Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Sylvester Adamski Jr.
January 25, 2017
Sylvester “Sy” Adamski, Jr., age 65, of Ripon, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at his home. Sy was born in Ripon on May 31, 1951, the son of Sylvester, Sr. and Joanne (Morris) Adamski. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1969. On June 30, 1994, he married Peggy Washkovick in Las Vegas, NV, and in November of...
Wilfred McCauley
January 23, 2017
Wilfred J. McCauley, age 97, of Ripon, WI, passed away on January 23, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. Wilfred was born on May 13, 1919, the son of Elgie and Ruby (Kintz) McCauley, in Richland County, WI. In 1948 he married Ella Froehlich at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hill Point, WI. He was a member of Messiah...
Reverend Robert J.C. Brown
January 23, 2017
The Reverend Robert James Crawford Brown II, 84, of Ripon, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI.Although Father Brown, the second son of John Edgar Brown and Sibylla (Hoffmann) Brown, was born in Shippensburg, PA on September 8, 1932, he spent his childhood and most of his teenage years in Westwood, a suburb...
Michael Keipe
January 20, 2017
Michael “Kipper” Lloyd Keipe, age 62, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017, at his home. Kipper was born March 18, 1954, in Ripon, WI, the son of Lloyd L. and Shirley A. (Weiske) Keipe. He attended Green Lake High School. Kipper owned his business in construction, Hole in One Improvement. He enjoyed riding his Harley,...
Emilie Siegmann
January 20, 2017
Emilie Edith Siegmann, age 97, of Cottage Grove, WI, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Kindred Hearts in Cottage Grove, WI. Emilie was born September 1, 1919, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Witt) Page. She graduated from Ripon High School. On February 28, 1942, Emilie married George Siegmann. She was...
Marlene Zanto
January 18, 2017
Marlene A. Zanto, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Ripon Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Marlene was born in Ripon on October 10, 1934, daughter of Clarence, Sr. and Florence (Malson) Krentz. She graduated from Ripon High School. In 1954 she married Robert Zanto, and celebrated over 62 years...
Linda Wells
January 12, 2017
Linda L. Wells, age 69, of Green Lake, passed away on January 12, 2017, at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. Linda was born in Oshkosh on March 19, 1947, daughter of Herman and Esther (Wegner) Krause. She graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1965. On March 12, 1966, she married Lynn “Butch” E. Wells, Jr. Linda worked at...
John Dahlke
January 11, 2017
John “Johnny” F. Dahlke, age 39, of Sheboygan, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. Johnny was born September 6, 1977, in Ripon, WI, the son of Frederick and Charlotte (Morales) Dahlke, Sr. On December 4, 2009, he married Tiffany Smith Dahlke. Johnny enjoyed wrestling in school and playing Madden Mobile....
John Iselin
January 11, 2017
John Alan Iselin, age 71, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at his home with family by his side. John was born November 1, 1945, in Indianapolis, IN, the son of Jack and Joan (Baker) Iselin. He graduated from Southport High School in Indianapolis and went on to further his education at Hanover College in...
Kathryn Ristau
January 8, 2017
Kathryn Lynn Ristau, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017, at her home with family by her side. Kathryn was born June 28, 1950, in Wild Rose, WI, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Weldon) Rumpel. She graduated from Tri County High School in Plainfield. In 1969, Kathryn married Anthony Ristau in Ripon. She worked for...
Marion Radke
January 8, 2017
Marion L. Radke, age 96, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Marion was born November 6, 1920, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of the late Reinhold and Lena (Fuchs) Krueger. She was educated in Ripon and graduated from Ripon High School in 1938. On September 1, 1940, Marion married Oscar Radke,...
Ruth Wagner
January 8, 2017
Ruth Wagner, age 62, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at her home with family by her side. Ruth was born August 12, 1954, the daughter of Curt and Gladys (Kemp) Jansen. She worked at Giddings & Lewis with her sister, Jackie for over 40 years and never loved anyone as much as they loved each...
Gordon Bischoff
January 2, 2017
Gordon A. Bischoff, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Gordon was born July 24, 1926, in Portage, WI, the son of Walter and Gladys (Flood) Bischoff. He graduated from Portage High School. Gordon served our country in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. He went on to further his...
David Hielke
December 30, 2016
David F. Hielke, age 75, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. David was born February 17, 1941, in Green Lake, WI, the son of William and Margaret (Voeltner) Hielke, Jr. He graduated from Ripon High School. On November 12, 1960, David married Joan Rae Brunson in Ripon. He started Dave’s...
Thomas Lippert
December 27, 2016
Thomas P. Lippert, age 59, of Berlin, WI, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 27, 2016, after a short illness. Tom was born in Berlin on October 14, 1957, the son of Paul and Maxine (Mathes) Lippert. He graduated from Berlin High School, and was a custodian at the Berlin School District. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, all...
Vernon Thelke
December 27, 2016
Vernon W. Thelke, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on December 27, 2016, at Maplecrest Manor. Vernon was born in Fond du Lac, WI, on September 26, 1925, the son of Gustave and Augusta (Zech) Thelke. He graduated from Ripon High School, and then went on to UW Madison to pursue an agricultural program. On June 12, 1954, Vernon...
Carol Jorgensen
December 25, 2016
Carol A. Jorgensen, age 81, passed away on December 25, 2016, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI. Carol was born in Chicago on November 5, 1935, daughter of Anker and Johanne (Ankersen) Nielsen. She graduated from Taft High School in Chicago and went on to Dana College in Blair, NE to pursue a business degree. In January of...
Lee Ross
December 23, 2016
Lee E. Ross, age 75, of Ripon, passed away on December 23, 2016, at his home. Lee was born in Melrose Park, IL, on August 4, 1941, the son of Roy and Dorothy (Schlupp) Ross. After high school he went on to serve our country in the United States Army. He then went to the Illinois State Police Academy and...
Shirley Dulas
December 23, 2016
Shirley M. Dulas, age 84, of Markesan, WI, passed away on December 23, 2016, at the Markesan Resident Home. Shirley was born on November 2, 1932, the daughter of Ralph and Esther (Garver) Blank, in Wells, MN. In October of 1953, she married Donald Dulas in Wells. Shirley was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Markesan. She was...
Dwain Werch
December 22, 2016
Dwain E. Werch, age 80, passed away on December 22, 2016, at Maplecrest in Ripon, WI. Dwain was born on February 10, 1936, the son of Emil and Esther (Eckart) Werch, in Ripon. He graduated from Ripon High School and went on to North Central College and also Oshkosh Tech School. In 1957, he married Donna Wesner in Walnut, Illinois....
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