Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Robert Shattuck
October 22, 2021
Robert Louis Shattuck, age 74, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born May 9, 1947, in Janesville, WI, the son of William Richard and Berniece Elizabeth (Yandry) Shattuck. He married Ellen Greenhalgh at St. William Church in Janesville, WI in 1970. Bob was a teacher for his...
Juan Rivera
October 11, 2021
Juan Martin Rivera, age 34, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Juan was born October 22, 1986, in Leon, Guanajuato Mexico, the son of Raymundo and Roza Rivera. He graduated from Ripon High School. Juan enjoyed spending time with family, nieces and nephews. He enjoyed bike riding and listening to music....
Mona Kemnitz
October 10, 2021
Mona Marie Kemnitz, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI.Mona was born on October 8, 1940, and raised on a farm on the south side of Green Lake, WI. She attended grade school at the Lakeview School on Lakeview Rd., and graduated from Markesan High School...
Barbara Hilke
October 9, 2021
Barbara Jean Hilke, age 79, of Markesan, WI, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Barbara was born July 14, 1942, in Waupun, WI, the daughter of Jess and Irene (Boda) Willet. She graduated from high school and on June 10, 1961, Barbara married Gene Edward Hilke. She worked as a secretary, a...
Donald Doherty
October 7, 2021
Donald “Little One” Henry Doherty, age 68, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his home. Donald was born August 20, 1953 in Neenah, WI, the son of Warren and Bernice (Nooyen) Doherty. Donald served our county as a member of the United States Marines. He married Judy Schultz in 1972 at Zion Lutheran Church in...
Shirley Tretow
October 6, 2021
Shirley Ann Thompson Tretow, age 91, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Shirley was born May 20, 1930, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Henry Ballou and Bernice (Johnson) Thompson. She grew up in Chicago’s western suburbs and graduated from River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL in 1948. Shirley attended Elmhurst College...
Robert "Bobby" Kimball
October 5, 2021
Robert “Bobby” E. Kimball, age 72, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI.Bobby was born in Battle Creek, MI, on December 1, 1948. He was adopted and raised by Ervin and Helen (Dobrowolski) Kimball. Bobby graduated from Ripon High School and later married Sharon Rhode. He worked as...
Glenn Zahn
October 5, 2021
Glenn Z. Zahn, age 92, of Markesan, WI, formerly of Brandon, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Markesan Resident Home with family by his side. Glenn was born February 1, 1929, in the family farm house outside of Ripon, WI, the son of Elmer and Beatrice (Spaulding) Zahn. He drove truck for Rippin Good Cookies hauling...
Debbie Niemuth
October 5, 2021
Debbie J. Niemuth, age 59, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Ripon Medical Center.Debbie was born in Oshkosh, WI, on May 14, 1962, the daughter of Ben and Patricia (Wilz) Niemuth. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1980, and went on to work for the cookie factory in Ripon for many years, and later...
Karen Zimmerman
October 2, 2021
Karen Lee Zimmerman, age 75, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Martha’s Assisted Living in Princeton, WI. Karen was born October 4, 1945 in Ripon, the daughter of Ralph and Dorothy (Wizner) Zimmerman. Karen worked for many years in the print and dye department at Fabriko. She also worked at Wayside Restaurant and owned...
Tracy O'Brien
September 28, 2021
“A positive attitude and a smile on my face go a long way.” Tracy Don O’Brien lived by these words, and as a husband, father, grandpa, brother, son, friend, teacher, coach, and in countless other ways, he made a lasting impact on everyone he met.As the youngest child, Tracy brought joy and humor to his five older siblings. He was...
Elaine Riebe
September 26, 2021
Elaine M. Riebe, age 78, of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at home, surrounded by her loved ones.Elaine Mary Wieland was born on August 1, 1943, in Berlin, WI, the daughter of James and Frances (Resop) Wieland. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1961 and then moved to Milwaukee, where she lived for...
Nancy Knepfel
September 23, 2021
Nancy Ann Knepfel, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Prairie Place. Nancy was born April 28, 1934 in Pipe, WI, the daughter of William and Beatrice (Burg) Bergen. She graduated from Chilton High School and attended UW-Oshkosh for 2 years to earn a teaching degree. In 1954, Nancy married Joseph Knepfel in Chilton,...
Walter Page
September 21, 2021
Walter F. “Frank” Page, age 90, formally of Markesan (Green Lake), WI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the Barrett House in Ripon.Frank was born on July 5, 1931 in Highland Park, IL, the son of Walter S. and Gladys (Easton) Page. He received his bachelor degree in Agriculture from Southern Illinois University and earned many certificates...
Bernice Parfitt
September 18, 2021
Bernice Ann Parfitt, age 101, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon.Bernice was born on March 13, 1920, the daughter of Harry and Anna (Becker) Parfitt. She attended Ripon schools and was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. After high school and during WWII she enlisted in the U.S....
Dennis Zamzow
September 17, 2021
Dennis Robert Zamzow, age 77, of Hollister, CA, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Mission Rehabilitation Center in Santa Clara, CA. Dennis was born April 30, 1944, in Ripon, WI, the son of Robert and Charlotte (Deibert) Zamzow. He graduated from Ripon High School and went on to serve our country in the United...
Joyce Krueger
September 13, 2021
Joyce Esther Krueger, age 82, Ripon, WI died Monday, September 13, 2021 after a courageous battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s surrounded by her loving children at Ascension Mercy Medical in Oshkosh.Joyce was born, March 29, 1939 in Markesan, WI the daughter of Esther (Dickman) and Harold Krenz. She graduated from Markesan High School in 1957. On September 22, 1963, Joyce married DuWayne...
Ralph Polasky
September 13, 2021
Ralph A. Polasky, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 13, 2021, at Barrett House in Ripon with his family by his side.Ralph was born on September 28, 1935 in Tappen, ND, the son of Ralph J. and Margaret (Etten) Polasky. After graduating from high school in Tappen, he went on to serve our country in...
Richard Gervais
September 9, 2021
Richard A. Gervais, age 72, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Copperleaf Village of Ripon. Richard was born June 4, 1949 in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of Henry and Lorraine (Kempf) Gervais. He worked for many years at the foundry in North Fond du Lac, WI. In his youth, Richard really enjoyed fishing,...
Charles "Chuck" Merlin
September 7, 2021
Charles “Chuck” E. Merlin, age 82, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at his home with family by his side.Chuck was born on December 19, 1938 in Cudahy, WI, the son of Frank and Dorothy (Wolf) Merlin. After graduating from high school he went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army. In 1958 he...
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