Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Geraldine Lambert
September 17, 1987
Geraldine M. Lambert, age 62, of Ripon, WI, passed away on September 17, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Geraldine was born January 7, 1925, in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Leonard and Hazel (Moon) Wiegert. She married Norman Jim Stellmacher and worked as a housewife. Survivors include two sons, Warren Stellmacher of Ripon and Larry Stellmacher of Largo,...

Ella Card
September 15, 1987
Ella Card, age 95, of Fairwater, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon. Ella was born on May 5, 1892, in Green Lake, the daughter of Rudolph and Emma (Krentz) Kussman. She attended Fairwater schools. On December 18, 1918 she married Ben Card. Ella worked as a department agent. She wrote history of Fairwater....

Otto Roeske
September 14, 1987
Otto Roeske, age 95, of Pickett, passed away on September 14, 1987, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh, WI. Otto was born on December 15, 1891, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of Julius and Hulda (Miller) Roeske. He married Ida Ebert on June 30, 1920. Otto worked at Roeske Garage in Pickett. He served our country in WW I...

Clara Sander
September 12, 1987
Clara Sander, age 77, of Oshkosh, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital, Ripon.Clara was born on October 9, 1909, in Rush Lake, WI, the daughter of William and Bertha (Korwitz) Lueck. She worked at Ripon College in maintenance. Clara was a member of Our Savior’s United Church of Christ in Ripon and Ripon Seniors Citizens....

Ella Manthei
September 12, 1987
Ella Manthei, age 100, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 1987, at Rolling Meadows Nursing Home in Fond du Lac, WI. Ella was born on February 1, 1887, in Princeton, WI, the daughter of Albert and Tina (Wegner) Gelhar. She married Ernest Manthei in 1948.She is survived by, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Ella is preceded in death...

Walter Prellwitz
September 8, 1987
Walter Prellwitz, age 75, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 1987, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Walter was born on March 19, 1912, in Stoughton, the son of Charles and Clara (Jantz) Prellwitz. He married Florence Meyers. Walter worked as a tractor driver in the service department at Speed Queen in Ripon. He was a member of...

Mary Schulke
September 1, 1987
Mary Schulke, age 54, of the Township of Eldorado, passed away on September 1, 1987, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Mary was born on July 14, 1933, in Ripon, the daughter of Harry and Edna (Schultz) Moore. She attended the Eldorado schools since 1954. She married Julius Schulke on August 18, 1951. She worked at SNC in Oshkosh for...

Laverna Ballard
August 27, 1987
LaVerna I. Ballard, age 69, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 27, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. LaVerna was born on July 5, 1918, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of George and Leona (Quast) Wocknitz. On July 3, 1937, she married Harold Ballard until his passing on April 24, 1970. LaVerna worked at Ripon Foods for 28 years. Survivors...

Malcom Meston
August 27, 1987
Malcom Meston, age 75, of Ripon, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon. Malcom was born on October 31, 1911, in Elmira, MI, the son of Gordon and Minnie (Goodrich) Meston. On August 19, 1977 he married Jeanette Lunow. He worked for Rickwell as a steamfitter. Malcom was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran...

Milton Dahlke
August 24, 1987
Milton E. Dahlke, age 68, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Monday, August 24, 1987, at Milwaukee County Medical Complex. Milton was born December 11, 1918, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Theodore and Blanche (Spaulding) Dahlke. He married Serena Hein. Milton worked as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Serena; two daughters, Yvonne (Larry) Thomas...

Harry Munsey
August 23, 1987
Harry Munsey, age 92, St. Petersburg, FL, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 1987, at Immana Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Harry was born on September 6, 1894, in England, the son of Johnathan and Matilda Munsey. He married Elna Anderson on September, 23 1945. Harry had been a camp director at Pilgrim Camp in Green Lake, WI. Survivors include...

Douglas Jess
August 18, 1987
Douglas K. Jess, age 59, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 1987, at Door County Memorial Hospital in Sturgeon Bay. Douglas was born September 1, 1927, in Ripon, WI, the son of Karl and Lucille (Hutchison) Jess. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1945 and attended Ripon College. Douglas served our country in the United States...

John Berndt
August 14, 1987
John E. Berndt, age 79, of Alto, WI, passed away on Friday, August 14, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. John was born March 18, 1908, in Green Lake County, WI, the son of Gustave and Anna (Garbrecht) Berndt. He was educated in Green Lake County Schools. On November 6, 1929, John married Edna Schmuhl in Fairwater. He worked as a...

Lyle Priske
August 12, 1987
Lyle E. Priske, age 64, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Lyle was born October 1, 1922, in Green Lake County, WI, the son of Elmer and Laura (Wilde) Priske. He was educated in Green Lake. Lyle married Annagene Fisher on June 9, 1945 in Markesan. He worked as a meter...

William Wesner
August 12, 1987
William F. Wesner, age 80, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. William was born on December 30, 1906, in Waushara County, WI, the son of Fred and Tillie (Weise) Wesner. He was educated at Koro School. On October 7, 1943, he married Gertrude Laun. William worked as an electrician. He was...

Phoebe Kopplin
August 11, 1987
Phoebe Kopplin, age 79, of Green Lake, passed away on August, 11, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon. Phoebe was born on June 5, 1908, in Waterloo, WI, the daughter of John and Marie Spudick. She married August Kopplin in 1930. Phoebe was a member of Federated Church of Green Lake. Survivors include her husband, August of Green Lake;...

Eleanor Prellwitz
August 11, 1987
Eleanor Prellwitz, age 75, of Milwaukee, WI, formerly of Ripon and Berlin, passed away on August 11, 1987, at Cohoes, NY. Eleanor was born May 13, 1912, in Berlin, WI, the daughter of John and Verna (Frozewskie) Puite. She married Glen G. Prellwitz on September 10, 1938. Eleanor worked as a homemaker. Survivors include one daughter, Louise (Frank) Casuras of...

Leslie Beacon
August 1, 1987
Leslie Beacon, age 70, of Ripon, passed away on August, 1, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon, WI. Leslie was born on February 16, 1917, in Pickford, MI, the son of Oliver and Lily (Hillock) Beacon. He married Maude Alford on May, 8, 1940. Leslie was owner of Ripon Glass and Paint in Ripon for 25 years. He was...

Walter Linetty
July 31, 1987
Walter W. Linetty, age 78, of Berlin, WI, passed away on July 31, 1987, at Juliette Manor in Berlin. Walter was born September 24, 1908 in Ripon, the son of Joseph and Katherine (Wizner) Linetty. He was educated in Ripon. Walter served our country in the United States Army fighting in WWII, 317 Infantry. He married Irene Laboyeske on November...

Marie Wepner
July 27, 1987
Marie O. Wepner, age 64, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, July 27, 1987, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon. Marie was born January 9, 1923, in Oakfield, WI, the daughter of Felix and Elsie (Grams) Scharschmidt. She married William Wepner on February 23, 1946 in Markesan and then moved to Ripon in 1968. Marie worked as a clerk...
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