Obituaries in Ripon, WI

February 4, 1995

Jessie Mae Fenner, 92, of Brandon, formerly of Ripon, passed away Saturday, February 4, 1995 at Ripon Medical Center.She was born January 17, 1903 in Winneconne the daughter of John and Agnes (Droske) Frerks. She was educated in Winneconne and Oshkosh Normal College. On September 2, 1928, she married Arden Fenner. She taught first grade at Rosevelt School in Ripon...

February 2, 1995

Dorothy Messerschmidt, age 75, of Green Lake, WI, died February 2, 1995, at her home. She was born October 18, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Emma Siewert. Dorothy was educated in the Green Lake area and lived in Green Lake all her life. She married Clarence Messerschmidt on February 17, 1944. She was a member...

February 1, 1995

Elmer H. Schultz, 85, of Friendship Manor, Green Lake, passed away February 1, 1995, at Ripon Medical Center.He was born July 9, 1909, in the Town of Green Lake, the son of Herman and Ida Tabbert Schultz. He was educated in Ripon and was engaged in farming until his retirement in 1968. On October 21, 1931, Elmer married Jennie Jahns....

January 31, 1995

Alice Edith Stobb, 93, died January 31, 1995, at Parkview Care Center, Ripon where she has resided since June 1987.Alice was born April 8, 1901, near Brandon, a daughter to the late Charles and Mary (Berg) Stobb. She was educated at the rural Sunny Knoll School. Alice and her brother, Herbert farmed in rural Brandon, Town of Metomen until retirement...

January 29, 1995

Alfred Charles Hahn (Gramps), age 82, Ripon, WI, died Sunday, January 29, 1995, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. He was born May 4, 1912, on the family farm south of Ripon to Rudolph and Amelia Klawitter Hahn. He attended Prairie Lawn School in rural Ripon. Upon completion of his studies he began his farming career with his father. On...

January 25, 1995

Mabel L. Wittwer, age 94, of Ripon, WI, died January 25, 1995, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born October 10, 1900, in Princeton, the daughter of the late Carl and Emma Warnke Fude. On May 21, 1924, she married Walter Wittwer and he passed away on December 19, 1968. Mabel was a housewife and a member of...

January 25, 1995

January 24, 1995

Vernon V. Cushing, age 65, of Markesan, WI, died January 24, 1995 at his home. He was born March 10, 1929, in Terril, IA, a son to Audrey B. and Amelia E. Hansen Cushing. He was educated in Terril and served his country in the U.S. Army. Vernon was a carpenter/remodeling salesman for City Lumber & Supply Co./Gypsum Supply Co....

January 20, 1995

Clarence “Steamer” J. Nitzke, age 60, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Friday, January 20, 1995, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon.He was born September 5, 1934, in Ripon, a son of the late William A. and Marie (Nowak) Nitzke. He attended school in the Town of Metomen and Brandon High School. “Steamer” farmed most of his life in the...

January 18, 1995

Karen Kay Ludjack, age 48, of Ripon, WI, passed away January 18, 1995, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.She was born October 28, 1946, in Ripon, a daughter to Arthur and Adela Ludjack. She was a 1964 graduate of Green Lake High School. At one time, Karen had clerked at Jessica’s Boutique in Ripon.She is survived by her mother and...

January 17, 1995

Mildred E. Gross, age 85, of Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born September 9, 1909, in Oshkosh, a daughter to the late Clayton and Rose Pansie Waddell. She attended Omro Grade School and on December 15, 1927, she married Thomas Gross. Mrs. Gross had lived most of her life in...

January 16, 1995

Janice R. Beier, age 46, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 16, 1995, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She was born September 10, 1948, in Ripon, the daughter of Arland and Hazel Schwandt Page. She was educated in Ripon and Oshkosh Constance School of Cosmetology. Jan was a cosmetologist at New Image Hair Studio (formerly...

January 15, 1995

Lillian N. Krueger, age 88, of Ripon, WI, died Sunday, January 15, 1995, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. She was born December 27, 1906, in Fond du Lac, WI, a daughter to the late Harold and Emelia Burger Leet. She married Alfred Carl Krueger on September 9, 1925, and they made their home in Ripon. Mrs. Krueger was a...

January 14, 1995

Mary E. Krueger, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away January 14, 1995, at Parkview Care Center in Ripon. She was born May 8, 1901, in Ripon, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Goszinski. She was educated at St. Wenceslaus Elementary School and graduated from Ripon High School in 1920. She was a housewife, lived in Ripon all her life...

January 10, 1995

Roger “Rogger” L. Brown, age 39, of Ripon, WI, died Tuesday, January 10, 1995, in Fond du Lac County as the result of a traffic accident. He was born July 29, 1955, in Cuba City, WI, the son of Kenneth and Darlene Pluemer Brown. He was educated in Ripon and Moraine Park Technical College. Roger worked for Dean Foods and...

January 9, 1995

Frederick L. Huth, age 89, of Ripon, WI, died January 9, 1995, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. He was born on October 10, 1905, in the Ripon area to John and Tena Zimmerman Huth. He was self-employed for several years, grinding feed for area farmers. When the war started, he became employed at Speed Queen Corporation, making shells and...

January 8, 1995

Arden L. Henslin, age 65, of Markesan, WI, passed away Sunday, January 8, 1995, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin. He was born February 5, 1929, in Markesan, a son of the late Arthur and Ida Malzhan Henslin. He graduated from Markesan High School and on June 14, 1952, he married Beverly Van Doren. Arden owned and operated a dairy...

January 7, 1995

Helen Elizabeth Dorsch, 87, of Ripon, WI, died January 7, 1995, at the American House of Ripon where she resided. She was born February 23, 1907, in Ripon, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Ross Dorsch. She was a 1938 Ripon College graduate. Totaling 39 years, Helen taught school at Roosevelt Elementary, Ripon Junior High, and retired from...

January 7, 1995

Mrs. Eva E. Siebenhaar, age 90, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on January 7, 1995, at Christian Home Inc. in Waupun. She was born May 25, 1904, in Oak Center, the daughter of August and Eleanor Carrier Radtke. Eva was educated in Brandon and on November 7, 1928, she married Leonard Siebenhaar. She was a housewife and lived in Rosendale...

January 3, 1995

Clara J. Nimmer, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on January 3, 1995, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. She was born on April 15, 1904, in Ripon, a daughter of Henry and Wilhemina Tetzlaff Jess. She was educated in Ripon. In 1925, she married Roland “Peanuts” Nimmer. Clara was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Ripon and...