Obituaries in Ripon, WI

July 9, 1999

James R. Seidl, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret), age 77, of Lake Namakagon, Bayfield Co., formerly of Ripon, died Friday, July 9, 1999, at St. Mary Medical Center, Duluth, MN.He was born December 27, 1921, in Marshfield, a son to the late Joseph and Winifred (Brickheimer). After graduating from Marshfield High school he received his B.A. from Ripon College and his...

July 5, 1999

Joseph D. Thrasher, V, age 59, of W1524 State Hwy 23, Green Lake, died Monday, July 5, 1999, at Berlin Memorial Hospital.He was born November 24, 1939, in Berlin, a son to Joseph A. and Ruth (Janes) Thrasher, IV of Green Lake. He graduated from Green Lake High School in 1957, and then took the UW Madison Agriculture Short Course,...

July 1, 1999

Elizabeth Gersbacher, 93, of Ripon, died Thursday morning, July 1, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born on December 28, 1905, the daughter of Johann Freidrich and Emma (Kilchling) Schuitheiss in Loerrach, Germany. She attended school in Loerrach, Germany. On June 30, 1934, she married Franz Gersbacher in Fond du Lac, WI and was a homemaker. Elizabeth lived in Fond...

June 30, 1999

Mildred Sophia Liefke, age 88, Town of Green Lake, died June 30, 1999, at her home.She was born May 10, 1911, in Marquette, a daughter to Carl and Ida (Bunch) Bauman. She attended Lake View School in Marquette. She married Elmer Liefke on October 1, 1928, in Waukegan, IL, and was a housewife. She was a member of Mt Zion...

June 30, 1999

Edna M. Yerk, age 87, of Ripon, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at Miller Home Care, Ripon.She was born April 29, 1912, on Sugar Loaf at Green Lake, a daughter to Herman and Helene (Kropp) Schroeder. She graduated from Green Lake High School. On October 19, 1932, she married Roland Yerk. In her early years, Edna had waitressed in Ripon...

June 20, 1999

Vivian E. Barbour, 82, of Oshkosh, passed away on June 20, 1999, at the Mercy Medical Center.She was born November 30, 1916, in Milwaukee, a daughter to Joseph R. and Medora (Stemper) Eberle. She was a graduate of Holy Angel Academy and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee. She was an underwriting supervisor for Firemen’s Fund Insurance in Milwaukee. She married...

June 17, 1999

Harold Stellmacher, age 79, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, June 17, 1999, at Manor Care in Fond du Lac.He was born October 14, 1919, in Ripon, a son to Elmer and Elsa(Schultz) Stellmacher. He attended school in Ripon and graduated fromRipon High School. On November 17, 1945, he married Beverly Miller inPickett. Until his retirement, Harold had been a...

June 17, 1999

Helene Schultz, age 96, of Brandon, died June 17, 1999, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.She was born January 9, 1903, in Bernsee, Germany, the daughter of Emil and Anna (Treisch) Krueger. She was educated in Germany, and later moved to America. On April 16, 1933, she married Gottlieb Schultz. Helene was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church in Ripon...

June 15, 1999

Elaine M. Davis, age 67, formerly of Ripon and currently of Brussels, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 15, 1999, at Door Co. Memorial Hospital, Sturgeon Bay.She was born June 19, 1931, in Saxeville, a daughter to Herman and Ethel (Erickson) Tesch. Elaine graduated from Berlin High School. On July 15, 1950, she married Ray Davis and they celebrated 49 years of...

June 13, 1999

Leonard Earl Waters, 61, of Ripon, died Sunday, June 13, 1999, unexpectedly at Ripon Medical Center.He was born August 3, 1937, in Green Lake County, the son of Nelson and Magdalen Bednarek Waters. He was educated in Rosendale, Ripon and Markesan school districts. On February 23 1957, he married Josephine A. Disterhalf. Leonard was employed at Alliance Laundry Systems as...

May 31, 1999

Edna Siewert, 90, formerly of Ripon, died Monday, May 31, 1999, at Parkview Care Center where she had resided the past 2 years.She was born August 2, 1908, the daughter of Karl and Emma (Warnke) Fude. She was educated in West Rosendale where she spent her early years. Edna was a housewife and a member of Our Saviour’s United Church...

May 31, 1999

Susan K. Morgan, 41, died unexpectedly at her home, in Lomira, on Monday, May 31, 1999.She was born July 3, 1957, in Ripon, the daughter of Harry and Marlene (Rudolph) Walkowiak. She attended Ripon Senior High School and graduated in 1976. She then graduated with a nursing degree from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus in 1979.She resided with...

May 28, 1999

Daniel Ray Kovalaske, age 49, of Ripon, died Friday, May 28, 1999, at his home.He was born April 18, 1950, in Ripon, the son of Norman and Gladys (Lueck) Kovalaske. He was educated in Ripon and lived in Ripon most of his life. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator at Egbert Excavating Inc. of Green Lake.Daniel served his...

May 27, 1999

May 21, 1999

Hector Antonio Rivera died Friday, May 21, 1999, at 4:30 PM at Berlin Memorial Hospital. He was 62 years old. Hector was born May 9, 1937, in Honduras Central America. He immigrated to the U.S. every summer and worked at the local canning factories.He is survived by his wife, Olimpia Reyes, his daughter Maria Piosikowski of Green Lake and seven...

May 20, 1999

Jeromy Carl Nelson, infant son of Jerome Carl and Roberta (Johnson) Nelson of Oshkosh, died at birth on May 20, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh.He is survived by his parents, two sisters, KimberLee and AshLee and his infant twin brother, Jaysen, maternal grandparents, Joann and John Piekarski of Ripon, and paternal grandparents, Art and Dorothy Nelson of Shawno, aunts...

May 18, 1999

Gordon R. Clark, age 59, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born September 10, 1939, in Deerfield, Waushara Co, a son to Rollin and Elsie (Klabunde) Clark. After his family moved to Ripon, he attended grade school at Prairie Lawn and Arcade, then Ripon High School and graduated from Markesan High School in...

May 18, 1999

Barbara Ouellette, age 68, of Marquette, died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born April 18, 1931 in Naperville, IL, a daughter to Henry and Helen (Sackett) Heydon. She was a graduate of Naperville High School, Class of 1949 and a 1953 graduate of Iowa State Teachers College. On August 14, 1967 she married John Ouellette, Sr....

May 17, 1999

Lily Beuthin, age 93, of Ripon, died Monday, May 17, 1999, at Parkview Care Center where she has lived since 1992.She was born January 14, 1906, in Green Lake, a daughter to Henry and Johanna (Witt) Miller. She was educated in Ripon. On April 8, 1925 she married Frederick Beuthin and they farmed in the Green Lake Center area until...

May 16, 1999

Robert Harvey Fenner, age 77, formerly of Ripon, died May 16, 1999, at Markesan Resident Home.He was born August 23, 1921 in Westfield, a son to Victor and Freda(Kuhagen) Fenner. He attended school in Coloma and Ripon. In 1942 hemarried Betty Kintz and she passed away in 1974. He later marriedBlanche Lohry in Kingston in 1975, and she passed away...