Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Louis Fromholtz
January 5, 1955
Louis A. Fromholtz, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 1955, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Zweiger on the South shore of Green Lake.Louis was born April 28, 1881, in Coloma, WI, the son of Mike Fromholtz. On November 3, 1909, he married Blanca Uhl in Ripon. Louis retired as owner of the...
Nann Smith
January 4, 1955
Nann Smith, age 81, of Maywood, IL, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 1955, at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago.Nann was born February 4, 1875, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Munday) Smith. She was educated in Belvidere, IL and lived most of her life in Chicago. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Katherine S. Wright of...
Viola Nellis
January 2, 1955
Viola S. Nellis, age 81, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Monday, January 2, 1955, at her home.Viola was born May 23, 1873, in Kewauskun, WI, the daughter of Daniel G. and Matilda (Miller) Nellis. She lived in Ripon and then moved to Fond du Lac for the last six years.Survivors include one brother, Roy Nellis of Ripon....
Ada Genge
December 29, 1954
Ada Genge, age 82, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 1954, at her home.Ada was born November 20, 1872, in Jackson, MI. Interment will be held at Dartford Cemetery in Green Lake.
Edwin Messerschmidt
December 21, 1954
Edwin E. Messerschmidt, age 44, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 1954, in Ripon.Edwin was born November 22, 1910, in the Town of St. Marie, WI, the son of Edward and Hattie (Zuehls) Messerschmidt. He attended Green Lake Public Schools and worked as a machinest at Green Giant Company Ripon Plant. On November 22, 1945, Edwin married...
Margaret Koentopp
December 17, 1954
Margaret Koentopp, age 68, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 17, 1956, at her home.Margaret was born April 7, 1886, in the Town of Metomen, WI, the daughter of William and Julia (Seabul) Watson. She lived in the vicinity of Ripon all of her life and on September 28, 1904, married William Koentopp in Ripon.Survivors include her husband,...
Wilhelmina Grasee
December 7, 1954
Wilhelmina Grasee, age 76, of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 1954, at her home.Wilhelmina was born in the Town of Newton, WI, the daughter of Gustave and Ida (Bach) Kemnitz. She married Edward Grasee on October 10, 1900 in Ripon. Survivors include her husband, Edward Grasee of Milwaukee; two sons, Everett and Darrell both of Milwaukee; one...
Eugene Von Schallern
December 4, 1954
Eugene Von Schallern, age 61, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 1954, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Eugene was born December 28, 1892, in Ripon, WI, the son of Dr. Bruno and Isadora (Easton) Von Schallern. He was educated at Ripon public schools and Marquette University. Eugene married Jessie Barclay in 1916 in Fond du Lac. He owned and...
Chester Burton
December 3, 1954
Chester Franklin Burton, age 50, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 3, 1954, at his home.Chester was born May 15, 1904, in Princeton, Indiana. He married Mary E. Stimler in 1950. Chester worked as a Forman at Speed Queen in Ripon. Survivors include three sons, Marvin A., Floyd C. and Chester L. and one daughter, Jean M. Burton...
Julia Clarke
December 3, 1954
Julia Ann Clarke, age 70, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 3, 1954, at Fullers Nursing Home in Ripon.Julia was born July 16, 1885, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of John and Rose (Rattjczka) Resheske. She married Peter H. Clarke on January 3, 1905 in Chicago, IL. Julia moved to Chicago for fifty years and then lived the...
Mary Burton
December 3, 1954
Mary Burton, age 28, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 3, 1954, in Ripon.Mary was born April 12, 1925, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Eugene and Clara Halstead. She graduated from Ripon High School. In 1950, Mary married Chester Burton. She was a member of the Women's Bowling Association. Survivors include one daughter, Judy Stimler; her mother,...
August Schlueter
December 2, 1954
August Schlueter, age 89, of the Town of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 1954, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.August was born September 11, 1865, in Baumgarten, Germany, the son of Frederick and Fredericka (Haack) Schlueter. He worked as a farmer on farms in the Towns of Berlin and Ripon. On May 6, 1894, August...
Marie Wesner
November 30, 1954
Marie Wesner, age 92, of Berlin, WI, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 1954, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Nipko in Berlin.Marie was born October 27, 1862, in Russia. She lived in the Green Lake and Berlin areas. In 1879, Marie married Gottlieb Wesner. She was a member of Evangelical United Brethern Church in Ripon.Survivors include five...
Ida Lambert
October 30, 1954
Ida Lambert, age 72, of Redfield, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 1954, at Memorial Community Hospital in Redfield, SD.Ida was born April 22, 1882, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Gustave and Louise Ristau. She was educated in the Ripon public schools. Ida married Edwin Thomas Lambert on January 21, 1909 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in...
Sybilla Krug
October 30, 1954
Sybilla Krug, age 79, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 1954, at her home.Sybilla was born December 8, 1874, in the Town of Herman, WI, the daughter of Christ and Sybilla (Sternman) Falkenstein. She grew up in the Town of Herman and then lived in Ripon for the past 53 years. On November 28, 1901, Sybilla married...
Frank Mason
October 15, 1954
Frank Barlow Mason, age 85, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Friday, October 15, 1954, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.Frank was born March 20, 1869, in Ripon, WI, the son of Benjamin and Katherine (Quanckenback) Mason. He lived in Ripon all of his life except the last two and a half years and was a...
Eric Keplin
October 10, 1954
Eric William Keplin, age 37, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 1954, at the University Hospital in Madison.Eric was born August 29, 1917, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of William and Emma (Steinke) Keplin. He worked as a farmer. Eric married Esther Schultz on April 25, 1942 in Ripon. Survivors include his wife, Esther...
Albert Prellwitz
October 10, 1954
Albert Fred Prellwitz, age 65, of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 1954, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 1954, at his home.Albert was born September 9, 1889, in Ripon, WI, the son of Albert and Albertina (Bittelman) Prellwitz. He married Ida Roehl on April 23, 1911, in Ripon. Albert worked as a custodian of The Uptown Theatre...
Johanna Krause
October 3, 1954
Johanna Krause, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 1954, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Wilke in Ripon.Johanna was born November 9, 1858, in Wefelow, Germany, the daughter of Gottlieb and Augustave (Michaels) Buss. On September 26, 1883, she married William Erdmann and after he passed, Johanna married Fred Krause in 1914 in...
William Gransee
September 28, 1954
William A. Gransee, age 75, of Rosendale, WI, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 1954, on his 75th birthday at the home of his son, Orlo Gransee.William was born September 28, 1879, in Germany, the son of Frank and Louise (Schmeck) Gransee. He married Ida Sommers on October 1, 1903 in Princeton. William worked as a farmer and was a...
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