Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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August Smith
January 20, 1998
August “Augie” “Frog” DeForest Zebediah Smith, age 17, Ripon, died Tuesday, January 20, 1998, in Green Lake Co. as a result of a traffic accident.He was born June 16, 1980, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Sidney Smith and Kathy (McCarthy) Smith. He received his education in Green Lake where he currently was a student and worked as an...
Harold Manthei
January 18, 1998
Harold E. Manthei, 89, of Ripon, died Sunday January 18, 1998, at Parkview Care Center.Harold was born on September 15, 1908, the son of Herman and Marie (Kentopp) Manthei. He graduated from Rosendale High School. On January 20, 1940, he married Helen Huth in Ripon. They made the Rosendale, Ripon area their home. He worked for the Radford Company in...
Clifford Gilbert
January 16, 1998
Clifford H. Gilbert, age 82, died Friday, January 16, 1998, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was born June 10, 1916, in Walworth County, a son of William and Annie (Hague) Gilbert. He graduated from Elkhorn High School, and in 1940, he enlisted in the Air Force. Clifford made a career in the Air Force and retired in 1964,...
Harry Thiel
January 11, 1998
Harry Thiel, age 88, formerly of Ripon, WI, died Sunday, January 11, 1998, at Parkview Care Center where he has resided the past few months. He was born November 22, 1909, in Ripon, the son of Otto and Emelia (Koentopp) Thiel. He attended school in Ripon. On August 15, 1940, he married the former Grace Berlowski. After retiring from farming,...
Edwin Ratajczak
January 11, 1998
Edwin Edward Ratajczak, age 72, of Ripon, WI, died Sunday, January 11, 1998, at his home. He was born January 7, 19926, in Oshkosh, the son of John and Sophia (Javarwicz) Ratajczak. He attended school in Oshkosh. On June 15, 1974, he married Evelyn Wessel at St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakfield. Edwin worked in construction in Oshkosh, Berlin...
Irene Masche
January 10, 1998
Irene Masche, 88 of Ripon, died Saturday, January 10, 1998, at Ripon Medical Center. Irene was born November 18, 1909, in the Town of Ripon, the daughter to the late William and Marie (Heidtmann) Hoffman. She graduated from Ripon High School, and attended Oshkosh Business College. Irene lived in Colorado, moving to Ripon in 1991. She was a Bookkeeper for...
Charles Tetzlaff Jr.
January 9, 1998
Charles F Tetzlaff Jr., 58, of rural Brandon died Friday, January 9, 1998, at his home.Charles was born March 19, 1939, in Ripon, the son to the lateCharles and Louise (Heschke) Tetzlaff Sr. He graduated fromWaupon High School in 1957. He served in the Army from1960-1963. He was a self employed Carpenter.He is survived by Cousins: Jack L. and Rose...
Evelyn Dunham
January 5, 1998
Evelyn S. Dunham, 95, formerly of Ripon and a resident of Parkview Care Center the past 2 years, died Monday, January 5, 1998, at Ripon Medical Center.She was born December 9, 1902, in Beaver Valley, PA, the daughter of Britton and Verna (Stevens) Schrack. She was educated in Johnston, PA, and shortly after graduating from high school she moved to...
Eunice Baumgardt
January 1, 1998
Eunice A. Baumgardt, age 75, of Ripon, WI, died January 1, 1998, at Michalene’s in Ripon. She was born August 15, 1922, in Ripon, a daughter to Thomas and Leona (Borchert) Dudzinske. She graduated from Ripon High School. In 1942, she married Herbert Baumgardt. She was a member of Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ and the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post...
Sylvia "Sis" Schultz
December 29, 1997
Sylvia (Sis) Schultz, age 34, of Green Lake, died Monday, December 29, 1997, at Berlin Memorial Hospital.She was born August 3, 1963, in Ripon, a daughter to Harry and Mary Ann (Timm) Schultz. Sylvia graduated from Green Lake High School and worked in the laundry department at the American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake.. She had lived in Green Lake...
Gladys Loomans
December 25, 1997
Gladys L. Loomans, age 82, of Ripon, died December 25, 1997, at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh.She was born September 20, 1915, in the Town of Rosendale, a daughter to Gustave and Bertha (Gransee) Siebenhaar. She graduated from Rosendale High School. In 1941 she married Hubert W. Schultz. She later married Otto Loomans in 1976. She was a member of Peace...
Brenda Bergemann
December 24, 1997
Brenda L. Bergemann, 25, of Ripon died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 24, 1997, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.Brenda was born June 3, 1972, in Ripon, the daughter of Terry andTamara (Warren) Liptow. She was a graduate of Ripon High School, andreceived an associate degree from Moraine Park Technical College. On May 10,1997, she married Craig Bergemann. She was a member...
Rebecca Keipe
December 22, 1997
Rebecca Lee (Fisher) Keipe passed away on Monday morning, December 22, 1997, at University Hospital in Madison of complications associated with a surgical procedure at the age of 48.Becky was born February 1, 1949, in Ripon, the daughter of James and Violet (Judas) Fisher. She married Robert Keipe on July 8, 1967.She graduated from Green Lake High School in 1967,...
Mabel Lichtenberg
December 18, 1997
Mabel M. Lichtenberg, age 82, of Oshkosh, died Thursday December 18, 1997, at Omro Care Center in Omro.She was born January 7, 1915, in the Town of Ripon, a daughter to Gust A. and Gertrude (Schwandt) Lehman. She received her education in Ripon, and on August 7, 1948 she married Russell Lichtenberg. She worked in the shipping department of Mondl’s...
Gordon Will
December 13, 1997
Gordon M. Will, age 82, of Markesan, Town of Green Lake, died Saturday, December 13, 1997, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born January 24, 1915, in Omro, a son to Albert and Daisie (Reed) Will. He was educated in Omro. Until his retirement, Gordon had been plant manager and chief manufacturing engineer at various Speed Queen plants. On October 27,...
Eunice Lovejoy
December 10, 1997
Miss Eunice Lovejoy, age 95, formerly of Ripon, died December 10, 199, at the Omro Care Center.She was born December 11, 1901, in Mackford Prairie, Green Lake County, a daughter to Bert and Mary Lovejoy. She was a graduate of both Ripon High School and Ripon College, and was a school teacher and librarian at Ripon High School. She lived...
Anna Wrzinski
December 7, 1997
Anna M. Wrzinski, age 73, of Ripon, died Sunday, December 7, 1997, at University Hospital, Madison.She was born February 14, 1924, in Sun Prairie, a daughter to Joseph and Julia Vranak. She received her schooling in Sun Prairie. On May 18, 1945, she married Alfred Wrzinski. Anna spent most of her life in Ripon where she was a laundry supervisor...
Elizabeth Nitz
December 2, 1997
Elizabeth V. Nitz, age 78, of Ripon, went with the angels to her Eternal Home on December 2, 1997, at the Berlin Memorial Hospital.She was born on July 8, 1919, in Berlin, the first daughter to Frank and Anna Disterhaft. She was schooled in the Berlin and Neshkoro School Districts. In 1944, Elizabeth married Walter Nitz and they resided in...
William Rose Sr.
November 27, 1997
William Harold Rose, Sr, age 92 of Ripon, died Thursday, November 27, 1997, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.He was born August 26, 1905, in LaCrosse, a son to Daniel and Mamie (Loomis) Rose, Sr. He was educated in LaCrosse, and on June 10, 1924, he married the former Lena Alice Christ in Waukegan, IL. During his working years, in the...
Elsie Hall
November 26, 1997
Elsie H. Hall, age 79, of Ripon, died Wednesday, November 26, 1997, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.She was born in Rosendale on October 4, 1918, the daughter of William and Leona (Krueger) Hagemann. She was educated in the Ripon Schools. On June 2, 1944, she married Lowell “Scotty” Hall and they spent their married years in Ripon. Elsie was a...
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