Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Ruth Stellmacher
May 28, 1989
Mrs. Ruth E. Stellmacher, 69, of 70 Union St., Ripon, died Sunday, May 28, 1989, at Waupun Memorial Hospital. She was born May 11, 1920, in Ripon to William and Lillian Tetzlaff Lange. On July 4, 1940, she married Merwin (Muff) Stellmacher at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Mrs. Stellmacher was a 1938 graduate of Ripon High School. She...
Bernice Stapel
May 19, 1989
Mrs. Bernice Lucille Stapel, 79, formerly of Rosendale, died Friday, May 19, 1989, at Americana Healthcare Center, Fond du Lac, WI. She was born June 17, 1909, in Rosendale, a daughter to Erwin and Hulda Siebenhaar Morgan. On November 8, 1932, she married Frank Stapel. He preceded her in death on March 21, 1972. Mrs. Stapel was educated in Rosendale...
Dennis Burk
May 17, 1989
Dennis Gene Burk, 33, formerly of Ripon, died May 17, 1989, in Dallas, TX. He was born June 18, 1955, in Crystal Lake, IL, to Lloyd and Hazel Wallace Burk. Mr. Burk was educated in the Ripon Public Schools and was a graduate of Ripon College. He served in the United States Army from 1977 to 1988, and had been...
Marion Buchholz
May 16, 1989
Mrs. Marion Belle Buchholz, 82, formerly of Ripon, died May 16, 1989, at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City, IL. She was born November 22, 1906, in Rush Lake, a daughter to August and Bertha Belau Diedrich. On June 6, 1932, she married Alfred A. Buchholz in Ripon. Mrs. Buchholz was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist. She taught...
Doris Brooks
May 15, 1989
Mrs. Doris May Brooks, 70, of 531 South St., Green Lake, died Monday, May 15, 1989, at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, Neenah. She was born February 14, 1919, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Harry and Fannie Furry Scarem. On October 7, 1950, she married John A. Brooks. Mrs. Brooks was educated in Ohio. She had been a secretary for Radio...
Kathryne Wetzel
May 12, 1989
Mrs. Kathryne Faye Wetzel, 72, of 815 Ransom St., Ripon, died Friday, May 12, 1989, at her home. She was born June 20, 1916, in Green Lake, to Robert Earl and Catherine Crook Walker. On August 24, 1940, she married William Wetzel. He preceded her in death on December 15, 1984. Mrs. Wetzel was educated in Green Lake. She lived...
Nellie Hinz
May 11, 1989
Mrs. Nellie A. Hinz, 99, of Plymouth, died Thursday, May 11, 1989. She had resided with her daughter and son in law in Sheboygan and Plymouth for the past 17 years. She was born December 12, 1889 in Markesan, Wisconsin, the daughter of August and Augusta Werth Schlender. Mrs. Hinz was educated in the Ripon area. On October 5, 1910...
Darrel Agnew
May 10, 1989
Darrel Roy Agnew, 34, died Wednesday, May 10, 1989, at Park View Health Center, Oshkosh, where he has resided the last 14 years. He was born April 5, 1955, in Ripon to Francis and Clara Butzin Agnew. He was educated in Ripon and had lived in Ripon prior to his residence at Park View Health Center. Survivors include one brother,...
Viola Frei
May 2, 1989
Miss Viola A. Frei, 87, formerly of Ripon, died Tuesday, May 2, 1989, at her home at 630 W. Arndt St., Fond du Lac, WI. She was born April 10, 1902, to Ferdinand and Louise Radke Frei in Green Lake County. Miss Frei was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Fairwater. Survivors include one sister, Irene Norris of Ripon;...
Marion Prelwitz
April 28, 1989
Marion G. Prelwitz, age 68, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, April 28, 1989, at her home in Ripon. Marion was born December 31, 1920, in Mayville, WI, the daughter of William and Emma (Schrader) Quinn. She graduated from Ripon High School. She married Joseph Wizner and he passed away in 1963. On August 14, 1971, she married William...
Jessie Merkey
April 22, 1989
Mrs. Jessie Claire Merkey, 81, of Willowbrook Apts, Ripon, died Saturday, April 22, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital as a result of an automobile accident. She was born November 22, 1907, in Fond du Lac to Fred and Mabel Young Lambert. On May 4, 1929, she married Herman G. Merkey. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1972. Mrs....
Nichola Degraf
April 19, 1989
Nicholas Dean DeGraf, 50, of 122 West St. Ripon, died Wednesday, April 19, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born September 30, 1938, in Waukau, to Benjamin McCabe and Harriet DeGraf. On June 10, 1960, he married Shirley Link. Mr. DeGraf was educated in Waukau and Omro. He resided in Ripon the last 30 years and was a mechanic...
Lillian Gitzel
April 8, 1989
Mrs. Lillian Gitzel, age 63, of 811 Thomas St. in Ripon, died Saturday, April 8, 1989 at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born April 23, 1925, in New York, NY, to William and Helen Klaus Foster. On September 23, 1944, she married Leon Gitzel in Ripon. Mrs. Gitzel was educated in New York. She had resided in Ripon for over...
Walter Kotlowski
April 7, 1989
Walter Louis “Shorty” Kotlowski, 79, of N7847 County Trunk E, Town of Ripon, died Friday, April 7, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital.
He was born May 28, 1909, in Berlin, to Michael and Mary Frost Kotlowski. In 1935, he married Doris Elaine Wiese and she preceded him in death on March 9, 1974. On April 15, 1978, he married...
Nellie Schmidt
March 31, 1989
Miss Nellie Schmidt, 89, of 50 Wolverton Ave., passed away Friday, March 31, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. She was born May 3, 1899, in Ripon to Peter and Mathilda Danielson Schmidt. She never married. She was a graduate of Ripon College. She was a school teacher and had lived in Ripon all her life. She was a member of...
Ella Tetzlaff
March 28, 1989
Mrs. Ella Minna Tetzlaff, age 93, of 50 Wolverton Ave., Ripon, died Tuesday, March 28, 1989 at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She was born September 6, 1895, in Ripon to August and Louise Albrecht Kordatzky. On December 6, 1917, she married Henry Tetzlaff who preceded her in death on March 1, 1985. Mrs. Tetzlaff was educated in Ripon. She...
Annette Hajicek
March 26, 1989
Annette Hajicek, age 76, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 1989, at Mercy Medical in Oshkosh. Annette was born November 1, 1912, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Marko and Antonia (Zickovich) Goles. She was educated in Green Lake schools. In November of 1934, Annette married James Hajicek. She was a member of Our Lady of...
Roman Jaworski
March 19, 1989
Roman B. Jaworski, 67, of 811 Woodside Ave., Ripon, died Sunday, March 19, 1989, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. He was born November 17, 1921, in Ripon, to William and Frances Kitowski Jaworski. On January 22, 1949, he married Beverly Kempfer in Waupun. Mr. Jaworski was educated in Ripon. He was a carpenter and had lived in Ripon. He was a...
Sarah Good
March 15, 1989
Sarah Wilhelmena Good, 94, 50 Wolverton Ave., Ripon, died Wednesday, March 15, 1989, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. She was born January 5, 1895, in Princeton, WI, to Hermann and Wilhelmena Monbeck Oelke. On March 27, 1920, she married Raymond H. Good who preceded her in death in September of 1954. Mrs. Good was educated in Princeton and Green...
Marie Penke
March 12, 1989
Miss Marie L. Penke, age 81, formerly of Ripon passed away Sunday, March 12, 1989, at the Omro Care Center. She was born December 21, 1907, in Ripon to Otto and Julia Hopp Penke. She never married. Miss Penke was an assistant floor lady at Admanco for over 40 years. She had resided in the Ripon area all of her...
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