Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Dorothy Barnhart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

James Walker

James Walker

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...

Lawrence Hilke

Lawrence Hilke

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...

Jennifer Hibicki

Jennifer Hibicki

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...

Laura Schmitz

Laura Schmitz

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...

Josephine Jajtner

Josephine Jajtner

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...

Bonnie Sharp

Bonnie Sharp

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...