Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Barbara Prellwitz
August 3, 2017
Barbara J. Prellwitz, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon, with her family by her side. Barb was born at home at Sandstone Camp, located on Green Lake, WI, on February 10, 1927, the daughter of John and Gladys (Cochrane) Mickle. She graduated from Ripon High School, and is a...
Roberta Grams
August 3, 2017
Roberta A. Grams, age 84, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at her home. Roberta “Bobby” was born in Fort Sheridan, IL, on February 3, 1933, the daughter of Col. Duke E. and Elsie (Zinzow) Jones. She graduated from Ripon High School, where she played cymbals in the high school band. Bobby worked as a nurse's...
Gerald Druktenis
July 26, 2017
Gerald John Druktenis, Sr. age 74, of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Gerald was born March 22, 1943, in Chicago, IL, the son of John and Jean Druktenis. He graduated from high school and received his BS from the University of Illinios, majoring in Industrial Design. Gerald married Mary Regan in...
Ione Pischke
July 25, 2017
Ione B. Pischke, age 100, of Berlin, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Brown Wilcox Assisted Living in Berlin, surrounded by her loving family. Ione was born in the township of Brooklyn, WI, on March 21, 1917, the daughter of William and Emma (Kelm) Zimmerman. On November 19, 1935, she married Alfred Pischke in Green Lake, WI....
William Prelwitz
July 25, 2017
William “Bill” F. Prelwitz, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Barrett House in Ripon. Bill was born in Ripon on March 31, 1932, the son of George and Elaine (Samuelson) Prelwitz. He attended Ripon High School, and went on to serve our country in the United States Marine Corps. Bill married Louella Kuehn,...
Bernice Roeske
July 25, 2017
Bernice Grace Roeske (aka Propulski or Pucky), age 94, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon. Bernice was born July 26, 1922, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Arthur and Frances Lehman. On August 16, 1942, she married Ebie Roeske at the Lehman home in Arcade. She attended Arcade Grade School, Ripon...
Harriet Storzer
July 20, 2017
Harriet E. Storzer, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon. Harriet was born on January 1, 1932, at Angelica, Shawano County, WI, the daughter of Richard and Lilly (Schmidt) Wunsch, and the youngest of their nine children. She became a child of God through baptism on January 10, 1932, and...
Dr. Gustave Bloch
July 15, 2017
Dr. Gustave Burton "Burt" Bloch, age 95, of Green Lake, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at home with his loving wife of 68 years, Mary, at his side. Burt was born November 25, 1921, in New London, WI, son of the late William Frederick and Lydia Dorothy (Gneich) Bloch. He graduated with the class of 1940 from Neenah...
Robert "Bob" Rosenberg
July 11, 2017
Robert “Bob” W. Rosenberg, age 85, was called to his eternal home on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. He was born on December 15, 1931, at home in Clintonville, Wisconsin, to Erwin and Erna (Krohn) Rosenberg. He was baptized at St. Martin Evangelical Lutheran Church and attended St. Martin Lutheran Elementary School for 8 years and Clintonville High School. After graduation...
Gordon Gehrke
July 8, 2017
Gordon R. Gehrke, age 100, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 8, 2017, at Ripon Medical Center. Gordon was born June 2, 1917, in Ripon, WI, the son of Herman F. and Meta (Badke) Gehrke. He graduated from Ripon High School. On December 25, 1940, Gordon married Joanna Ristau in Dubuque, Iowa. He served our country in the United...
Evelyn Ratajczak
July 8, 2017
Evelyn A. Ratajczak, age 93, of Berlin, WI, formerly of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the Patriot Place in Berlin. Evelyn was born August 25, 1923, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Ewald and Leona (Tetzlaff) Krueger. She was educated in Oakfield and Waupun. Evelyn worked as a school cook and a housewife. In 1941, she...
Melvin Blank
July 7, 2017
Melvin Dennis Blank, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017, at his home. Melvin was born June 1, 1932, in Ixonia, WI, to Ernst and Ida (Mueller) Blank. His mother passed away when he was 10 years old and then he was raised by his Uncle Joe and Aunt Lena Duzinske. Melvin married Carol Reiser...
Donald Miller
July 7, 2017
Donald “Donnie” E. Miller, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon. Donnie was born December 2, 1928, in Pickett, WI, the son of Emil and Alma (Kutschat) Miller. On June 4, 1949, he married Betty Retzlaff in Ripon. Donnie worked at the Pickett Co-op and then went to Mobil Oil...
Edward Kumbier
July 6, 2017
Edward L. Kumbier, 90, of Pickett, WI, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at his home with family by his side. Ed was born June 9, 1927, to the late Edward and Hulda (Semrau) Kumbier. He married Arline Mae (Wissink) on November 1, 1952. Ed was a farmer his entire life and also worked at Universal Foundry and Morgan Door Company...
Joyce Kahl
July 4, 2017
Joyce Arlene Kahl (nee Page), 92, of Ripon, Wisconsin, went home to be with the Lord on July 4, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born September 21, 1924 in Ripon, WI to Henry C. and Anna L. Page (nee Witt), the fourteenth of fifteen children. After graduating from Ripon High School in 1942, she went on to...
Michelle Reetz-Page
July 2, 2017
Michelle Ann Reetz-Page, age 49, of Neshkoro, WI, passed away unexpectedly at Theda Care Medical Center-Berlin, on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Michelle was born in Ripon, WI, on May 21, 1968, the daughter of DuWayne and Marian (Meinke) Prellwitz. She graduated from Ripon High School, and went on to attend Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, WI. Michelle...
Mary Hansen
July 1, 2017
Mary Hansen, age 53, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Mary was born in Ripon, WI, on December 31, 1963, the daughter of Lloyd and Esther (Gibbs) Hansen. She graduated from Ripon High School, and went on to be a dietary aide at Fountain View Care Center. She enjoyed...
Robert "Bob" Schaufele
July 1, 2017
Robert “Bob” S. Schaufele, age 91, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin, WI. Bob was born in Plymouth, MI, on May 6, 1926, the son of John and Marie (Brown) Schaufele. He graduated from high school in Plymouth and went on to serve in the United States Air Force....
Patricia Zamzow
July 1, 2017
Patricia “Patty” A. Zamzow, age 60, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Patty was born in Ripon on September 29, 1956, the daughter of Glenn and Mary Ellen (Splitt) Zahn. On May 31, 1975, she married Brian Zamzow at Terrace Shores Evangelical Free Church in Markesan, WI. Patty was...
Beth Ebert
June 30, 2017
Beth Ellen Ebert, age 49, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017, at Barrett House in Ripon.Beth was born on October 1, 1967, at Ripon Hospital, the daughter of Darwin and Grace (Goldsmith) Ebert. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1987. Beth worked at Diverse Options in Ripon for 32 years, and also at the ARC...
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