Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Myrtle Burt
April 12, 1956
Myrtle Burt, age 69, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Myrtle was born December 21, 1886, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of John W. and Lucy (Shipley) Challoner. She graduated from Wisconsin State College in Oshkosh. In 1907, Myrtle married Frank Karnes who died in 1941 and to William Burt in 1948 who...
Louis Miller
April 7, 1956
Louis Robert Miller, age 77 of the Town of Rosendale, WI passed away on Saturday, April 7, 1956 at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Siebenhaar.Louis was born in the Town of Rosendale on December 16, 1878, the son of Samual and Justine (Grulk) Miller. He was educated in Rosendale and became a farmer, residing in Rosendale all...
Caroline Schneider
March 14, 1956
Caroline Schneider, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Caroline was born April 26, 1867, in Rosendale, WI. She married Louis Schneider and worked as a dressmaker.Funeral Service for Caroline will be held on Saturday, March 17, 1956, at 2:00 pm at Butzin Funeral Home with The Reverend E.E. Schieler officiating. Interment...
John Blochwitz
March 13, 1956
John C. Blochwitz, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.John was born June 13, 1874, in the Town of Randolph, WI, the son of Adam and Josephine (Keller) Blockwitz. He married Margaret Schmidt on March 5, 1902 in Randolph. John retired as a produce dealer. He was a member of the...
Tillis Zimmerman
March 11, 1956
Tillis Zimmerman, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 1956, at the Lutheran Home in Fond du Lac.Tillis was born June 7, 1878, in Germany, the daughter of August and Ernestine (Stephen) Zimmerman. She was educated in Ripon Public Schools and worked with Mrs. W.W. Davey for fifty two years. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. John...
Jetty Whitney
March 6, 1956
Jetty Whitney, age 73, of Eldorado, WI, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Jetty was born September 28, 1882, in the Town of Lamartine, WI, the daughter of Frederick and Helen (Shaw) Porter. She lived most of her life in the Town of Rosendale. Jetty married Rolland A. Whitney on September 29, 1903. She was a...
William Washkoske
March 4, 1956
William Fredrick Washkoske, age 68, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.William was born February 18, 1888, in Ripon, WI, the son of Rudolph and Ernestine (Gehrke) Washkoske. He was educated in Ripon Public Schools. William married Sarah Cotter on November 12, 1912. He lived in Ripon all of his life and retired...
Charles Hyde
March 4, 1956
Charles Loyal Hyde, age 74, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 1956, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.Charles was born July 18, 1881, in the Town of Rosendale, WI, son of Louis and Minnie (Rusch) Hyde. He married Daisy M. Morgan on September 14, 1909. Charles was on the Rosendale Town Board and for 13...
John Jaworski
March 2, 1956
John Robert Jaworski, age 6 months, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, March 2, 1956, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.John was born September 5, 1955, in Ripon, WI, the son of Roman and Beverly (Kempfer) Jaworski. Survivors include his parents, Roman and Beverly Jaworski; two brothers, Ronald and William all of Ripon; his paternal grandparents, Mrs....
Mary Schmidt
March 1, 1956
Mary Jane Schmidt, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Mary was born October 24, 1965, in Slinger, WI, the daughter of Christian and Christina (Funk) Schmidt. She was a member of the Congregational Church in Ripon.Survivors include one sister, Mrs. John C. Blochwitz with whom she made her home for 42...
Wilhelmina Jess
February 29, 1956
Wilhelmina Jess, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Wilhelmina was born April 13, 1874, in West Rosendale, WI, the daughter of Frederick and Wilhelmina (Berndt) Tetzlaff. On April 9, 1893, she married Henry Jess in Ripon. Wilhelmina was a life long member of Grace Lutheran Church in Ripon, the Ladies Aid,...
Gretchen Charrow
February 28, 1956
Gretchen Charrow, age 43, of Chicago, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 1956, in Chicago, IL.Gretchen was born February 16, 1913, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the daughter of George and Anna (Otto) Busse Sr. She graduated from Green Lake High School and Chicago Beautician School. Survivors include her husband; father, Mr. George Busse, Sr.; two brothers, Arden...
Laurence Treanore
February 25, 1956
Laurence George Treanore, age 47, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 1956, at his home.Laurence was born June 8, 1908, in Ripon, WI, the son of Vincent O. and Martha (Oyster) Treanore. He married Grace Quinn. Laurence graduated from Ripon College with the class of 1931. He worked at Ripon Foods, Inc. Survivors include his wife, Grace;...
Frederick Hass
February 16, 1956
Frederick J. Hass, age 50, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 1956, while driving.Frederick was born on December 6, 1905, in Ripon, WI, the son of Emil and Helena (Stollfuss) Hass. He graduated from Ripon High School with the class of 1924 and then from Ripon College with the class of 1928. Frederick worked at Speed Queen...
Henry Peiper
February 16, 1956
Henry Frederick Peiper, age 78, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 1956, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Henry was born on January 17, 1878, in Hustisford, WI, the son of Frederick and Bertha (Zietlow) Pieper. He married August Spalhotz and worked as a mechanic.Survivors include three sons, Leonard of Burnett, WI, Edgar of Seymour and Roland of Ripon; one...
Charlotte Tabbert
February 14, 1956
Charlotte Wilhelmina Tabbert, age 90, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, February 14, 1956, at her home.Charlotte was born May 1, 1864, in Germany, the daughter of Herman and Henrietta Klettke. She lived most of her life in and around Green Lake. Charlotte married Herman Tabbert.Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Herman Zimmerman, Mrs. Frank Zimmerman and Mrs. Walter...
Howard Reeck
February 10, 1956
Howard E. Reeck, age 62, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 1956, at his home.Howard was born May 27, 1892, in Ripon, WI, the son of William and Anna (Luedtke) Reeck. He was a chief operator and electrician for the Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Howard married Dorothy Henning on March 2, 1945 in Chicago, IL.Survivors include...
Jess Laper
January 26, 1956
Jess W. Laper, age 63, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 1956, at his home.Jess was born May 15, 1892, in the Town of Green Lake, WI, the son of John and Mary (Ott) Laper. On December 24, 1917, he married Nellie G. Abercrombie in Fairwater. Jess worked at Laper Milling and Supply Company, The Laper Milling...
Bertha Whitney
January 24, 1956
Bertha Whitney, age 78, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 1956, at her home.Bertha was born May 20, 1877, in the Town of Rosendale, WI, the daughter of Carl and Wilhelmina (Kloehn) Wollitz. She married Warren Clark Whitney on September 26, 1900. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Alvin Whiting of Ripon; two sons, Glenn Whitney of Rosendale...
George Rajski
January 17, 1956
George Rajski, age 83, of Wautoma, WI, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 1956, in Fond du Lac County Hospital in Fond du Lac.George was born April 1, 1872, in Poland, the son of Andrew Rajski. He married Bertha Gorecki and retired as a wood finisher.Funeral Service for George will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 1956, at 11:00 am...
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