November 27, 1967, to Tom and Doreen (Rupnow) Badtke. He graduated from Laconia High School where he had been a member of the F.F.A. and the...

August 25, 2002

Wayne (Weiner) Dale Sonntag, of Green Lake, age 71, passed on peacefully, Sunday, August 25, 2002. Wayne was born March 29, 1931 in Waukesha, WI., a son to Eleanore (Quade) Hasselman. He graduated from Fond du Lac High School and entered the service on September 8, 1950. He served in the U.S. Army with the 196th F.A. during the Korean...

August 20, 2002

James A. Taylor, age 88, of Largo, Florida, died Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at the Markesan Resident Home in Markesan. He was born September 30, 1913, in Steubenville, Ohio, the son of James Ambrose and Florence (Pfannenschmidt) Taylor. He attended Haper High School in Chicago, and later married Helen Florence Herbert on June 15, 1935. Until his retirement, he had...

August 4, 2002

Robert D. Owens, age 78, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2002 at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. Robert (Bob) was born March 15, 1924 in the Town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, a son to Iva Mary (Davis) and Samuel R. Owens. He attended Rosendale Schools and entered the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served his country from 1943-1945 spending time serving...

July 30, 2002

July 29, 2002

Evora May Buchholz, age 84, of 1630 McCarthy Rd, Appleton, formerly of Ripon, died Monday afternoon, July 29, 2002, at Cherry Meadows Hospice, Peabody Manor in Menasha. She was born April 24, 1918, in Ripon, the daughter of Albert and Ida (Diskoski) Peschke. She graduated from Ripon High School. On June 10, 1941, she married Donald A. Buchholz. Mrs. Buchholz...

July 29, 2002

Sharon N. (Gransee) O’Brien, age 56, died July 29, 2002, in Terra Linda, CA. She was born July 16, 1946, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Orville G. and Elsie (Nelson) Gransee. She graduated from high school in Novato, CA and received her teaching degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. Sharon taught school in Niland, CA, Kotlik...

July 28, 2002

Earl A. Buchholz, age 79, 425 Pacific St., Ripon, died Sunday evening, July 28, 2002, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was born August 3, 1922, in Ripon, the son of August Robert and Anna Elsie (Prellwitz) Buchholz. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1941. He later served in the US Army from January 1943 to February 1946,...

July 21, 2002

Dorothea M. Bradley, age 88, of Ripon, died Sunday, July 21, 2002, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. She was born January 22, 1914, in the Town of Byron, the daughter of Frank and Ida (Gransee) Warren. She was a graduate of Union Free High School in Rosendale, and on February 14, 1942, she married Neal D....

July 21, 2002

Walter Frank Dahlke, age 79, formerly of Ripon, was called to his final rest on July 21, 2002, while residing at Victorian Villa II in Brandon, WI. Walter was born September 4, 1922 to Charles and Emma (Scheer) Dahlke in the Town of Metomen. He was the youn gest of eight children and lived in the Ripon/Green Lake area all...

July 10, 2002

Marie Donnan Ryerson, age 83, of Ripon, died July 10, 2002 at Parkview Care Center in Ripon.She was born January 11, 1919, in Redgranite, a daughter to James and Mary (Clark) Donnan. She graduated from Redgranite High School in 1936. After graduation she worked at the Telephone Office in Redgranite, and in the summer was an assistant cook at the...

July 10, 2002

Lena Mary Friend-Menke, age 94, of 850 Sunnyside Road, Green Lake, died July 10, 2002 at Green Lake Manor. She was born November 7, 1907 in Audubon, IA to Hans and Christina (Neilsen) Andersen. She received her education at Iowa and worked as a house wife in her own home. On October 31, 1928 she married Rollen Friend and he...

July 9, 2002

Earle S. Scott, 79, Ripon, died at Parkview Care Center on Tuesday, July 9, 2002.He was born October 16, 1922, in Bellingham, WA, son of Harold (Pete) and Myrtle (Billie) Bagley Scott. He grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada, and moved back to the United States in 1937. He joined the navy in July 1941 and served 52 months in the...