Obituaries in Ripon, WI

April 19, 2001

Pamela R. Hanson, age 41, formerly of Oshkosh, WI, died Thursday, April 19, 2001, in Sherman Oakes Hospital in North Hollywood, CA. She was born in Oshkosh on March 16, 1960. Pamela was a private CAN and worked at Oshkosh College. Pamela was a former member of Wesley Methodist Church. Survivors include her three children, Anne Brescia, Noel and Cory...

April 17, 2001

Hazel D. Miller, age 96, of Parkview Care Center in Ripon, died Tuesday morning, April 17, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1904, in Fairwater, a daughter to Charles and Anna (Polloch) Dane. She attended school in Fairwater and later at the age of 18, she married William C. Miller and they made their home in...

April 15, 2001

Rose A. Rusch, age 91, formerly of Pickett, WI, died Sunday, April 15, 2001, at the American House in Ripon. She was born November 21, 1909, in the Town of Rosendale, a daughter to Charles and Martha (Zinzow) Adler. She attended Fletcher School in Fond du Lac Co. and on September 15, 1928, she married Carl Marvin Rusch in Ripon....

April 14, 2001

Dorothy Diedrich, age 91, of Oshkosh, WI, was born into eternal life on April 14, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center. Dorothy was born March 15, 1910, in Ripon, a daughter to Marie (Schwandt) and John (Jay) Hill. She attended Ripon schools and married Floyd A. Diedrich on April 27, 1927, in Fond du Lac. Dorothy was a lifelong member of...

April 13, 2001

Esther Anna Hansen, age 76, of Ripon, WI, died Friday morning, April 13, 2001, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born December 21, 1924, in Sheboygan Falls, a daughter to Harry and Edna Anne (Bort) Gibbs. She attended Milwaukee County Schools. On April 19, 1947, she married Lloyd J. Hansen. Esther was a housewife and mother. She is...

April 11, 2001

Evelyn Cram, age 70, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday evening, April 11, 2001, at Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac. She was born on January 26, 1931, in Berlin, the daughter of Peter P. and Florence (Krebs) Resheske. Evelyn graduated from Berlin High School and County Normal Teachers College and taught at the one-room school house on Hwy 49....

April 10, 2001

William Robert Miller, age 94, formerly of Silver Creek Manor in Ripon, died Tuesday morning, April 10, 2001, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon after a short stay. He was born October 4, 1906, in Ripon, a son to Louis and Amelia (Leibe) Miller. He graduated from Ripon High School. On June 30, 1934, he married Florence Meinke. William worked...

April 3, 2001

Judson Loomis, age 87, of Appleton, WI, formerly of Ripon, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at St. Joseph Hospital in Marshfield, WI. Judson was born June 30, 1913, the son of Henry and Estella (Clark) Loomis in Champion, New York. He graduated from Carthage High School and Genessee Wesleyan Seminary in NY where he began his career as a...

April 1, 2001

Esther Fischer, 79, of Green Lake, WI, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon where she has lived since February 21, 2001. She was born December 6, 1921, in Milwaukee, a daughter to Edward E. and Mildred (Fisk) Zarling. After graduating from high school, she attended college and on April 20, 1943, she married Edgar W....

March 27, 2001

Margaret Elizabeth Priebe (nee Wellner), 81, of Ripon, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at her home. She was born August 1, 1919, in Wild Rose, a daughter to Henry and Mary (Williams) Wellner. She attended country school. On August 28, 1935, she married Martin H. Priebe at Redgranite. She had lived in the Town of Brooklyn most of her life...

March 26, 2001

Susan Radke, 92, formerly of Ripon, died Monday morning, March 26, 2001, in Oshkosh, WI. She was born October 15, 1908, in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter to Stephan and Elizabeth (Fade) Zeaner. She graduated from high school in Brooklyn. On June 2, 1929, she married Edward John Radke in Ozone Park, NY, and they moved to Ripon in 1953. He...

March 23, 2001

John R. Wickstrom, 57, of Ripon, WI, died on March 23, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center. John was born August 17, 1943, in Ladysmith, WI, a son to Erwin and Kathryn (Speidel) Wickstrom. On June 22, 1968, he married Joanne Anderegg. He studied at U.W. Stevens Point, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from U.W. Eau Claire....

March 21, 2001

Earl Herman Berndt, age 81, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. He was born September 15, 1919, in Ripon, a son to Herman and Florence (Gatzke) Berndt. He attended Ripon school and served our country during WWII for the U.S. Army. Earl married Ellen Lucille Zeckser on December 25, 1945, and...

March 21, 2001

John “Dobber” William Dahms, Jr. age 63, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 21, 2001, at Parkview Care Center after a week’s stay. He was born April 12, 1937, in Ripon, the son of John and Marcella (Ryerson) Dahms, Sr. John graduated from Berlin High School and for 35 years had been warehouse foreman for Green Giant in...

March 21, 2001

Aurea Gavilan-Rodriguez, age 75, Green Lake, WI, died March 21, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. She was born November 11, 1925, in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, a daughter to Gregorio and Angela (Vega) Gavilan. She attended high school at Juana Diaz. On May 2, 1953, she married and became a housewife. Aurea has resided in Santurce, Puerto Rico,...

March 16, 2001

Beatrice A. Sandberg, age 88, of the American House of Ripon, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center. Beatrice was born December 26, 1912, in Troy, MT, a daughter to John and Tillie (Christenson) Lynch, Sr. She was educated in St. Paul, MN, and married Victor Sandberg on December 16, 1938. She was a housewife and a member...

March 15, 2001

Richard “Dick” “Slim” Erdmann, age 75, formerly of Ripon, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at Clearview Long Term Care and Rehab in Juneau. He was born May 20, 1925, in Ripon, a son to Emil and Clara (Serrahn) Erdmann. He was baptized, confirmed and a lifelong member of Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ in Ripon. He attended rural school...

March 12, 2001

March 5, 2001

Donna Jean Wetzel, age 48, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Monday morning, March 5, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born November 23, 1952, in Ripon, the daughter of Elton R. and Roselyn (Hoffman) Wetzel. She was educated in Ripon and graduated from Ripon Senior High School in 1971. Donna was a self-employed artist, and had lived in Ripon most of...

March 1, 2001

Leonard Theodore “Hamie” Hamberger, 75, of Ripon, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2001, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born March 16, 1925, in Ripon, a son to Theodore and Helen (Keehi) Hamberger. After attending Ripon High School, Leonard served his country during WWll in the US Army. He held the rank of Private First Class in the 69th Chemical Warfare...