Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Laura Bloch
April 12, 1996
Laura A. Bloch, age 91, of Green Lake, died Friday, April 12, 1996 at Michalene’s in Ripon where she had lived since February 1996. She was born March 18, 1905, in Split Rock, WI, the daughter of Herman and Mary Seefeldt Kersten. On January 18, 1927, Laura married Reinhold G. Bloch. Reinhold preceded her in death on December 12, 1989....
Mabel Lawrence
April 9, 1996
Mabel Lawrence, age 96, formerly of Ripon, died Tuesday, April 9, 1996, at Omro Care Center where she has resided since 1990. She was born December 16, 1899, in Ripon, a daughter to August and Augusta (Springborn) Lawrence. She was educated in the Ripon Schools, graduated from Ripon College and was a Latin teacher. Mabel was an avid library patron,...
Edgar Solem
April 3, 1996
Edgar C. Solem, age 73, of Green Lake, died Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at his home. He was born February 12, 1923, in Evansville, IN, a son of the late Edward and Rose (Frey) Solem. He was educated in Chicago, IL where he graduated from high school. Edgar served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1951. On October 12, 1945, he...
Ken Wells
March 29, 1996
Ken Douglas Wells, age 37, of Fond du Lac, died March 29, 1996, at his home. He was born April 10, 1958, in Aurora, Illinois, a son to V. Hugh and Jacqueline (Wade) Wells, Jr. He grew up in Naperville, IL where he graduated from high school. He continued on to college at UW-LaCrosse, University of Arizona in Tucson, and...
Edward Mccarthy
March 28, 1996
Edward F. McCarthy, age 74, of SE Cape Coral, FL, died Thursday, March 28, 1996, at his home. He was born November 8, 1921, in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Allen James and Maude (Bryant) McCarthy. He was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in Staten Island, New York, and later attended Manhattan College and graduated from Wagner...
Emma Twamley
March 27, 1996
Enma I. Twamley passed away Wednesday, March 27, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born in Green Lake, the daughter of George and Dena Yahr. She was raised in Chicago, receiving her education there and completing it at the University of Wisconsin, after which she became Newspaper and Radio Publicity writer for a Milwaukee Advertising Agency. She was...
Harold Kelm
March 27, 1996
Harold Kelm, 77, of Green Lake, died Wednesday, March 27, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He was born April 4, 1918, in Princeton, the son of William and Martha (Swanke) Kelm. He was a graduate of Green Lake High School. On July 22, 1951, he married the former Edna Deibert. Harold farmed, worked at the Brooklyn Creamery, and at the...
Aloysius Felder
March 24, 1996
Aloysius “Al” H. Felder, age 73, of Ripon, WI, died Sunday, March 24, 1996, Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. He was born July 29, 1922, in Guttenberg, IA, a son of the late Frank and Anna Voss Felder. He attended school in Iowa. Al was a veteran of WWII having served three years in the U.S. Navy. On October 15,...
Marjorie Prochnow
March 22, 1996
Marjorie Prochnow, 76, of Ripon, died Friday March 22, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center.Marjorie was born April 18, 1919, in Ripon, the daughter of the late Oliver and Florance Mauck Lenz. She attended Ripon High School. Marjorie moved to Wauwautosa, WI, where she worked as Vice President for Mutual Saving Bank for 20 years. She retired in 1990, moving back...
Rhodamae Silloway
March 21, 1996
Rhodamae B. Silloway, 86, of Princeton, died Thursday, March 21, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born August 23, 1909, in Pittsburgh, PA. She was educated in Chicago, where she graduated from high school. She married James Silloway, Sr., and he preceded her in death in 1960. Mrs. Silloway retired from Carson Pier Scott Department Store. She had lived...
Dora Retzlaff
March 20, 1996
Dora Louise Retzlaff, age 88, of Ripon, died March 20, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born October 6, 1907, in Rush Lake, WI, the daughter of Fred and Bertha (Swick) Stolifuss. She married Otto Retzlaff Jr. on September 21, 1927. Otto preceded her in death on March 1, 1956. Otto and Dora had farmed in the Rush...
Alma Radke
March 16, 1996
Alma A. Radke, 90, of Ripon, died Saturday March 16, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. Alma was born July 6, 1905, near Brandon in the Town of Metomen, the daughter of Charles and Mary Berg Stobb. She was educated in the Town of Metomen School. On October 10, 1928, she married Walter William Radke in the parsonage of Emmanuel...
Willis Wagner
March 11, 1996
Willis F. Wagner, 72, of Ripon, died Monday, March 11, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Fern, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers and 1 sister. He was born August 24, 1923, in Ripon, a son of the late Will jam and Ida Lehman Wagner. After graduating...
Lailia Leese
March 8, 1996
Laila Leese, age 89, of Ripon, died March 8, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born September 1, 1906, in the Town of Ripon, a daughter of the late Herman and Ida (Dumdie) Gneiser. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On December 27, 1949, she was united in marriage to Arthur E. Leese. For the majority...
Burdette Eckstein
March 7, 1996
Burdette “Sam” J. Eckstein, 78, formerly of the Town of Ripon, died March 7, 1996, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Montello. He was born September 3, 1917, in Nashua, Iowa, the son of the late John and Faye (Potter) Eckstein. He was baptized May 5, 1918 in Nashua,Iowa. After graduating from Baraboo High School, Sam received...
Rudolf Tamsen
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....
Richard Schwartz
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...
Edmund "Eddie" Steeps
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...
Ada Trevillian
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
Elsa Stellmacher
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...
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