Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Ora Deerwester
January 15, 1996
Ora Deerwester, 90, died Monday, January 15, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born September 25, 1905, in Green Lake, the daughter of the late Fred and Lillian (Willis) Thrall. She attended school through the 12th grade. On September 20, 1925, Ora married Richard Deerwester and they owned and operated the Lake Shore Lodge in Green Lake. Mr....

Cecella Owens
January 14, 1996
Cecelia (Lii) F. Owens, 70, of Green Lake, WI, died Sunday, January 14, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born October 10, 1925, in Royalton, IL, the daughter of the late Chester and Victoria (Bolonski) Bogdajewicz. Lil was a graduate of Royalton High School. On April 19, 1947 she married Jack Owens in Royalton, IL, they lived in Bensenville,...

Marie Wiercinski
January 14, 1996
Miss Marie B. Wiercinski, 82, of Ripon, died Sunday, January 14, 1996, at Markesan Residents Home. She was born December 9, 1913, in Hurley, the daughter of the late Frank and Nellie(Kochanowski) Wiercinski. She was a graduate of Ripon High School and had lived in Ripon most of her life. Marie was chief telephone operator at North-West Telephone Company in...

June Zellmer
January 11, 1996
June Warren Zellmer, 71, of Ripon, died Thursday, January 11, 1996, at Ripon Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1924, in Burnett, Dodge Co., the daughter of the late Frank and Ida (Gransee) Warren. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On November 12, 1946, she married Harvey Zellmer, and they farmed before moving to Ripon 20 years...

Florence Retzlaff
January 10, 1996
Florence Bier Retzlaff, 93, died Wednesday, January 10, 1996, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon. She was born November 29, 1902 in Ripon, WI, a daughter of the late William and Bertha Schultz Bier. Florence attended Ripon Schools. On September 20, 1922, she married Arthur G. Retzlaff and they farmed for many years in the Town of Ripon. Mr. Retzlaff died...

Emily Roesch
January 8, 1996
Emily Kathryn Roesch, of Ripon, was born and passed away on January 8, 1996 at Ripon Medical Center. She was the daughter of John Jr. and Susan Richardson Roesch of 925 Watson Street, Ripon. In addition to her parents, little Emily is survived by 2 sisters, Kristina Owens and Ashley Roesch, and 1 brother, John Roesch III, all at home....

Florence Smoody
January 6, 1996
Florence M. Smoody, 83, formerly of Ripon died Saturday Jan. 6, 1996 at the Samaritan Home in West Bend. She was born August 22, 1912 in Ripon, the daughter of Roman and Victoria Prallat Sina. She was educated in Ripon and lived in the Ripon area most of her life. Florence married Anton R. Smoody on Sept. 25, 1934. She...

Joyce Toensfeldt
January 3, 1996
Mrs. Joyce C. Toensfeidt, 54,of Green Lake, WI died unexpectedly January 3, 1996 at Ripon Medical Center. She was born March 3,1941, in Hampton, IA, a daughter of the late Carroll and Daisy Palmer. She attended school at Plainview, MN. On October 22, 1974, she married Donald Toensfeidt. Joyce was a housewife, and had lived in Garwin, IA and Crookston,...

Wilmer Kotlow
January 1, 1996
Wilmer Carl Kotlow, 74, formerly of Chicago, died Jan. 1, 1996 at his Green Lake, WI home. Born Feb. 28, 1921 in Auburndale, WI, son of late Frank and Ida (Fahrmann) Kotlow. Attended Auburndale Schools. On April 7, 1950, he married Margaret Hansen, who passed away May 7, 1994.Wilmer was a construction worker in the Chicago area where he lived...

Alma Eigner
December 31, 1995
Alma J. Eigner, 102, Brooklyn Township, died December 31, 1995 at Parkview Care Center where she had briefly resided.She was born February 28, 1893 in Milwaukee, a daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Mideler Kramer. She attended Holy Ghost Grade School in Milwaukee. She married George Eigner on October 1, 1918. Alma was a housewife and had lived most...

Jessie Quade
December 29, 1995
Jessie Quade, 89, Woodlake East, Nekoosa, formerly of Brandon and Ripon, died Friday, December 29, 1995 at Ripon Medical Center.She was born August 15, 1906 in Yankton, South Dakota, a daughter of the Jenny Hazen. After graduating from Brandon High School in 1924, Jessie attended Oshkosh Normal College for 2 years. She married Louis Quade in 1929. Mr. Quade passed...

Marie Hagemann
December 25, 1995
Marie M. Hagemann, age 86, resident of Russell Manor in Ripon for many years, died December 25, 1995 a Parkview Care Center, after a brief stay.She was born February 6, 1909, a daughter of the late Harvey and Mary (Gruen) Becker. She took commercial courses and was then employed for over 26 years as a private secretary at Northwestern Mutual...

Verna Haase
December 21, 1995
Verna Beatrice Haase, 80, formerly of Brandon and currently residing at 531 N Union St, Ripon, died Thursday, December 21, 1995 at Ripon Medical Center.She was born February 11, 1915 in the Town of Winneconne, a daughter of the late Roy and Anna Mae (Helms) Angell. She attended schools in Winneconne. On February 11, 1930 she married Henry Hansen in...

Minnie Kelma
December 12, 1995
Minnie Kelma, age 88, of 538 E. Fond du Lac St, Ripon, died Tuesday, December 12, 1995 at her home.Minnie was born July 11, 1907 in the Town of Rosendale, a daughter of the late Charles and Martha Helen Adler. She attended Fletcher Rural School. In 1933 she married John William Kelma. Mr. Kelma passed away in 1952. Minnie was...

Wesley Zank
December 11, 1995
Wesley Zank, 83, of W12281 Olden Road, died Monday December 11, 1995 at Parkview Care Center, Ripon.Wesley Zank was born on Jan. 4, 1912 in Ripon a son of the late August and Augusta Arndt Zank. He was educated in Ripon and graduated from Ripon High School. He was a lifelong resident of the Ripon area, where he was a...

Arthur Daehn
December 11, 1995
Arthur William Daehn, 89, formerly of Russell Manor in Ripon, died Monday, December 11, 1995 at Parkview Care Center, Ripon where he had resided the past 2 years.He was born September 21, 1906 in the Town of Rosendale, a son of the late Henry and Elda (Stindt) Daehn. After graduating from Rosendale High School, Arthur attended business college. For a...

Erwin Schultz
December 7, 1995
Erwin E. Schultz, 80, Eldorado, passed away December 7, 1995 at the home of his niece, Debbie Hueber in Omro where he had lived since his illness.
He was born July 17, 1915 in the Town of Rosendale, a son of the late Charles and Bertha (Paul) Schultz. He lived in Eldorado all of his life. He married Myrtle...

Edward Grusczynski
December 6, 1995
Edward Grusczynski, 85, of Ripon, WI, died Wednesday, December 6, 1995, at his home after a three month, hard fought battle with cancer. On April 30, 1910, he was born on the family farm which had been in the family since 1889, a son of the late Frank and Wilhemina Sasada Grusczynski. He attended Apple Grove Country School. On July...

Clarence Voeltner
December 6, 1995
Clarence William Voeltner, 74, of Ripon, WI, died December 6, 1995, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was born in the Town of Brooklyn, Green Lake County, a son of the late Frank E. and Clara Pamenter Voeltner. He was a 1938 graduate of Green Lake High School and a graduate of Agriculture Training School. Clarence served in World...

Minnie Kaiser
December 5, 1995
Minnie M. Kaiser, age 101, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon, WI. Minnie was born January 6, 1894, in Ripon, a daughter to the late Eberhard and Minnie Warmbier Kaiser. She was educated in the Ripon schools. Minnie was a sales clerk in Ripon retail stores. She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church....
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