Obituaries in Ripon, WI

March 6, 1996

Rudolf Tamsen, age 84, of N4931 Peacock Lane, Green Lake, died Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born October 20, 1911, in Montague, Mi, the son of the late Nicklous and Dorothy Tamsen. He was educated in Montague. On December 12, 1931, he married the former Leona Kutz. Mrs. Tamsen passed away on August 16, 1993....

March 2, 1996

Richard H. Schwartz, 68, of Ripon, died Saturday, March 2, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. Richard was born on January 19, 1928 in the village of Wauzeka. The son of the late Howard and Edna (Radtke) Schwartz. He attended school in the Milwaukee PublicSchools. He worked for International Harvester Corp. in Milwaukee and Waukesha as a warehouse forklift operator. In...

February 29, 1996

Edmund “Eddie” N. Steeps, age 79, of Ripon, passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning, February 29, 1996 at Ripon Medical Center. He was born May 17, 1916, in the Town of Nepeuskum, Winnebago County to August and Mary (Kasuboski) Steeps. He married Irene Hoger on November 5, 1938, in Weyauwega. He was first employed at Standard Oil of Rosendale, and...

February 29, 1996

Ada Margaret Trevillian, 90, of Ripon, passed away on February 29, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. Ada was born November 13, 1905, the daughter of George Wakeman Dunning and Clara Helen (Herman) Dunning. She was a homemake. Inurnment will be in Lincoln Memorial Park, Milwaukee, WIButzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon, is assisting the family.www.butzinmarchant.com

February 25, 1996

Elsa A. Stellmacher, age 100, of Ripon, died February 25, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. She was born January 20, 1896, in Ripon, the daughter of Herman and Ida (Prellwitz) Schultz. On February 6, 1918, she was united in marriage with Elmer Stellmacher in Ripon. They resided on a farm near Ripon for 47 years. Elsa was a lifelong...

February 23, 1996

Laura M. Hoch, age 92 of Ripon, died Friday, February 23, 1996, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born June 5, 1903, in Fond du Lac County, the daughterof August and Martha (Hemple) Pinno. She was educated atRogersville School. On January 7, 1924, she married August Hoch. Laura worked at the Advertisers as an Inspector. She was a...

February 16, 1996

Clarence M. Willey, 87, of Weyauwega, died Friday, February 16, 1996, at Lakeview Manor, Weyauwega, WI. Clarence was born on September 28, 1908, the son of William and Bertha Maas Willey in Markesan, WI. He attended school in Markesan. Clarence was a farmer in the Markesan area, after retiring he lived in the Ripon and Berlin area, where he lived...

February 14, 1996

Jon A. McConnell Sr, 65, of Green Lake, Town of Brooklyn, died February 14, 1996, at University Hospital, Madison. Jon was born July 2, 1930, in Green Lake, the son of the late William and Lucille (Anderson) McConnell. He graduated from Green Lake High School. On August 18, 1951 he married Crystal Fahrenkampf; they made their home in the Green...

February 9, 1996

Beatrice M. Cors, 89, of Ripon, died Friday, February 9, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. On April 5, 1906, Beatrice was born the daughter of the late Frank and Cora (Abbs) Dilts in Wautoma, WI. She graduated from Wautoma High School and Whitewater Teacher’s College, graduating in 1927. On January 16, 1930, she married Lyle Cors. In 1942, they moved...

February 8, 1996

Bonnie R. Sylvester, 73, of Ripon, died Thursday, February 8, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born August 16, 1922, in Monroe, Green Co., a daughter of the late Ben and Idella (O’Connor) Sylvester. She attended Ripon High School and Ripon College, and then after graduating from Mount Prospect Secretarial College in Milwaukee, Bonnie was a secretary for...

February 7, 1996

Alvin John Giese, 91, of the Town of Ripon, died Wednesday, February 7, 1996, at his home. He was born January 31, 1905, in rural Ripon, the son of the late August and Emma (Poblitz) Giese. After graduating from Ripon High School, Alvin attended Oshkosh Business College. On September 14, 1929, he married the former Myrtle Stindt. Mrs. Giese passed...

February 7, 1996

February 4, 1996

George Pischke, 79, of Ripon, died Sunday February 4, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. He was born on October 19, 1916, in the town of Metomen, the son of the late Richard and Eva (Lietz) Pischke Sr. George attended school in the Town of Green Lake. He lived in the Ripon area most of his life being a farmer...

February 3, 1996

Peter S.(Smokey) Docta, 75, of Ripon, WI, died Saturday February 3, 1996, at the Ripon Medical Center. He was born on October 30, 1920, to the late Paul and Paulina (Harbasavich) Docta in Milwaukee, WI. Peter graduated from Milwaukee High School and went one year to Technical School. Moving from Milwaukee to Ripon in 1946, he started his own welding...

February 2, 1996

Julie A. Grundahl, 55, of Ripon died Friday February 2, 1996, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. Julie was born on December 1, 1940, in Madison, WI. to Henry and Helen (Stenseth) Gerke. She graduated from Mt. Horeb High School and attended Wartburg Waverly College in Iowa for 1 year. On December 22, 1962, she married Roger Grundahl in...

January 31, 1996

Howard Daus, 81, of Green Lake, died Wednesday, January 31, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1914 in Chicago, a son of the late Arthur and Edna (Schirmar) Daus. He attended schools in Chicago. On September 6, 1941, Howard married the former Ruth Wille. Before moving to Green Lake in 1976, they had made their home...

January 28, 1996

Karen “Karey” A. Baker, 38, of the Town of Princeton, died unexpectedly January 28, 1996, in Ripon. She was born January 27, 1958, in Ripon, the daughter of Dan and Alice (Vande Brink) Baker. She attended Ripon Schools. Karey was a health care aid for Miller Home Care, Ripon. Karey is survived by her father, Dan L. (Gail) Baker of...

January 26, 1996

Donald Richard Fude, 64, W13112 Hwy 23, Ripon, died Friday, January 26, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born May 2, 1931, in Iowa, a son of the late Richard and Viola Krueger Fude. He attended Fairwater Grade School. He served in the Army during the Korean War. On October 13, 1956, Don married the former Vilas Zabel and...

January 25, 1996

Thomas Edwin Callen, 68, of Ripon, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 25, 1996, at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, Neenah. Tom is survived by his wife, Marilyn; 2 daughters, Laurie (Robert) Will of Ripon, and Jody (Curt) Thiel of Ripon and children Adam, Katie, Ben and Daniel; and 3 sons, Daniel (Cathy Waldock) Callen of Northfield, MN and daughter Stacia Waldock,...

January 20, 1996

Chesley F. Luchinski, 68, of Ripon, died Saturday January 20, 1996, at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh. He was born on November 4, 1927 the son of Joseph and Mabel Schrader Luchinski, in Nepeuskun Township, WI. While serving in the Army during the Korean War he delivered supplies behind the enemy lines, receiving a Honorable Discharge. He lived in the Milwaukee...