Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Mark Smith

Mark Smith

May 10, 2022

Mark Lee Smith, age 64, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Ripon Community Hospital.Mark was born in Ripon on January 21, 1958, the son of Floyd and Phyllis (Steineke) Smith. He graduated from Ripon High School. In Mark’s earlier days he worked at Admanco and then he worked as a delivery driver for Dominos Pizza...

Ronald Berger

Ronald Berger

May 8, 2022

Ronald L. Berger, age 71, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Ripon Community Hospital.Ronald was born in Ripon on August 30, 1950, the son of Lester and Marion (Pollack) Berger. He graduated from Ripon High School and went on to further his education at UW-Whitewater. In 1986, Ronald helped start the printing company, Good Impressions,...

Roselyn Wetzel

Roselyn Wetzel

May 8, 2022

Roselyn Mary Wetzel, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8, 2022, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI, with her family by her side.Roselyn was born in Ripon on August 22, 1928, the daughter of Walter and Ethel (Hitchcock) Hoffman. She graduated from Ripon High School and in 1947, married Elton Wetzel....

Edward Wells

Edward Wells

May 7, 2022

Edward “Ed” Willis Wells, age 73, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at ThedaCare Berlin Hospital. Ed was born February 17, 1949 in Ripon, WI, the son of Lynn and Julia (Kimble) Wells. He graduated from Green Lake High School and married Linda Schlosser on December 27, 1969. Ed served our country in Vietnam as...

Gerald Sanders

Gerald Sanders

May 6, 2022

Gerald “Gerry” Alvin Sanders passed away at his home on May 6, 2022. He was born in Ripon on January 9, 1943. After graduating from Brandon High School in 1961, he was employed at Speed Queen in Ripon. Following that he decided to become self-employed as a hog farmer in America’s Dairyland. He was the sole supplier of pork to...

Sheryl Swanke-Mann

Sheryl Swanke-Mann

May 2, 2022

Sheryl Jean Swanke-Mann, age 54, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Ripon Medical Center.Sheryl was born in Ripon on February 11, 1968, the daughter of Roger and Barbara (Brotske) Swanke. She graduated from Ripon High School. She worked as a CNA for many years, then became a dispatcher for a delivery company. Sheryl recently...

Nancy Hollerup

Nancy Hollerup

April 27, 2022

Nancy Alice Hollerup, age 74, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Prairie Place in Ripon.Nancy was born in Ripon on May 17, 1947, the daughter of Darwin and Alice (Engel) Schleicher. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1965. Some of Nancy’s happiest moments surrounded her life-long delight in horses, and she took great...

Ardis Mitchell

Ardis Mitchell

April 24, 2022

Ardis Geneva Mitchell, age 91, of Ripon, WI, went to heaven, joining her family who predeceased her, her husband, Harold Mitchell, three children, son, Scott Mitchell, son, Dan Mitchell and daughter, Linda Mitchell on Sunday, April 24, 2022.Ardis was born on August 23, 1930, in Madison, WI, the daughter of Otto and Elizabeth (Bryan) Pierstorff. Ardis grew up in the...

Donald Dombrowski, Sr.

Donald Dombrowski, Sr.

April 24, 2022

Donald “Don” Vincent Dombrowski, Sr., age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at his home.Don was born in Racine, WI on February 25, 1941, the son of Ervin L. and Elaine R. (Marsch) Dombrowski. He graduated from Horlick High School in Racine. In 1961, Don married Verlene Spacek at St. Louis Catholic Church in Caledonia,...

Mary Shiverdecker

Mary Shiverdecker

April 24, 2022

Mary Elizabeth (Will) (Sauer) Shiverdecker, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Whispering Pines Care Center in Ripon, with her family by her side.Mary was born in Oshkosh, WI on November 16, 1944, the daughter of Gordon and Rosalie (Weitz) Will. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1963 and went on to earn...

Jimmy Luell

Jimmy Luell

April 24, 2022

Jimmy Lee Luell, age 64, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at his home.Jimmy was born in Milwaukee, WI on September 28, 1957, the son of Jack and Eleanor (Hoeppner) Luell. He graduated from Hamilton High School in Milwaukee, and later moved to Ripon. He worked as a painter and and did various other odds and...

Elsie Drevs

Elsie Drevs

April 20, 2022

Elsie “Ellie” Jane Drevs, age 83, of DePere, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Barrett House in Ripon.Ellie was born on the family farm near Coleman, WI on May 28, 1938, the daughter of Leo and Dorothy (Schjoth) Murach. She graduated from Peshtigo High School as the class of 1956 salutatorian. On October 20, 1956, she married...

Miriam Huth

Miriam Huth

April 14, 2022

Miriam Beilke Huth was called to her King on April 14, 2022 in Roswell, GA after a long and fruitful life. The daughter of Walter J. & Lillian (Frei) Beilke, she was born and raised on a farm near Fairwater, WI. She attended Fairwater Elementary School and graduated from Ripon High School. Miriam pursued her college education at Ripon College...

Elenore Kantorowicz

Elenore Kantorowicz

April 14, 2022

Elenore “Elly” E. (Wegner) Kantorowicz of Ripon, WI, age 92, died on Maundy Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Hospice Care Unit of The Lutheran Home, Wauwatosa, WI. Elly was born on December 30, 1929 in the Township of Mecan, Marquette County, WI to Herman and Alma Zellmer Wegner, and baptized at home on January 6, 1930. On May 9,...

Jacquelyne Ditzler

Jacquelyne Ditzler

April 14, 2022

Jacquelyne K. Ditzler, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Watertown Regional Medical Center in Watertown, WI.Per Jacquelyne's wishes no funeral services will be held.

Dolores Ingersoll

Dolores Ingersoll

April 10, 2022

Dolores Adeline Keplin Ingersoll, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Barrett House in Ripon.Dolores was born March 1, 1934, in Green Lake County, WI, the daughter of William and Emma Ida (Steinke) Keplin. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1951. On May 25, 1952, Dolores married LeRoy Clayton Ingersoll at Hillside Assembly of...

Joseph "Joe" Deschler

Joseph "Joe" Deschler

March 30, 2022

Joseph “Joe” Casper Deschler, Sr., age 81, of Redgranite, WI, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin, WI, after a very short battle with cancer.Joe was born October 19, 1940, in Racine, WI, the son of Harry Casper and Magdaline (McGee) Deschler. Magdaline passed when he was very young, and Harry then married Helen Sue...

Henry Grams

Henry Grams

March 27, 2022

Henry ‘Hank’ Grams, age 85, of Ripon passed away on Sunday March 27, 2022. He was born on November 12, 1936 in Princeton the son of Henry Otto Grams Sr. and Adeline (Lepper) Grams. He married the love of his life Shirley Siewert April 29, 1961 at Our Saviors UCC in Ripon. Hank attended St John’s Lutheran (1-8), Graduated Princeton...

Garret Peschke

Garret Peschke

March 26, 2022

Garret Frederick Peschke, 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away at home on Saturday, March 26, 2022 and entered into the presence of his Lord Savior Jesus Christ and the eternal fields of heaven. Garret was born March 11, 1941, in Ripon, WI, the son of Fred and Jennie (Hilt) Peschke. He attended Ripon Public Schools and then began full time...

Dee Borgardt

Dee Borgardt

March 25, 2022

Dee Ann Borgardt, age 73, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022 at Frontida Assisted Living in Fond du Lac, WI. Dee was born June 22, 1948 in Fort Richardson, AK, the daughter of Dean Clifford and June Elaine (Anderson) Shallenberger. She graduated from high school in 1966. Dee married James Borgardt on May 26,...