Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Peter Mihaly

Peter Mihaly

October 18, 1987

Peter Mihaly, age 13, of Ripon, passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 1987 at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Peter was born on September 13, 1974 in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Arpad and Dorothy (Smith) Mihaly. He attended Ripon Middle School. Peter was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church; Sunday school class; Jr High Methodist Youth fellowship; Boy Scouts #3735;...

Bernard Feder

Bernard Feder

October 14, 1987

Bernard Feder, age 67, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on October 14, 1987, at his home. Bernard was born May 21, 1920, in Green Lake County, WI, the son of Reinhold and Pauline (Keplin) Feder. He married Joyce Lehman on September 2, 1944. Bernard was a dairy farmer and a member of Assembly of God Church in Ripon. Survivors...

Gertrude Lehman

Gertrude Lehman

October 13, 1987

Gertrude L. Lehman, age 70, of Ripon, WI, passed away on October 13, 1987, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Gertrude was born November 18, 1916, in Green Lake County, WI, the daughter of Robert and Ella (Harder) Roeder. She was educated in Green Lake County. Gertrude married Lester Lehman on June 30, 1938, until his passing on February 7,...

Joseph Matejovsky

Joseph Matejovsky

October 8, 1987

Joseph Matejovsky, age 88, of Green Lake, passed away on October 8, 1987 at Ripon Medical Hospital. Joseph was born on June 5, 1899, in Chicago, IL, the son of Benjamin and Frances (Zigmund) Matejovsky. He married Rose Smrz on June 22, 1922, in IL. Joseph was a truck driver for 42 years for Vienna Fisher Cleaners & Dryers in...

Winnifred Diedrich

Winnifred Diedrich

September 26, 1987

Winnifred Diedrich, age 81, of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 1987, at Parkview Nursing Home. Winnifred was born on August 25, 1906, in Berlin, the daughter of Jens and Elsa (Lund) Christensen. She graduated from Berlin High School and went onto University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Winnifred married Carl Diedrich, on August 10, 1929. She taught school in Berlin...

Edna Welles

Edna Welles

September 25, 1987

Edna Welles, age 72, of Princeton, passed away on Friday, September 25, 1987 at her home. Edna was born on September 27, 1914, in Adams County, the daughter of Emil and Blanche (Murray) Nelsen. She married Theodore Welles on August 15, 1931. Edna worked at the restaurant Pizza Bowl in Ripon for 20 years. She was a member of United...

Edwin Krey

Edwin Krey

September 21, 1987

Edwin Krey, age 72, of Ripon, passed away on Monday, September 21, 1987, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Edwin was born on January 13, 1915, in Ripon, the son of Christian and Ottilia (Werdin) Krey. He worked at Allis Chalmers. Funeral Service for Edwin will be held at 1:00 pm, on Friday, September 26, 1987, at Woodlawn Cemetery in...

Richard Ammann

Richard Ammann

September 20, 1987

Richard E. Ammann, age 69, of Markesan, WI, passed away Sunday, September 20, 1987, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Richard was born May 3, 1918, in Racine, WI, the son of Carl J. and Laura (Wadewitz) Ammann. He was educated in Racine. Richard served our country in the United States Navy in WWII in the South Pacific. He married...

Laura Welk

Laura Welk

September 19, 1987

Laura Welk, age 90, of Ripon, passed away on September 19, 1987, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Laura was born on September 14, 1897, in Marshfield, the daughter of Fred and Ernestine (Rieman) Lueck. She attended Ripon schools. Laura married Franklin Welk on October 27, 1928. She was a sales clerk at a clothing store. Laura was a member...

Geraldine Lambert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...