Obituaries in Ripon, WI

September 1, 1985

Adelaide B. Corliss, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Adelaide was born December 26, 1900, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Otto and Phoebe (Bloom) Buchholz. She graduated from Ripon High School and Ripon College. Adelaide married Donovan Corliss on January 3, 1920. She was a member of St. Peter’s...

September 1, 1985

Gordon “Gus” Belmont, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 1985, at Park Falls, WI. Gordon was born September 16, 1911, in Ripon, WI, the son of William and Emma (Schoenrock) Belmont. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII in the Southern Pacific Combat as a tail gunner. Gordon married Ruth Chase...

August 27, 1985

August 26, 1985

Elmer Victor Dudzinske, age 67, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, August 26, 1985, at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Elmer was born October 5, 1917, in Ripon, WI, the son of Thomas and Leona (Borchert) Dudzinske. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII, at the European Theater in the 32nd Division. Elmer worked as a custodian...

August 25, 1985

William Behling Murphy, age 61, of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 1985, at Berlin Memorial Hospital. William was born May 18, 1924, in Janesville, WI, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Murphy. He was a graduate of Yale University in 1945. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII. William married Patricia Parker on...

August 24, 1985

Rueben E. Frei, age 80, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on August 24, 1985, at Care Center East. Rueben was born September 25, 1904, in Green Lake County, WI, the son of Ferdnand and Louisa (Radke) Frei. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII. Rueben was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Fairwater...

August 20, 1985

Arthur Henry Follmer, age 87, of Brandon, WI, passed away on August 20, 1985, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Arthur was born November 3, 1897, in Brandon, WI, the son of William and Ella (Berg) Follmer. He married Eleanora Mahlke on November 23, 1921 until her passing on July 30, 1948. Arthur worked as a farmer. He was a...

August 19, 1985

William Emil Bliske, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 19, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. William was born November 22, 1904, in the Town of Deerfield, WI, the son of Albert and Tillie (Kourt) Bliske. He married Norma Stibb Bornick on July 2, 1950. William worked as an inspector at Speed Queen for 38 years. He was...

August 17, 1985

Hugh Francis Folsom, M.D. age 81, of Indian Harbour Beach, FL, passed away on August 17, 1985, at his home. Hugh was born April 11, 1904, in Markesan, WI, the son of Dr. W.H. and Luella May (Curtis) Folsom. He attended his freshman year of college at Lawrence College in Appleton, WI, then followed by three years at the University...

August 5, 1985

Frank J. Sommerfeldt, age 49, of Two Rivers, WI formerly of Green Lake, WI, passed away on August 5, 1985, at Two Rivers Community Hospital. Frank was born on December 29, 1935, in the Town of Princeton, WI, the son of Frank A. and Anna M. (Heitman) Sommerfeldt. He graduated from Green Lake High School and was a 1957, graduate...

August 4, 1985

Louis Albert Miller, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on August 4, 1985, at Parkview Nursing Home in Ripon. Louis was born May 30, 1902, in Budzin, WI, the son of Samuel and Lena (Wacholtz) Miller. He married Laura Anklam on June 26, 1937. Louis worked as a street man for WP&L for over 20 years. He was a...

July 31, 1985

Edward L. Radke, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 31, 1985, at his home. Edward was born May 22, 1912, in Ripon, WI, the son of Carl and Alma (Koenhke) Radke. He married Vera Phillips on May 23, 1936, in Ripon. Edward worked as a farmer. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Ripon. Edward...

July 29, 1985

Margaret C. Manning, age 82, of Green Lake, WI, formerly of Horicon, WI, passed away on July 29, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born June 19, 1903, in Horicon, WI, the daughter of Fred H. and Eleanor (Bliss) Clausen. She lived in Horicon until moving to Green Lake in 1955. Margaret married Clarence J. Manning on June 23,...

July 28, 1985

Bernice L. Shurpit, age 76, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 28, 1985, at home. Bernice was born December 25, 1908, in Randolph, WI, the daughter of Seymour and Elizabeth (Craine) Brooks. She married Edmund E. Shurpit in April of 1928. Bernice worked as a machine operator at Green Giant in Rosendale. She was a member of St. Patrick...

July 24, 1985

Erma Gertrude Folsom, age 78, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on July 24, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Erma was born March 15, 1907, in the Town of Bluffton, WI, the daughter of William Carl and Martha (Kelm) Lueck. She graduated from Green Lake High School and then Ripon College. Erma married Carl Weinkauf in 1964 and after his...

July 22, 1985

Don B. Condon, age 80, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, July 22, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Don was born April 8, 1905, in Northfield, Minnesota, the son of James and Victoria (PeloP Condon. He was educated in Minneapolis and married Lila Coakley on July 21, 1934. Don worked as the Founder and President of Condon Oil...

July 20, 1985

Herman Fredrick Draves, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Herman was born January 25, 1900, in Rush Lake, WI, the son of Charles and Emilie (Hempel) Draves. He married Adela Griese on May 9, 1923 in Ripon. Herman worked as a farmer in the Town of Ripon until 1944 when...

July 6, 1985

Gilbert “Gib” E. Gransee, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 1985, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Gilbert was born September 23, 1907, in the Town of Springvale, WI, the son of William and Ida (Sommers) Gransee. He graduated from Rosendale High School and then went on to continue his education at Fountain City...

July 6, 1985

Charlotte Coolidge Royce, age 84, of Ripon and Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Charlotte was born in Lead, South Dakota on May 31, 1901, the daughter of Albert and Grace (Herlihy) Coolidge. On March 14, 1922, she married Wilfed Alexis Royce also of Lead, SD in Colon Panama. Before moving to...

July 5, 1985

Rosella “Rosie” McDaniel, age 59, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 5, 1985, at Ripon Memorial Hospital. Rosella was born January 26, 1926, in DePere, WI, the daughter of Albert and Marie (Zegers) Zelten. She married Robert McDaniel on July 22, 1950 in DePere. Rosella worked at the DePere City Clerks Office. She was a member of St. Patricks...