Obituaries in Ripon, WI

May 28, 1951

Franklin E. Welk, age 51 of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, May 28, 1951 at his home in the Town of Rosendale, WI.Franklin was born in Princeton, WI on September 23, 1899, the son of Fred and Lydia (Page) Welk. He graduated from Ripon High School, class of 1917, and was a farmer in the Ripon area all of...

May 16, 1951

Theresa Klemp, age 78, of Ripon, WI passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 1951 at her home in Ripon.Theresa was born in Pozen, Germany on February 6, 1873, the daughter of August Proescher. He has resided in Portage and Ripon, WI, and on January 13, 1891 she married Herman Klemp in Ripon. Theresa is survived by her husband, Herman Klemp;...

May 3, 1951

Julius A. Quast, age 86, of Ripon, WI passed away on Thursday, May 3, 1951 at his home in Ripon.Julius was born in Princeton, WI on December 18, 1864, the son of William and Rosa (Rimpler) Quast. He was educated at St. John Parochial School and resided in Princeton, WI and Ripon for 41 years. On November 14, 1889 he...

Mar 29, 1951

Rudolph P. Stelter, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 1951 at Kasten Convalescent Home in Green Lake, WI.Rudolph was born in Ripon on June 26, 1866, the son of Julius and Ida (Wepner) Stelter. He worked as a tailor and lived in Ripon all his life. On May 30, 1899 he married Anna Wepner, who...

Mar 26, 1951

Edward R. Martell, age 50, of Rosendale, WI, passed away on Monday, March 26.Edward was born in the Town of Rosendale, WI on May 30, 1900, the son of Samuel and Alice (Corrigan) Martell. He has lived and farmed in the Town of Rosendale all his life.Edward is survived by his mother, Alice Martell; and one sister, Kathryn Lemiesz both...

Mar 24, 1951

Albertus A. Maudlin, age 71, of Ripon, WI passed away on Saturday, March 24, 1951 at his home.Bert was born in Green Lake County on May 12, 1879, the son of Albert and Ruby (Graham) Maudlin. He was educated in Ripon and went on to serve our country at the Spanish-American War. He owned and operated a grocery store as...

Mar 22, 1951

Martha Wells, age 69, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Martha was born in Ripon on January 7, 1882, the daughter of John and Wilhelmina (Rack) Luedtke. She lived in Ripon until 1933 and in Green Lake County after that. On September 20, 1920 she married Arthur Wells in Ripon. Martha was...

Mar 19, 1951

Stanish Jezeski, age 79, of Ripon, WI passed away on Thursday, March 19, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Stanish was born in Poland on November 13, 1871, the son of Michael and Katherine Jezeski. He has resided in Princeton, WI and the last three years in Ripon. On January 21, 1896 he married Constance Polus in Princeton. Stanish was a farmer...

Mar 10, 1951

Ida Zwolske, age 61, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 1951 at her home.Ida was born in Princeton, WI on September 18, 1889, the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Kanoniczak) Dudzinske. She was educated in Princeton, and on February 6, 1906 she married Lawrence Zwolske. Ida was a member of the Holy Rosary Society of St. Wenceslaus...

Feb 8, 1951

Mary Arndt, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday,February 8, 1951, at Ripon Municipal Hospital in Ripon.Mary was born April 30, 1870, in the Town of Green Lake, WI, the daughter of John and Amelia Arndt. She resided in Ripon for the last 70 years.Survivors include one brother, John of Berlin and one sister, Mrs. Anna Zodrow of...

Feb 1, 1951

David Eldon Benz, age 10 weeks old, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 1951, at his home.Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Benz; one brother, James Arthur and one sister, Lorinda Lee all of Fairwater; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Benz of Fond du Lac and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rueckert of...

Jan 31, 1951

Kathryn Johnson, age 51, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 1951, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Kathryn was born April 30, 1899, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Anton and Pauline (Mecca) Ross. She married Roland Johnson on June 6, 1919 in Fond du Lac. Survivors include her husband, Roland; two daughters, Mrs. Iris Kantorowicz and Mrs. Anna Sell...

Jan 30, 1951

Bertha Goodrich, age 76, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 1951, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Bertha was born November 22, 1874, in the Town of Ripon, WI, the daughter of Peter and Hannah (Anderson) Oleson. She lived in the Town of Ripon and Rosendale area all of her life. In 1894, Bertha married Ora Goodrich in the Town...

Jan 26, 1951

Fredrich Alfred Skotarzak, age 42, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, January 26, 1951, at home.Fredrich was born May 4, 1908, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Frank and Anna (Nern) Skotarzak. He worked at the W.T.M. Manufacturing Company of Ripon. On February 26, 1930, Fredrich married Clarabell Domask. Survivors include his wife, Clarabell; four sons,...

Jan 8, 1951

Ludwig Koentopp, age 71, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Monday, January 8, 1951, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.Ludwig was born February 1, 1879, in Ripon, WI, the son of Herman and Minnie (Petznick) Koentopp. He lived in Milwaukee and then to Ripon from 1946 to 1948 and then to Fond du Lac from 1948...

Dec 30, 1950

Meta L. Mathwig, age 66 of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 1950 at her home.Meta was born in Ripon on May 16, 1884, the daughter of Herman and Amelia (Krueger) Mathwig. She worked at Ripon Knitting Works.Meta is survived by a sister, Mrs. Herman Heft of Ripon, WI; three nieces and two nephews. She was preceded in...

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