Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Grace Hahn

Grace Hahn

October 24, 1999

Grace Lydia (Peschke) Hahn passed away at Parkview Care Center in Ripon on October 24, 1999. Formerly a resident of Hall St., Ripon she had been a resident at Parkview for the past seven years because of numerous medical impairments, the most recent being cancer. Grace was born in Fairwater, on February 8, 1916, the only child of Charles C....

Leonard Frank

Leonard Frank

October 24, 1999

Leonard L. Frank, age 79, of Ripon, WI, died Sunday, October 24, 1999, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon where he has lived these past couple months. He was born July 29, 1920, in Joliet, IL, a son to Arthur Karl and Maybelle Jean (Ludtke) Frank. The family moved to the area to farm when Leonard was two years old....

Gertrude Kraatz

Gertrude Kraatz

October 18, 1999

Gertrude A. “Peggy” Kraatz, age 94, of Ripon, WI, died Monday, October 18, 1999, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born May 8, 1905, in Hobeken, NJ, a daughter to Frederick and Anna (Stehling) Mitschele. She attended New Jersey Public Schools. On May 5, 1931, she married Rudolph P. Kraatz. She lived in Maywood, NJ and Merritt Island,...

Florence Huelster

Florence Huelster

October 15, 1999

Florence Huelster, age 85, formerly of Green Lake and most recently of Ripon, WI, died Friday evening, October 15, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born December 8, 1913, in Oshkosh, and attended Oshkosh High School. In 1934, Florence married Harold Huelster, June 3, 1924. She was a mother and a housewife. She was a member of Our Lady...

Dr. Russell Pelton

Dr. Russell Pelton

October 6, 1999

Dr. Russell Stewart Pelton, II, MD, died October 6th 1999, at Vallhaven Care Center in Neenah, WI. Dr. Pelton was born August 14, 1917, in Waupaca, WI, the son of Marjorie Catherine Stewart Pelton and Dr. John Gordiner Pelton. He graduated from Waupaca High School in 1934 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, finishing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in...

Raymond Miller

Raymond Miller

October 4, 1999

Raymond F. Miller, age 76, of Berlin, WI, formerly of Ripon, died Monday, October 4, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1923, in Fond du Lac Co., a son to William C. and Hazel (Daehn) Miller. He attended Ripon High School. Ray was self-employed at Miller Carpentry for 50 years and until recently had lived in...

Harold Beier

Harold Beier

October 4, 1999

Harold G. Beier, age 80, formerly of Willowbrook Apts, Ripon died Monday, October 4, 1999, at Parkview Care Center after a short stay. He was born March 20, 1919, in the Town of Brooklyn, a son to Arthur J. and Minnie (Helmer) Beier. Harold worked 30 years for Koplin and Kinas and 10 years for the Town of Ripon. On...

Carol Krueger

Carol Krueger

October 3, 1999

Carol J. Krueger, age 54, of Maryridge Group Home, 536 Mayparty Dr, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at Clearview South in Juneau.She was born Aug. 23, 1945, in Milwaukee Co., a daughter to Marion Krueger. Since 1975, Carol lived in Ripon, and was employed at the Ripon Area Service Center, and was involved in Special Olympics of WI.Carol is survived...

Georgia Houlihan

Georgia Houlihan

October 3, 1999

Georgia Houlihan, 87, formerly of Ripon, died October 3, 1999 in LaCrosse, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born Georgia Lennis Whitt, the daughter of George and Augusta, on March 22, 1912, in Gallatin, MO. She graduated from Gallatin High School and completed a brief teaching course at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville,...

Rene' Amadry

Rene' Amadry

September 29, 1999

Rene’ Paul Amadry, age 98, formerly of Green Lake, WI, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. Rene’ graduated from Issy-les Moulineaux Chef School in Vichy France and then worked in the best restaurants in the Chicago downtown loop. After his marriage to the former Florence McKinny Norton in Green Lake in 1936, he was head...

Donald Stende

Donald Stende

September 29, 1999

Donald E. Stende, age 86, of Ripon, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at Grancare Nursing Center in Fond du Lac.He was born June 21, 1913, in Ulen, MN, a son to John and Della (Jensen) Stende. He attended Moorhead State Teachers College in Moorhead, MN, and was an elementary school teacher. He served in the Army Infantry during World War...

Elroy Briese

Elroy Briese

September 26, 1999

Elroy E. Briese, age 69, of Ripon, died unexpectedly at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton on Sunday, Sept. 26, 1999.He was born in Waukesha on Jan. 16, 1930, the son of Walter and Alvina (Harke) Briese. He served in the National Guard from Jan. 26, 1954, to Jan. 25, 1956. He worked at Ripon College in the Maintenance Department from...

Frieda Braun

Frieda Braun

September 19, 1999

Frieda Braun, age 88, formerly of Ripon, died Sunday, September 19, 1999, at Parkview Care Center.She was born September 8, 1911, in Pleasant Prairie, WI, a daughter to Frederick and Emily (Erich) Krimel. She attended school in Sheboygan. On January 24, 1933, she married Karl Frederick Braun in Sheboygan. Frieda was a partner in the Breadbasket Bakery in Ripon. She...

Walter Baron

Walter Baron

September 9, 1999

Walter John Baron, 78, of Green Lake, passed away on September 9, 1999. Walter was born on March 31, 1921, the son of Fred and Jenny (Felke) Baron. He graduated from High School and served his country in WWII. He married Joan A. Young.

Betty Koch

Betty Koch

September 9, 1999

Betty Jane Heimick Koch, age 77, of Fox Point, died Thursday, September 9, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Born December 13, 1921, to John D. and Charlotte (Strohmeyer) Heimick. Attended Whitefish Bay High School and Milwaukee State Teacher’s College. Married Milton E. Hoch on June 24, 1950, at Milwaukee Unitarian Church. Until retirement, Columbia Hospital Admitting Supervisor....

Geraldine Piper

Geraldine Piper

September 8, 1999

Geraldine Mary (Morgan) Piper, 59, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday morning September 8, 1999, at home with her family at her side. On August 1, 1940, she was born the daughter of Gerald A. and Mary A. (Nemuth) Morgan, in Oshkosh. Geraldine graduated from Oshkosh High School, she worked at Alliance Laundry System in the Print Shop as a machine...

Florence Wardell

Florence Wardell

September 6, 1999

Florence Ludille Wardell, 95, died Monday, September 6, 1999, at McFarlin Home Care in Princeton. She was born April 20, 1904, in Chicago, a daughter to Albert and Louise (Ritter) Spenle. She attended school in Chicago. On October 6, 1923, she married George Wardell making their home in Chicago, and later moving to Florida where they lived for 40 years...

Jeanette Mueller

Jeanette Mueller

August 29, 1999

Jeanette Eleanor Mueller, age 70, of Ripon, passed away Sunday, August 29, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born November 8, 1928, in Oshkosh, to William and Bessie (Bartels) Butzlaff. She graduated from Oshkosh High School, and later married Kenneth Mueller on April 24, 1948. Jeanie and Ken farmed in the Ripon area until their retirement. She was a...

Dorothy "Shy" Mccarthy

Dorothy "Shy" Mccarthy

August 23, 1999

Dorothy “Shy” (Shikoski) McCarthy, age 80, of Cape Coral, FL and summer resident of Green Lake, died Monday evening, August 23, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center. Her favorite place on earth was Green Lake.She was born August 19, 1919, in Green Lake, the daughter of Fred and Magdeline (Dugenski) Shikoski. She graduated from Green Lake High School and St. Agnes...

Rosabelle Teela

Rosabelle Teela

August 21, 1999

Rosabelle M. Tecla, age 94, formerly of Ripon, Wisconsin, died Saturday, August 21, 1999, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.Rosabelle was born June 25, 1905, in Mondovi, Wisconsin, a daughter to William and Margaret (Stewart) Bilderback. She attended school in Mondovi. On September 26, 1923, she married David Teela. He preceded her in death on March 31, 1957. She was a...