Obituaries in Ripon, WI

January 9, 2019

Joseph “Joe” William Bastien, age 46, of Westfield, WI, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at his home with family by his side. Joe was born January 13, 1972, in Oaklawn, IL, the son of Norman Joseph and Rosemarie (Cox) Bastien, Jr. He married Michelle Bateman in 1996, in Chicago, IL. Joe worked...

January 7, 2019

Enos Werner Mantik, 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Enos was born July 24, 1928, on his family’s farm near Milan, WI, the son of Michael and Elise (Abitz) Mantik. He attended Milan Country School. On August 30, 1947, Enos married his sweetheart, Evelyn Dorothy Feder, in Berlin, WI. For...

January 5, 2019

Dan W. Berry, age 71, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, after battling cancer, at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Dan was born February 27, 1947, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Archie and Laura (Sauer) Berry. He served our country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968. Dan worked as a...

January 3, 2019

Eleanor Lillian Malzhan, age 91, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Markesan Resident Home.Eleanor was born March 23, 1927, at home, in Green Lake, WI to August Malzhan and Ella (Smith) Malzhan. Eleanor attended school in Green Lake and graduated from Green Lake High School. After graduating, she worked as a waitress and a...

January 2, 2019

Jordan T. Cody, age 27, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Jordan was born October 4, 1991 in Milwaukee, WI to William and Elizabeth (Snow) Cody. He graduated from Ripon High School and attended both UW Milwaukee and UW Fond du Lac. Jordan worked for the family business at Cody’s Window Cleaning. Survivors include his parents,...

December 28, 2018

Kathy B. Malkowski, age 67 of Ripon, Wisconsin passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 28, 2018 at her home in Ripon. Kathy was born on July, 5, 1951 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Harold and Eda (Carroll) Bing. She attended Putnam City High School, in Oklahoma City, OK class of 1969. Kathy and Mark met in...

December 27, 2018

Violet M. Schmuhl, age 89, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan. Violet was born on August 18, 1929 in Neenah, WI, the daughter of William and Cecelia (Fellner) Christian. She graduated from high school in Neenah. On November 1, 1952, Violet married Franklin Schmuhl in Fairwater. She helped on the...

December 22, 2018

Maurice Eugene Morgan, age 96, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Markesan Resident Home. Maurice was born December 31, 1921, at home, in Rosendale Center to Ira James and Katie Margaret Elizabeth (Oleson) Morgan. On August 25, 1951, he married Lois Ann Rogge at the Division Street Methodist Church in Fond du Lac. Maurice attended...

December 18, 2018

Larry Cluppert, age 61, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at his home. Larry was born January 13, 1957, in Waupun, WI, the son of Arthur and Muriel (Jennings) Cluppert. He graduated from Markesan High School. Prior to retirement, Larry drove forklift for Alto Dairy for over 30 years. On April 8, 1989, he married Audrey...

December 14, 2018

Erika “Riky” A. Mlodzik, age 25, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at University Hospital in Madison, WI. Riky was born on June 26, 1993 in Ripon, the daughter of Ricky and Ann (Speier) Mlodzik. She graduated from Ripon High School in 2012 and went on to Moraine Park Technical College where she received a degree...

December 14, 2018

December 4, 2018

Max D. Allen, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Azura Memory Care in Oshkosh, WI. Max was born on November 2, 1930 in Findlay, OH, the son of Wilbur and Thelma (Armstrong) Allen. He attended high school in Findlay, and went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army. He worked at...

December 3, 2018

June L. Rohde, age 91, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Pleasant Park Place in Ripon, WI. June was born on June 11, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Fred and Elsie (Buchholz) Eichmann. She graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, and on June 1, 1946 she married Richard E. Rohde,...

December 3, 2018

Betty I. Krause, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, WI. Betty was born on October 24, 1931 in Pickett, WI, the daughter of Ervin and Martha (Strobush) Lungwitz. She attended school in Berlin, WI. On June 6, 1953 she married Edwin Krause in Auroraville, WI, and he...

November 27, 2018

Dorothy “Dottie” J. Brooks, age 93, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at her home. Dorothy was born on August 24, 1925 in Indiana, the daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Kaelin) Hutt. She graduated from high school in Jeffersonville, IN, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Education Degree from Indiana University. On October...

November 25, 2018

Charles William “Bill” MacNeill, age 99, of Naples, FL, and Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Patriot Place in Berlin, WI. Bill was born in Louisville, KY, the son of William Joseph and Daphne (Hurlbutt) MacNeill. Bill attended U.W. Madison where he graduated with a degree in metallurgical and industrial engineering. He also attended and...

November 24, 2018

John Kenneth Bille, age 80, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. John was born March 21, 1938, in Waupun, WI, the son of Arthur and Ada (Wellhouse) Bille. He served our country in the United States National Guard. John worked at Wells Manufacturing Company as a maintenance man retiring...

November 23, 2018

Martha Ann (Fiedler) Morris passed away peacefully on Friday, November 23, 2018 at ThedaCare in Neenah, Wisconsin surrounded by family. She was born on July 4, 1931 in East Orange, New Jersey. She attended schools in Princeton, NJ, Laurens, SC, East Orange, NJ, graduated from Ripon High School in 1949 and attended Ripon College. She married her high school sweetheart,...

November 23, 2018

Opal Griffiths, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018, at Ripon Medical Center. Opal was born May 7, 1928, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Albert and Anna (Tornow) Roeder. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1946 and attended Berlin County Normal for teaching. On June 7, 1958, Opal married Kenneth L. Griffiths. She...

November 18, 2018

Dion L. Krueger, age 50, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 18, 2018, doing what he loved, hunting with his family. Dion was born on April 12, 1968 in Ripon, the son of Marshall and Karen (Zills) Krueger. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1987. Dion worked at Ripon Printers and most recently Alliance Laundry Systems...