Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Lida Miller

Lida Miller

July 27, 2018

Lida L. Miller, age 94, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, at Harbor Haven in Fond du Lac, WI. Lida was born on November 22, 1923 at home in Tustin, WI, the daughter of John and Lydia (Yesse) Lind. On May 18, 1946, Lida married Norman Miller at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Poy Sippi, WI. Norman...

Patrick Wyer

Patrick Wyer

July 24, 2018

Patrick Kelly Wyer, age 67, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Patrick was born August 12, 1950 in Neillsville, WI, the son of John T., Jr. and Shirley M. (Gault) Wyer. He was raised in Neillsville until the age of 13 when the family moved to...

Sylvia Schiebler

Sylvia Schiebler

July 23, 2018

Sylvia R. Schiebler, age 99, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018, at Wolverton Glen Assisted Living in Ripon. Sylvia was born on December 3, 1918, in Appleton, WI, the daughter of George and Angeline (Hollenback) Richard. She graduated from Appleton West High School. On August 13, 1937 she married the late Fred Schiebler in Chilton, WI....

Kendall Van Buren

Kendall Van Buren

July 22, 2018

Kendall Dean Van Buren, age 63, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at his home with his family by his side after a short battle with cancer. Kendall was born May 29, 1955, in Waupun, WI, the son of Melvin and Alice (Veleke) Van Buren. He graduated from Waupun High School and went on to...

Eugene Miller

Eugene Miller

July 19, 2018

Eugene W. Miller, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at home with his family by his side. Eugene was born on March 16, 1930 on the family farm outside of Pickett, WI, the son of Melvin and Lucille (Zahn) Miller. He attended Rosendale Union Free High School. In 1951 he married Irene Schneider...

Judith Smith

Judith Smith

July 18, 2018

Judith “Judy” A. Smith, age 78, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 18, 2018 in Randolph, WI. Judy was born on March 15, 1940 in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Lilace (Wagner) Smith. She graduated from Ripon High School, and worked in the dispatch department at Ripon Foods. Judy was a former member of Our Saviour's United...

Olive Blake

Olive Blake

July 18, 2018

Olive F. Blake, age 100, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Olive was born on July 11, 1918 in Ripon, WI, the youngest of five sisters and two brothers of Otto and Anna (Schrader) Badtke. She graduated from Ripon High School and on February 1, 1942, she married Ralph M. Blake...

Michael Callen

Michael Callen

July 14, 2018

Michael T. Callen, age 56, of Rosendale, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI. Michael was born on October 8, 1961 in Ripon, the son of Thomas and Marilyn (Burns) Callen. He graduated from Ripon High School and went on to UW LaCrosse, embarking on a career in sales. Michael was...

Doris Rautmann

Doris Rautmann

July 14, 2018

Doris E. Rautmann, age 94, of Plymouth, WI, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Kindred Hearts in Plymouth. Doris Eleanor Witthuhn was born on June 29, 1924, in Sheboygan, WI, the daughter of Ernst and Frieda (Bowen) Witthuhn. On February 3, 1945, Doris married Allen W. Rautmann, and they enjoyed 73 years together before...

Pee Wee "Yvonne" Meilahn

Pee Wee "Yvonne" Meilahn

July 12, 2018

Pee Wee “Yvonne” P. Meilahn, age 83, of Ripon, WI passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Ripon Medical Center. Pee Wee was born on March 28, 1935 in the Township of Kingston, WI, the daughter of Richard and Elsie (Lueck) Plath. She attended Markesan High School in Markesan, WI. On October 26, 1968 she married James Meilahn...

Rhonda Wadell

Rhonda Wadell

July 11, 2018

Rhonda Lee Wadell, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Green Lake, WI.A visitation for Rhonda will be held from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, 515 Mayparty Drive, Ripon, WI, 54971.A memorial service for Rhonda will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, July 21,...

Clark Pahlas

Clark Pahlas

July 10, 2018

Clark J. Pahlas, age 89, of Ripon, WI, came to the end of his journey on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Barrett House in Ripon. Born on June 4, 1929, Clark was raised in Elkader, IA by his loving parents Julius and Clara Pahlas. He liked to share many fond memories of growing up in this small rural town. Upon...

Charles Van Scyoc

Charles Van Scyoc

July 4, 2018

Charles V. Van Scyoc, age 92, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Kindred Hearts in Green Lake. Charles was born on December 21, 1925 in Downs, Kansas, the son of Leon and Lola (Veal) Van Scyoc. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Emporia, KS, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He...

Dean Amans

Dean Amans

June 24, 2018

Dean E. Amans, age 56, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 24,2018.He was born December 13, 1961, in Rockford, IL, the son of James Dean and Sandra Ann(Mackey) Amans. He attended Harlem High School and was known for being a master of all trades.Survivors include his mother, Sandra Day of Montello, WI; three...

Dorothy Daw

Dorothy Daw

June 23, 2018

Dorothy Daw, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Pleasant Park Place in Ripon. She was born November 1, 1931, the daughter of Edward and Irene (Jahnke) Wendlandt. Dorothy graduated from Markesan High School and in 1950, Dorothy married Donald Smith and had three children, Cheryl, Vincent and Doris. She then married Bruce Daw...

Albert Walls

Albert Walls

June 23, 2018

Albert Walls, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Albert was born May 13, 1925, in Springfield, IL, the son of Beckwith and Edna (Schumacher) Walls. In 1976, Albert moved to Ripon and was confirmed at Messiah Lutheran Church where he became a member. He worked as an assembler for...

Virginia Schmude

Virginia Schmude

June 16, 2018

Virginia R. Schmude, age 76, of Ripon, WI passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018, in San Angelo, TX. Virginia was born on March 10, 1942 in Berlin, WI, the daughter of Mike and Vila (Ashley) Vetrone. She graduated from Wautoma High School, Wautoma, WI, and in 1959 she married Louis Schmude in Illinois. Virginia worked at Rippin' Good Cookies...

Dianne Bliefnick

Dianne Bliefnick

June 16, 2018

Dianne D. Bliefnick, age 80, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan, WI. Dianne was born in Milwaukee, WI on May 31, 1938, the daughter of Dr. Gilbert and Evelyn (Brock) Klostermann. They lived in Kennan, WI prior to moving to Fairwater in 1941. Dianne attended the Fairwater grade school and...

Henry Behrendt

Henry Behrendt

June 15, 2018

Henry (Henryk) N. Behrendt, age 89, of Ripon, WI, died on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home. Henry was born June 6, 1929, in Danzig-Langfuhr, Poland. He was the son of Erwin and Irena Behrendt. Henry arrived in the United States in 1951, traveling without family or knowing the English language. He married his late wife, Edith...

Franklin Schmuhl

Franklin Schmuhl

June 12, 2018

Franklin C. Schmuhl, age 94, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan, WI. Franklin was born on May 24, 1924 at the family farm in Fairwater, WI, the son of Oscar and Helen (Bierman) Schmuhl. He graduated from Brandon High School, and then went on to continue farming all his life....