Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Geraldine "Geri" Steffen
June 8, 2021
(Ripon WI-) Geraldine “Geri” M. Steffen, 93, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Prairie Place Assisted Living in Ripon, Wisconsin.Geri is survived by four children: son Kim (wife Joan) of Fredonia, daughter Lyn (husband Randy Meinke) of Princeton, son Todd (special friend Jeanne Stangel) of Green Bay and daughter Mary (husband Mike Drefs) of Goodyear, Arizona. She was...
Todd Goheen
June 8, 2021
A celebration of Todd's life for his family and friends will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at "Papa's Land" 6654 Mountain Rd, Pickett, WI 54964. He was very proud of his garden and animals, and always made sure everyone had enough to eat. So in his honor come out to share stories...
David Koepsel
June 8, 2021
David C. Koepsel, age 78, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI.David was born on June 7, 1943, the son of Edward and Evelyn (Friedrick) Pilarski. He was adopted by Phillip and Lula Koepsel when he was 7 years old and they loved and raised him in Sister...
Ann Evans
June 4, 2021
Ann L. Evans, age 93, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021, at her home. Ann was born in Green Lake, WI, on March 7, 1928, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Shikoski) Abraham. She graduated from Green Lake High School. On September 11, 1948, she married Rollin H. Evans at St. Patrick's Rectory in...
Scott Schmude, Sr.
June 2, 2021
Scott Anthony Schmude, Sr., age 58, of Neenah, WI, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, WI. Scott was born December 10, 1962 in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Louis and Virginia (Vetrone) Schmude. He married Laurie Hanson in Berlin, WI on November 11, 2000. Scott proudly worked at O’Reilly Auto Parts in...
Terry Smith
May 28, 2021
Terry Lane Smith, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021 at Barrett House in Ripon. Terry was born April 10, 1940 in Ripon, the son of Carl and Ruth (Kahl) Smith. He graduated from Ripon High School and married Karen Zimdars at Terrace Shores Church in Markesan, WI on June 26, 1975. Terry worked for...
Dale Schermerhorn
May 26, 2021
Dale E. Schermerhorn, age 91, of Ripon, WI, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Whispering Pines in Ripon, with his family by his side. Dale was born in South Dakota on October 22, 1929. He grew up on a farm in Callaway, MN, and went on to proudly serve our country in the U.S. Marine Corp during...
Elaine Reilly
May 25, 2021
Elaine M. Reilly, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Whispering Pines in Ripon. Elaine was born in Ripon on February 2, 1935, the daughter of Clarence and Genevieve (Tetzlaff) Kuehn. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1953. On April 14, 1956, she married James Reilly at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Ripon....
Karen Stellmacher
May 24, 2021
Karen L. Stellmacher, age 80, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Barrett House in Ripon, WI. Karen was born in Princeton, WI on April 10, 1941, the daughter of Victor and Leona (Jahns) Oelke. She graduated from Princeton High School. On May 13, 1961, she married Jimmie Stellmacher in Princeton. Jimmie passed away on April...
Marcella Bresnahan
May 22, 2021
Marcella “Marci” A. Bresnahan, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Whispering Pines in Ripon.Marci was born on February 28, 1930, in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Martin and Anna (Harder) Bresnahan. She graduated from Chicago and went back to college for a couple of years when she was 55 years old. She worked...
Richard Lesniak
May 20, 2021
A celebration of Tiny's life will be held for family and friends to share their memories at Union Hall, 443 Scott St., Ripon, WI 54791 on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 1:00 until 6:00 pm. A final salute with military honors will take place at 3:00 pm. Richard “Tiny” Harold Lesniak, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday,...
David Schaberg
May 16, 2021
On Sunday afternoon, May 16th, 2021, St. Gall, the Patron Saint of Birds, invited our remarkable dad - the man, the myth, the legend - David Lee Schaberg, 83, to fulfill his greatest dream…to fly like a bird. A modern-day renaissance man with a boisterous laugh you could hear a quarter of a mile away, Dad was a lover of...
Evelyn Weiss
May 14, 2021
Evelyn G. Weiss, age 89, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Markesan Resident Home. Evelyn was born October 24, 1931 in Gardner, ND, the daughter of Rollen and Lena (Andersen) Friend. Evelyn was a devoted housewife and mother to her children. She enjoyed playing golf, driving tractors, mowing the lawn and gardening. Evelyn loved...
Kathleen Desmond
May 11, 2021
Kathleen “Kathy” E. Desmond, age 71, of Ripon, WI passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at her home.Kathy was born in Fond du Lac, WI on November 11, 1949, the daughter of Lee and Lucy (Wegner) Hansen. She graduated from Ripon High School and worked as a caregiver at Diverse Options up until her last days. She enjoyed her...
Susan Bourdo
May 10, 2021
Susan M. Bourdo, age 58, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Ripon Medical Center.Susan was born on November 4, 1962 in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Donald and Mary (Radke) Marshall. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith, and graduated from Princeton High School. Susan had many hobbies including knitting, reading,...
Mary Oesterreich
May 2, 2021
Mary Jo Oesterreich (nee Mathia), age 59, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI, with her family by her side.Mary was born on July 26, 1961 in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Bob and Joan (Schave) Mathia. Mary graduated from Ripon High School, attended college at UW LaCrosse and Moraine...
James "Jim" "J.R." Ross
April 26, 2021
James “Jim” “J.R.” K. Ross, age 63, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Jim was born in Milwaukee, WI on April 10, 1958, the son of Kenneth and Shirley (Glover) Ross. He graduated from high school in East Troy, WI. He worked as an assistant manager for Kmart...
William Faust, Jr.
April 24, 2021
William “Willie” John Faust, Jr., age 78, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton, WI. Willie was born September 5, 1942 in Omro, WI, the son of William John, Sr. and Elsie (Eickhoff) Faust. Willie was a mason/concrete worker, employed early on as a union worker and self-employed later in life....
Roger Riedeman
April 23, 2021
Roger Russell Riedeman, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 at his home. Roger was born January 13, 1937 in Ripon, the son of William and Mary (Schuster) Riedeman. He graduated from Rosendale High School with the class of 1954. On September 24, 1955, Roger married Ann Welles at the Rosendale Congregational Church in Rosendale,...
Dennis Wesel
April 20, 2021
Dennis Carl Wesel, age 79, long-time resident of New Lenox, IL, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at his home in Green Lake, WI. Dennis was born June 15, 1941, in Chicago, IL, the son of Karl and Helen (Golke) Wesel. He graduated from Kelly High School and went on to further his education at Roosevelt University. In 1967, Dennis...
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