Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Elizabath Frater

Elizabath Frater

May 18, 2002

Elizabeth H. Frater, 84, of Weyauwega, died Saturday, May 18, 2002 at Weyauwega Health Care Center. She was born October 1, 1917, in Ripon, a daughter to William and Vivian (Parker) Schmuhl. She attended school in Ripon. On December 25, 1937, she married Harry Lester Penke and he passed away on January 2, 1977. Elizabeth worked at the Ripon Knitting...

Leone Elvers

Leone Elvers

May 18, 2002

Leone Elvers, age 94, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2002 at the Christian Home, Waupun. Leone was born June 24, 1907, a daughter to Emil and Luise (Krentz) Schilf. She was raised and attended school in the Green Lake area. On August 1, 1928 she married Bernhard (Ben) Elvers. Ben passed away in 1980. Leone was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Dale Kunkle

Dale Kunkle

May 16, 2002

Dale M. Kunkle, child of God, completed his earthly journey on Thursday, May 16, 2002 at his home at age 58. Dale was born August 26, 1943 in Wahpeton, ND, the third child of Sylvester (Bud) and Marie (Eisenbeiss) Kunkle. When Dale was a small child he and his family moved to Rosendale. Dale attended Rosendale schools, graduating in 1962....

Hazel Meyer

Hazel Meyer

May 16, 2002

Hazel M. Meyer, age 88, formerly of Silver Creek Manor, Ripon died Thursday morning, May 16, 2002, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon where she had lived the past 10 months. She was born March 31, 1914, in Ripon, a daughter to Leo and Martha (Klemp) Gatzke. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On July 3, 1945, she...

Lois Morgan

Lois Morgan

May 12, 2002

Mrs. Lois A. Morgan, 80, of W12162 Olden Rd, Town of Ripon, died Sunday evening, May 12, 2002, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon after a brief stay. She was born April 10, 1922, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Otto and Alberta (Meiklejohn) Rogge. She graduated from Goodrich High School in 1939, and did assistant teaching for 3...

Roger Conant

Roger Conant

May 7, 2002

Roger Bryan Conant, 73, 778 Hillside Terrace, Ripon, passed away Tuesday evening, May 7, 2002, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. He was born January 10, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of George H. and Dorothy (Bryan) Conant. He attended Ripon High School and Ripon College. Toward the end of WWII, he served in the U.S. Marines for a year and...

Arden Sauer

Arden Sauer

May 4, 2002

Arden Lee Sauer, 59, of N8980 S. Koro Road, Ripon, was received into the arms of his Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, May 4, 2002 at his home with his family at his side. Arden was born on April 17, 1943 in the Town of Ripon the son of Lyle Arden and Arline Laura (Steinberg) Sauer. He graduated from Ripon...

Jerome Eiler

Jerome Eiler

April 29, 2002

Jerome Robert Eiler, 75, of 406 Palmer Ave., Green Lake, passed away on April 29, 2002, at Ripon Medical Center. Jerry was born on May 8, 1926, the son of William Adolphus and Mary Wilda (Thompson) Eiler in Chicago, IL. He attended High School in Chicago, entered the U.S. Navy in 1944, and he was stationed on LST 72 as...

Rudolph Gergits

Rudolph Gergits

April 28, 2002

Rudolph Gergits, 77 of Green Lake. At the families request there is to be no obituary published.

James Pohlman

James Pohlman

April 28, 2002

James H. Pohlman, 69, of 665 Emerson Ave., Ripon, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, April 28, 2002, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born May 14, 1932, in Oshkosh, the son of Harry and Anna (Bleckinger) Pohlman, and graduated from Janesville High School in 1950. Jim was called to serve his country in the US Army from 1954-56 during the Korean...

Lester Lundt

Lester Lundt

April 15, 2002

Lester Edward Lundt, age 87, formerly of Green Lake, died Monday, April 15, 2002 at Juliette Manor Nursing Home in Berlin after a lengthy illness. He was born March 20, 1915 in the Town of Wyoming, Waupaca County to Otto and Wilhemine (Pingel) Lundt. He married Winifred Kersten on February 10, 1940 in Split Rock, WI. Winifred died on September...

Louise Powers

Louise Powers

April 13, 2002

Louise M. Powers, age 95, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2002 at Berlin Memorial Hospital. She was a resident of Green Lake Manor. Louise was born November 4, 1906 in Princeton, WI. a daughter of Gustav and Linda (Dumdey) Weinkauf. They moved to Green Lake in 1912. She attended Green Lake schools graduating from Green Lake High School in 1925....

G. Robert Wilkinson

G. Robert Wilkinson

April 8, 2002

G. Robert “Bob” Wilkinson, age 81, 778 Hillside Terrace, Ripon, died April 8, 2002, at the Markesan Resident Home. Bob was born January 14, 1921, in Jamaica, Long Island, NY. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Bob served in combat on board the battleship USS Massachusetts during WWII and participated in the invasion...

Martha Stende

Martha Stende

April 7, 2002

Martha (Mickey) Stende, age 83, passed away April 7, 2002 at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. She had resided at Michalene’s for the past three years. Martha was born October 11, 1918 in Riverside, IL. daughter of Charles and Martha (Guthrie) DeLeuw. She received her education at Riverside, IL., Stephens Junior College of Columbia, MO., and graduated Cum Laude from Carleton...

Artolena Boers

Artolena Boers

April 1, 2002

Mrs. Artolena Boers, died on April 1, 2002, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon at the age of 101. She was born on December 3, 1900, the daughter of Ewald and Emily (Domke) Buetow at Big Twin Lake in Green Lake County. On November 26, 1919, she and Victor W. Boers were united in marriage at The First Evangelical Lutheran...

Marion Giffey

Marion Giffey

March 27, 2002

Marion Emogene Giffey, a loving mother and good wife, died at the age of 74, Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2002, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. She resided at N7107 County Hwy M, Rosendale, Town of Springvale. She was born March 17, 1928, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Theodore Rufus and A. Doris (Ziegenhagen) Robbins....

Robert Teela

Robert Teela

March 27, 2002

Robert Allen Teela, age 77, of 116 W. Sullivan St., Ripon, died Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2002, at Zablocki V.A. Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born July 29, 1924, in the Town of Metomen, the son of David Edwin and Rosabelle (Bilderback) Teela. He was schooled in Ripon and graduated from high school in 1943. Bob then served in...

Lutgarde Reinsch

Lutgarde Reinsch

March 26, 2002

Lutgarde “Lu” J Reinsch, Ripon, WI, died early March 26th at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh.Born Lutgarde Luehrs in West Milwaukee on 3/22/1913 to William and Christine (Annen) Luehrs.Grew up in West Allis, WI and attended St. Florian Grade School and graduated in 1932 from St. John’s Cathedral High School.She was married on Easter Monday April 22, 1935 to Carroll P....

Alice Dornfeld

Alice Dornfeld

March 23, 2002

Alice Dornfeld, age 75, of 431 Spaulding St. Ripon, passed away March 23, 2002 at Michalenes. Alice was born November 9, 1926 in Beaver Dam, WI., a daughter to Albert J. and Minni (Manski) Hammer. She graduated from Rosendale High School and U.W. Oshkosh. On November 4, 1950 she married Herbert Dornfeld. Alice was employed as a Ripon Public School...

Anna Lueck

Anna Lueck

March 21, 2002

Anna Mae Lueck, age 77, died Thursday, March 21, 2002, at Heartland of Milwaukee Nursing Home in Milwaukee. She was born June 13, 1924, in Guttenburg, Iowa, a daughter to Frank and Anna (Voss) Felder, Anna was the youngest of nine children. She graduated from high school in Iowa, and on April 10, 1953, she married Alvin E. Lueck. Mrs....