Obituaries in Ripon, WI

February 1, 1989

Robert A. Gehrke, 75, of 826 Thomas St., Ripon, died Wednesday evening, February 1, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born February 2, 1913, in Ripon to Alfred W. and Minnie Schultz Gehrke. On May 25, 1941, he married Dorothy Fischer. Mr. Gehrke was a 1935 graduate of Ripon College. He received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from...

February 1, 1989

Lutzie (Lu) Davis, 88, died Wednesday, February 1, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home. She was born June 5, 1900, in Greenville, WI, to Henry and Augusta Kaphingst Menning. She was educated in the Appleton Area and graduated from Busheys Business College. She married William Guy Davis on December 17, 1921. She and her husband owned and operated a grocery store...

January 29, 1989

Mrs. Elda Leone Leu, 91, of Russell Manor, Ripon, died Sunday, January 29, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She was born July 1, 1897, in Ripon to Gustav and Mary Stindt Hammerling. On October 24, 1919, she married Arthur Leu. He was preceded in death on December 7, 1978. Mrs. Leu was educated in Ripon. She had lived...

January 27, 1989

January 17, 1989

Thomas E. Siebenhaar, 72, of Rose-Eld Rd, Town of Rosendale, died Tuesday, January 17, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born June 22, 1916, in the Town of Lamartine to Otto and Katherine Whyte Sievenhaar. On June 9, 1945, he married Agnes Bauer in Oshkosh. Mr. Siebenhaar was educated in Rosendale. He had lived in Rosendale the last 43...

January 17, 1989

Miss Ella M. Kraft, 91, of Ripon, died Tuesday, January 17, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home, Ripon. She was born January 8, 1898 in Green Lake to William and Augusta Schillert Kraft. She never married. Miss Kraft had lived in Green Lake all her life. She was a teller at the Green Lake State Bank. She was a member of...

January 16, 1989

Paul G. Dreger, 99, of 50 Wolverton Ave., Ripon, died Monday, January 16, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home, Ripon. He was born November 20, 1889, in Hubbard Township, Dodge Co., to Theodor Draeger and Henriette Haak. He married Frances E. Wood on December 4, 1911 in Brandon. She preceded him in death on August 9, 1978. Mr. Dreger was a...

January 14, 1989

Herman H. Berndt, age 93, of Ripon, died on January 14, 1989, at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Princeton, WI. Herman was born October 25, 1895 in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Ferdinand and Anna (Naatz) Berndt. On December 5, 1917, he married Florence Gatzke. He lived in the Ripon area all of his life. Herman was a...

January 12, 1989

Mrs. Alice Carol Clarke, 83, of Green Lake, died Thursday, January 12, 1989 at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born June 22, 1905, in Salem, Massachusetts to James and Elizabeth Cohig Bryson. She married Harry Clarke and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Clarke was educated in Salem. She was a nurse. She had resided the last 4 years in...

January 9, 1989

Mr. William A. Ritchay, 66, of 820 Watson St. Ripon, died January 9, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born July 14, 1922, in Stevens Point to Raymond and Elizabeth Welch Ritchay. On August 20, 1949, he married Ellen Gordon. Mr. Ritchay was a 1950 graduate of Marquette Law School. He was an attorney and had lived in Ripon...

January 9, 1989

Frances Pionke, 97, formerly of Pittsville, died Monday, January 9, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since April 1972. She was born December 5, 1891, in Brazil to Vincent and Mary Skonieczna. She moved to Chicago at age 13 and attended Chicago schools. They later moved to Almond. She married Joseph J. Pionke on November...

January 8, 1989

Mrs. Alice Irene Kemnitz, 73, of Route #1, Markesan, died Sunday, January 8, 1989, at Milwaukee County Medical Complex. She was born August 11, 1915, in Markesan to Carl and Helena Schwanke Heitmann Sr. On September 29, 1934, she married Irving R. Kemnitz. Mrs. Kemnitz was educated in Lake View School in Green Lake County. She was a housewife and...

January 7, 1989

Mrs. Ann Marie Johnson Beatty, 54, of 915 Nordane, Ripon, died Saturday, January 7, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born August 29, 1934, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Alwyn C. and Mildred McNicholas Johnson. On June 27, 1959, she married Dr. James W. Beatty. Mrs. Beatty graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston in 1956. She was a housewife and...

January 3, 1989

Mrs. Irma Buelow, age 80, of 50 Wolverton Ave., Ripon, died Tuesday, January 3, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She was born June 24, 1908, in Oshkosh to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Behnke. In February 1933, she married Lewis Buelow. He preceded her in death on December 24, 1968. Mrs. Buelow was educated in Freemont and spent the...

December 29, 1988

 

Eunice Violet Hedge, age 82, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 1988, at Berlin Memorial Hospital.

Eunice was born April 15, 1906, in Cedar City, MO, the daughter of Beatrice Dykeman. She was educated in Missouri. On June 1, 1935, Eunice married Leslie Hedge. She worked as a public school teacher.

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December 19, 1988

Ruth W. Davs, age 74, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, December 19, 1988, at home. Ruth was born December 25, 1913, in Des Plaines, IL, the daughter to Harry and Besse Willie. She was educated at Des Plaines, Hartford, Michigan and Chicago. On September 6, 1941, Ruth married Howard Davs. She worked as a bookkeeper for Venus...

December 18, 1988

Mrs. Faye E. Messerschmidt, 77, of 4722 Burr Oak Rd., Oshkosh, WI, died Sunday, December 18, 1988, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born January 5, 1911, in Green Lake Co. to Benjamin and Theresa (Gensch) Grout. On April 9, 1936, she married August Messerschmidt. He preceded her in death on September 11, 1966. Mrs. Messerschmidt was educated...

December 15, 1988

Gwen F. Holmquist, age 79, of Ripon, WI, passed away on December 15, 1988, at Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah. Gwen was born February 11, 1909, in Wyocena, WI, the daughter to John and Mae (Green) Figor. On July 15, 1939, she married Roy Holmquist. She worked as a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Terry Thompson of Berlin,...

December 13, 1988

Mr. Carl G. Lindeman, age 86, died Tuesday, December 13, 1988, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. He was born December 1, 1902, in Green Lake County, to Charles and Bertha (Henslin) Lindeman. On September 15, 1926, he married Dora Klingbeil. She preceded him in death on July 21, 1986. Mr. Lindeman was educated in Green Lake. He was a farmer...

December 12, 1988

Mr. Oscar J. Soeller, age 73, of Americana Nursing Home in Fond du Lac, died Monday, December 12, 1988, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. He was born February 7, 1915, in Campbellsport to George and Anna Hartman Soeller. Mr. Soeller was educated in Eldorado. He was a farm hand and milk hauler from 1951 until 1984. He...