Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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James Beach
August 10, 2015
James “Jim” Frederick Beach, age 63, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015, at his home. Jim was born May 16, 1952, in Chicago, IL, the son of Ralph and Margaret (Broadley) Beach. He graduated from Green Lake High School and in 1970, Jim married Nancy Petruske in Princeton. He was a mechanic working presently at...
Gladys Gray
July 27, 2015
Gladys Charlotte (nee Zimmerman) Gray, age 95, of Ripon, WI, was called by her Lord to her eternal home on Monday, July 27, 2015, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Gladys was born January 20, 1920, to Frank Robert and Clara (Weckwerth) Zimmerman in Green Lake, WI. She was educated at Peace Lutheran grade school, Green Lake High School and graduated...
Matthew Thor Boers
July 27, 2015
Matthew “Puffy” Thor Boers, age 40, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Matthew was born February 26, 1975, in Ripon, the son of Roger and Debra (Berndt) Boers. He was a graduate of Ripon High School. He worked at Action Printers in Fond du Lac for fourteen years and was...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Johnson
July 27, 2015
Jacqueline “Jackie” Johnson, age 84, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, at Kindred Hearts in Green Lake. Jackie was born May 5, 1931, in Elgin, IL, the daughter of William and Ione (Smith) Widmayer. She graduated from Hampshire Township High School in Illinois and in 1949; Jackie married Richard C. Johnson in Genoa, IL. She...
Lyle Smith
July 26, 2015
Lyle L. Smith, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Lyle was born November 11, 1931, in Chili, WI, the son of Herman and Emma (Kotlow) Smith. Lyle became a farmer and on November 19, 1949, he married Dawn Hanson in Chili. Lyle was on the Ripon School...
Roy Skalsky
July 25, 2015
Roy E. Skalsky, age 87, of Waimea, Hawaii, formerly of Howards Grove, WI, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea, Hawaii. He was born May 27, 1928, in Jackson, MN, the son of Tony A. and Mary (Verba) Skalsky. He ran the family farm and drove truck before going to work at Kohler Company...
Margaret Marshall
July 23, 2015
Margaret Marshall, age 85, of Neshkoro, WI, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Margaret was born April 18, 1930, in Racine, WI, the daughter of Arsen and Mary (Vartanian) Katibian. She graduated from Washington Park High School in Racine in 1949. Margaret married Jack Marshall in Waukegan in 1960. Margaret was a librarian’s...
Joann May Essenberg
July 20, 2015
Joann May Essenberg, age 86, of Germantown, WI, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Menominee Falls, WI.She was born, May 5, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Calvin and Katherine (Harms) Reifsnyder. She graduated from North Division High School. On March 11, 1950 Joann married Ray Essenberg at St. John deNepomuc Church. She was...
J. Michael Phillips
July 17, 2015
J. Michael Phillips, age 75, of Green Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, WI.J. Michael Phillips was born November 29, 1939, in Peoria, IL, the son of George and Kathryn (Sharp) Phillips. Michael graduated from Springfield High School and later received a bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois...
Darvin "Dobbie" Donald Hoch
July 9, 2015
Darvin “Dobbie” Donald Hoch, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away, on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Prairie Place in Ripon.Dobbie was born February 13, 1925, Ripon, WI, the son of August and Laura (Pinno) Hoch. He graduated from Rosendale Union Free High School in 1943. On September 4, 1954, he married Joyce M. Schraven. Dobbie retired from Speed Queen...
Muriel Alice (Radke) Lamonska
July 8, 2015
Muriel Alice (Radke) Lamonska, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Muriel was born January 24, 1933, at Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Walter and Alma (Stobb) Radke. She attended Country Holmes School and later Ripon High School. She graduated in 1950. Muriel worked at the...
Lawrence Vandervelde
July 6, 2015
Lawrence Martin Vandervelde, fondly known as "Vandy," passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 in Markesan, WI. Patriarch of a large yet tight-knit family, he was 96, and had lived on or near Green Lake for most of his long life.The son of Bert and Aimee Kellogg Vandervelde, Vandy was born in Milwaukee on June 22, 1919, and graduated from...
Thelma Markham
July 6, 2015
Thelma Marie Markham, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, July, 6, 2015, at Michalene’s Assisted Living.She was born on January 27, 1920, in La Grange, Illinois, the daughter of Roy and Marie (Pierce) Hair. After high school, she worked in Chicago as a secretary for the Sun Times. She then worked at Brachs Candy Company. She married...
Joe Schicker
July 3, 2015
Joe Schicker age 88, of Ripon, passed away peacefully at home with his wife at his side on Friday, July 3, 2015. He was born in St. Anna, WI, to Michael and Stella (Karls) Schicker. At the very young age of ten he ventured out on his own and ended up at Ervin and Claire Schwandt’s home in Markesan. He...
Leona Dahlke
June 30, 2015
Leona R. Dahlke, age 94, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at her home with family by her side. Leona was born September 21, 1920, in Renville, MN, the daughter of Wallace and Florence (Anklam) Rudolph. She graduated high school and on September 23, 1944, Leona married Arnie Dahlke Sr. at Grace Lutheran Church in Ripon....
Beverly Jean Thiel
June 28, 2015
Beverly Jean Thiel, age 79, of Ripon, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center. Beverly was born March 14, 1936, in Poy Sippi, WI, the daughter of Harold and Maude (Vergin) Beck. Beverly married Arlyn L. Thiel in 1952 at Our Saviour’s Church of Christ in Ripon. Survivors include her children, Michael A. Thiel (Linda Brown), Ripon,...
June Anna Brown
June 25, 2015
June Anna Brown, age 83, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Maplecrest in Ripon. June was born June 10, 1932, in Ripon, the daughter of Herman and Florence (Gatzke) Berndt. She graduated from Ripon High School. June married Leslie Brown December 4, 1954, at Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ in Ripon. She was a homemaker...
Betty Campbell
June 20, 2015
Betty Campbell, age 82, of Berlin, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Patriot Place in Berlin.Betty was born September 1, 1932, in Maplewood, WV, the daughter of William and Lena (Taylor) Campbell. She married Edward Trotter in October of 1949 in Waukegan, IL. As well as a homemaker, Betty was involved with the PTA and was a...
Robert Krahn
June 19, 2015
Robert Albert Krahn, age 88, of Sun City West, AZ and of Green Lake, WI, made his way to heaven June 19, 2015, at Berlin Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Robert was born August 13, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Harry and Rose (Reich) Krahn. He graduated Boy’s Tech in Milwaukee. He enlisted in the Air Force...
Juanita Virginia Jahn
June 16, 2015
Juanita Virginia Jahn, 88, of Ripon, died June 16, 2015 at Maplecrest in Ripon. She was born Juanita V. Rutz on July 31, 1926 to Anna M. (Berger) and Arnold R. Rutz in Milwaukee, and grew up in Horicon, Wisconsin. She was a graduate of Horicon High School. On November 3, 1945 she married Raymond R. Jahn in Lomira, Wisconsin....
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