Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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...

May 15, 1999

Irene Springborfl Thorndike, of Ripon, passed away May 15, 1999 at Park View Care Center, Buffalo, MN. She was born May 19, 1909 in the Township of Ripon, to Albert and Amelia (Huth) Springborn. She graduated from Ripon High School and attended Oshkosh Business College.She was employed by the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., selling contracts at the beginning of the...

May 13, 1999

Frank E. Klites; age 96, of Ripon, died Thursday morning, May 13, 1999, at Parkview Care Center.Born on March 25, 1903, in Mount Carroll, Illinois, the son of Samuel and Mary Alice (Ackermann) Klites, he attended Mount Carroll schools, and then received pharmacist training in Chicago. On April 3, 1920, he married Mae Thoresen of Beloit. They celebrated their 75th...

May 13, 1999

Keenan James McConnell, age 19, of Green Lake, died May 13, 1999, at his home.He was born March 3, 1980, in Cody, Wyoming, a son to Gary L. and Cathy J. (Smith) McConnell. He was a 1998, graduate of Green Lake High School and enjoyed baseball, soccer and basketball. He was a member of the Federated Church of Green Lake.He...

May 13, 1999

Richard Phillip Folsom, age 90, of Ripon, died May 13, 1999, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born June 7, 1908, in Mackford Prairie, Green Lake County, a son to Bert J. and Addie (Burt) Folsom. He was a graduate of Markesan High School. On September 3, 1937 he married Lenora A. Miller and they have made their home in Ripon....

May 10, 1999

James Allen Davy, 44, of Lake Zurich, IL, died Monday, May 10, 1999, at his home.He was born April 29, 1955, in Elgin, IL the son of Harold and Doris Davy. He was employed at Prairie Material Service in Glenview, IL.Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Hogan; his mother, Doris Davy ofGreen Lake; brother, William (Deborah) Davy of Marion, IL; sister,...

May 8, 1999

Johanna Stross, 82, of Wild Rose, died May 8, 1999, at BerlinMemorial Hospital. Per family wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service.

May 3, 1999

Donald R. Janke, age 65, of Ripon, died Monday, May 3, 1999, at his home.He was born August 14, 1933, in the Town of Deerfield, a son to Gilbert and Edna (Sandow) Janke. The family moved to Ripon in 1945. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1952, and from 1954-56, served in the US Army. On October 5, 1957,...

April 28, 1999

Phillip “Chris” Merigold, age 49, of Green Lake, died Wednesday, April 28, 1999, as a result of a traffic accident in Dodge County.He was born May 26, 1949, in Portage, a son to Walter C. and Caroline “Karen” Merigold. He was a graduate of Green Lake High School and UW-Oshkosh, and was currently employed as Business Manager for the State...