The Reverend Marcus Thomas Cunningham, Jr., age 55, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. Father Marcus was born on July 6, 1963 in Evergreen Park, IL, the son of Marcus and Elizabeth (Libner) Cunningham. He graduated from Westmont Hilltop High School in Johnstown, PA, and went on to graduate...
Orin L. Galow, age 87, of Markesan, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Markesan Resident Home. Orin was born on March 22, 1931 in the town of Metomen, WI, the son of Leonard and Adela (Badtke) Galow. He graduated from Brandon High School in 1949, and on May 15, 1954 he married Arla Lindeman. She passed...
Thomas Richard Kono, age 75, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. Tom was born December 26, 1942, in Akron, OH, the son of Arthur and Iva (Mielke) Kono. He graduated from Ripon High School. In 1961, Tom married Gerri Priebe in Menominee, MI. He worked as...
Lois Hyde Page, age 92, of Ripon, WI, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Lois was born on December 2, 1925, in Rosendale, WI, the daughter of Charles and Daisy (Morgan) Hyde. After graduating from Ripon High School, Lois went on to work as a secretary at Speed Queen...
Joyce M. Peterson, age 80, of Neshkoro, WI, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation in Fond du Lac, WI. Joyce was born on March 19, 1938 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Eggers) Brockway. She graduated from Westfield High School and went on to graduate from Moraine Park Technical...
Helen Mae Anderson, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Fond du Lac Lutheran Home, Fond du Lac, WI. Helen was born on April 30, 1936 in Bowler, WI, the daughter of Edward and Agnes (Klitz) Beilke. She graduated from Bowler High School. Helen was a teacher at St. James Lutheran Church and School...
LaVerne H. Draves, age 89, of Ripon, WI passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Pleasant Park Place in Ripon. LaVerne was born on July 6, 1929 in Ripon, the daughter of Herman and Adela (Griese) Draves. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to work as a secretary at Speed Queen. LaVerne was a member of...
Walter Buzz Lemiesz, Jr. age 82, of Ripon, WI passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Walter was born on October 3, 1935 in Ripon, the son of Walter, Sr. and Alice (Stellmacher) Lemiesz. On March 11, 1958 he married the love of his life Eunice Moderow and shared 60 years of marriage together. He...
Mary Ann Meyer, age 80, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Mary Ann was born August 29, 1937 in the Township of Mackford, WI, the daughter of Norman and Viola (Krohn) Hare. She graduated from Brandon High School and went on to attend University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In...
Darwin D. Schleicher, age 98, of Ripon, WI, passed away on July 30, 2018 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. Darwin was born on February 1, 1920 in Waushara County, WI, the son of George (1878-1939) and Mary (Bade) (1886-1965) Schleicher. He was married for 75 years to the love of his life, Alice (Engel) Schleicher (1920-2017)...
Lauree A. Renaud, age 61, of Green Lake, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton, WI. Lauree was born on September 26, 1956 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of John and Shirley (Haralson) Petree. She attended West Aurora High School and also Rosary High School in Aurora. Lauree went on to...
David A. Dudzinski, age 71, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton, WI. David was born on January 4, 1947 in Ripon, WI, the son of Leo and Martha (Krueger) Dudzinski. David graduated from Ripon High School in 1965, and went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army....
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...