Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Jeanne Baldwin

Jeanne Baldwin

October 1, 1951

Mrs. Jeanne Baldwin, age 70, of New York City, NY (formerly of Green Lake, WI) passed away on October 1, 1951 in Middletown, NY.Jeanne was born in France on March 22, 1881, the daughter of Pierre Le Guistin. She lived in Green Lake, WI for 39 years and the last two years in New York. Jeanne married George Baldwin in...

Gilbert Radtke

Gilbert Radtke

September 25, 1951

Gilbert M. Radtke, age 37, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 1951 at the Ripon Municipal Hospital.Gilbert was born in Fond du Lac, WI on November 24, 1913 the son of Herman and Lenora (Dilling) Radtke. He attended Fond du Lac County Normal School and Fond du Lac High School. Gilbert taught in Fond du Lac county...

Fred Mehn

Fred Mehn

September 24, 1951

Fred Mehn, age 86, of Ripon, WI passed away on Monday, September 24, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Fred was born in Kottenhamer, Germany on September 12, 1865 the son of Henry Mehn. Fred married Amelia in Germany. He came to the United States and was a farmer and mason in the Ripon area where he has lived for 44 years.Fred...

Mrs. August Diedrich

Mrs. August Diedrich

September 11, 1951

Mrs. August Diedrich, age 78 of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 1951 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Buchholz.Mrs. Diedrich was born in Horicon, WI on September 8, 1873, the daughter of August and Margerite (Koehler) Belau. She was educated in Horicon and has lived in the Ripon area the last 60 years. On November...

Charolette Voight

Charolette Voight

September 11, 1951

Charolette Voight, age 69 of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Charolette was born in Mervonagoslen, Germany on December 8, 1881. She came to the United States in 1902 and has lived in the Ripon area ever since. On July 2, 1902 Charolette married Robert Voight in Ripon.Charolette is survived by her four sons,...

Mrs. William Watson

Mrs. William Watson

September 10, 1951

Mrs. William Watson, age 90 of Ripon, WI passed away on Monday, September 10, 1951 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Koentopp in Ripon.Mrs. Watson was born in Pozen, Germany on August 5, 1861 the daughter of Peter and Cora Seaball. She came to the United States at the age of three. She has lived in the Ripon...

Albert Dillingofski

Albert Dillingofski

September 4, 1951

Albert F. Dillingofski, age 42 of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Albert was born in Hales Corners, WI on August 28, 1909, the son of Fred and Ruth (Templeton) Dillingofski. He was educated at Waukesha High School and went on to Carrol College where he was a member of Beta Pi Epsilon. Albert...

Richard Prellwitz

Richard Prellwitz

September 2, 1951

Richard E. Prellwitz, age 73, of Ripon, WI passed away on Sunday, September 2, 1951 at his home.Richard was born in Green Lake, WI on May 25, 1878 the son of Fred and Anna (Berndt) Prellwitz. He lived in the Ripon area all of his life. On November 29, 1899 he married Louise Born in Fairwater, WI. Richard worked at...

Augusta Schlueter

Augusta Schlueter

August 23, 1951

Augusta Schlueter, age 80, of Ripon, WI passed away on Thursday, August 23, 1951 in the Town of Metomen. Augusta was born in Germany on May 16, 1871, the daughter of Carl and Minnie (Grams) Wittchow. She came to the United States with her parents when she was six months old. She was educated in Brandon and Rosendale, and lived...

Robert Gneiser

Robert Gneiser

August 22, 1951

Robert Emil Gneiser, age 67, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Robert was born in the Town of Ripon on July 22, 1883, the son of Martin and Auguste (Frederick) Gneiser. He has resided in the Town of Ripon, Beaver Dam, Oshkosh, and the City of Ripon for the past 15 years. He...

Herman Zander

Herman Zander

August 11, 1951

Herman Julius Zander, age 92 of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 1951 at his home.Herman was born in Germany on March 27, 1859, the son of Fredrich and Dorothea (Kanneman) Zander. He was educated in Gornitz, Germany. After moving to Ripon he started farming. On August 27, 1896 he married the late Augusta Prochnow.Herman is survived by...

Victor Boens

Victor Boens

August 9, 1951

Victor William Boens, age 59, of Ripon, WI passed away at his farm in the Town of Ripon on Thursday, August 9, 1951.Victor was born on September 3, 1891 in the Town of Ripon, the son of Fred and Matilda (Schwartz) Boens. He was a farmer and lived in the vicinity of Ripon all his life. On November 26, 1919...

Lararence Zwolske

Lararence Zwolske

August 7, 1951

Lararence Zwolske, age 78, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 1951 at his home.Lararence was born on October 10, 1872 in Poland. He has lived and farmed in the vicinity of Ripon for 50 years. On February 6, 1906 he married Ida Dudzinske in Princeton, WI.Lararence is survived by a son, Paul of Ripon; three nieces and...

William Poblitz

William Poblitz

July 24, 1951

William Albert Poblitz, age 80 of Monroe, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 1951 at Monroe Hospital.William was born in the Town of Metomen, WI on May 11, 1871, the son of John and Henrietta (Breit) Poblitz. He has resided in the vicinity of Ripon where he farmed, and the past 17 years in Monroe.William is survived by two...

Ida Opperman

Ida Opperman

July 17, 1951

Ida Opperman, age 64, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 1951 at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Ida was born on July 26, 1866 in Rosendale, WI, the daughter of Ernest and Gustie (Nook) Hemple. She has resided in the Town of Green Lake and Crystal Lake, WI. On April 19, 1906 she married Reinhold Christian Opperman in Wautoma, WI....

Nicholas Schilder

Nicholas Schilder

July 8, 1951

Nicholas Arnold Schilder, age 13 months, of Rush Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 1951 in Ripon.Nicholas was born May 26, 1950, at Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, the son of Lawerance and Inez (Hammen) Schilder. Survivors include his parents, Lawerance and Inez Schilder of Rush Lake, WI; one sister, Mary Ann of Rush Lake and his maternal grandmother,...

James Young

James Young

July 6, 1951

Sgt. James Frederick Young, age 34, of Aurora, CO, passed away on Friday, July 6, 1951, at his home.Sgt. Young was born June 30, 1917, in the Town of Green Lake, WI, the son of James and Ella (Wilkes) Young. He was educated in the Green Lake County Rural Schools and graduated from Ripon High School in 1936. Sgt. Young...

Emma Keplin

Emma Keplin

July 6, 1951

Emma Keplin, age 60, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, July 6, 1951, at Ripon Municipal Hospital.Emma was born January 26, 1891, in Russia, the daughter of Jule and Amelia Steinke. On September 17, 1914, she married William Keplin. Survivors include her husband, William; four sons, Edison, Erich, Clarence and Aldon; three daughters, Mrs. Roland Krueger, Mrs. Harold Wiech...

Wilhelmina Jacobs

Wilhelmina Jacobs

June 23, 1951

Wilhelmina Jacobs, age 85, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 1951, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Toll of Green Lake.Wilhelmina was born June 24, 1866, in Mecklenburg-Stralitz, Germany, the daughter of Frederick and Marie (Werner) Dehn. She was a member of the Lutheran Church in Green Lake and then a member of the...

Emil Rutz

Emil Rutz

June 18, 1951

Emil F. Rutz, age 81, of Ripon, WI passed away on Monday, June 18, 1951 at his home in Ripon.Emil was born in Grabau, Germany on May 23, 1870, the son of August and Wilhelmina (Bahr) Rutz. On August 20, 1897 he married Hulda Lentz in Ripon, where he resided for 70 years. He was a cigar maker, a member...