Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Merle Schwartz

Merle Schwartz

September 9, 2016

Merle Mae Schwartz, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016, at Michalene’s in Ripon. Merle was born February 23, 1935, in Town of Metomen, WI, the daughter of George and Leona (Zeatlow) Clark. She graduated from Ripon High School and upon graduation married Arthur Kuehn and raised three children and later married Richard Schwartz. Merle...

Tonya Cronier

Tonya Cronier

September 6, 2016

Tonya L. Cronier, age 38, of Ripon, WI, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Tonya was born June 2, 1978, in Travis Air Force Base Fairfield, CA, the daughter of Thomas D. and Carol A. (Johnson) Cronier. She worked as a sheet press operator for Ripon Printers. Tonya was a daughter, a sister, a...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

August 31, 2016

Robert Heuer Johnson, age 85, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at his home with family by his side. Bob was born on August 4, 1931, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Irvin W. and Hedwig (Heuer) Johnson. He graduated from Oshkosh High School in Oshkosh, WI in 1949. In November of 1950, Bob enlisted in...

The Reverend Frank Fagerburg

The Reverend Frank Fagerburg

August 25, 2016

The Reverend Frank Phillip Fagerburg(Pastor Frank)Born to Alfred George and Jessie Mae Nada (Noland) Fagerburg on November 4, 1920, Frank P. Fagerburg began his nearly 96 years of life in his family home at 1204 North Livingston Street, Bloomington, Illinois. He died peacefully at his home in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2016.Before his birth, Frank’s parents prayed their...

Betty Johnson

Betty Johnson

August 18, 2016

Betty Johnson, age 77, of Ripon, WI, with her husband by her side, passed away on Thursday, August 18th 2016 at Prairie Place in Ripon. Betty was born September 3rd, 1938, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Earl and Gladys (Maloney) McGovern. Betty graduated from Messmer High School. On August 9th 1958 she married the love of her life, Chuck Johnson...

Susan Volkmann

Susan Volkmann

August 14, 2016

Susan “Sue” Bonfield Volkmann, age 72, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016, with her husband by her side, at their home in Ripon. Sue was born November 25, 1943, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of William S. and Jean (Burkland) Bonfield. She graduated from Madison West High School and went on to attend four years at...

Joshua Downs

Joshua Downs

August 12, 2016

Joshua “Josh” A. Downs, age 43, of Ripon, WI, passed away after a long battle with health issues on Friday, August 12, 2016 at UW Madison in Madison, WI. Josh was born April 10, 1973, in Ripon, the son of Gene and Karen (Quick) Downs. On October 6, 2000, he married Annie Dudek. Josh worked as a chef for Heidel...

Leroy Stollfuss

Leroy Stollfuss

August 11, 2016

LeRoy E. Stollfuss, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. LeRoy was born July 13, 1930, in Ripon, the son of Robert and Ella (Jahns) Stollfuss. LeRoy worked as a construction worker throughout his life, was a proud Army Veteran of the Korean War, and a past...

Wallace Abrahamson

Wallace Abrahamson

August 4, 2016

Wallace David Abrahamson, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016, at his home in Ripon surrounded by family and love. So deserving for a man who loved his family so fiercely. Wallace was born November 3, 1935, in Sturgeon Bay, WI, the son of Walter and Muriel (Potier) Abrahamson. He graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School....

Donald Lueptow

Donald Lueptow

August 4, 2016

Donald K. Lueptow died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at his home in Ripon, Wisconsin surrounded by his family. He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin on August 28, 1929. He was the son of Lucille (Hess) and Arthur Lueptow. He married Bernadine (Billie) Laboyeske on October 21, 1950. They had 7 children – Mary, Nick, Michele, Anne, Peter, Catherine, and Matthew....

Dr. James Hyde Jr.

Dr. James Hyde Jr.

August 1, 2016

James F. Hyde, Jr., age 83, of Ripon, WI, Professor of German Emeritus at Ripon College, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016, at Barrett House assisted living in Ripon.James Hyde was born June 6, 1933, in Corning, N.Y., the son of J. Franklin and Hildegard (Lesche) Hyde. He graduated from Northside High School in Corning in the Class of...

Gary Zimmerman

Gary Zimmerman

July 30, 2016

Gary A. Zimmerman, Sr., age 78, of Green Lake, WI, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at home with his family by his side. Gary was born June 7, 1938, in Green Bay, WI, the son of Harold and Edith Zimmerman. He graduated from Wauwatosa High School and went on to further his education at UWM,...

Ronald Nitz

Ronald Nitz

July 30, 2016

Ronald William Nitz, age 78, of Pickett, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon with his family by his side. Ronald was born February 15, 1938, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of William and Laura (Henke) Nitz. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1956. In 1967, Ronald married the love of...

Bruce Kelma

Bruce Kelma

July 26, 2016

Bruce “Goose” John Kelma, age 75, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at his home in Ripon. Bruce was born April 24, 1941, in Ripon, the son of John and Minnie (Adler) Kelma. He graduated from Ripon High School, and went on to do many great things. On May 18, 1963, Bruce married Audrey Priebe in...

Cyndie Hass

Cyndie Hass

July 20, 2016

Cyndie M. Hass, age 62, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on July 20, 2016, at UW Madison in Madison, WI. Cyndie was born January 20, 1954, in Beaver Dam, WI, the daughter of Gilbert and Lorraine (Davis) Callies. She graduated from Markesan High School in 1972 and later married Daniel Hass in Dubuque, IA. She was a laborer at...

Edward Duzynski

Edward Duzynski

July 19, 2016

Edward Duzynski, age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Juliette Manor in Berlin, WI. Ed was born March 20, 1928, in the Chicago area, the son of Joseph and Kazimiera (Grzegorska) Duzynski. After High School Ed served in the United States Navy, became a self-employed tool and die maker, and married his wife LaVerne....

George Kehlenbrink

George Kehlenbrink

July 17, 2016

George Walter Kehlenbrink, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his home in Ripon. George was born March 24, 1926, in West Allis, WI, the son of Alfred and Margaret (Schroeder) Kehlenbrink. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School and U.W. Madison, and went on to serve our country in the United States Army....

Mary Ellen Cutter

Mary Ellen Cutter

July 10, 2016

Mary Ellen Cutter, age 67, of Janesville, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016, after a long fight against cancer at Agrace Hospice Madison, with her son and granddaughter, Benjamin and April Witkowski, by her side. Mary Ellen was born August 16, 1948, in Berlin, the daughter of Louis and Freida (Ninneman) Nechkash. She received her education in Berlin,...

Eugenia Shurpit

Eugenia Shurpit

July 10, 2016

Eugenia “Jeanie” Shurpit, age 85, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at her home in Kindred Hearts. Jeanie was born December 20, 1930, in Princeton, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Krafjack) Kozlowski. On October 3, 1953, Jeanie married Victor Shurpit in Princeton, WI. She was a lunch aide at St. John the Baptist School...

Patrick Burk

Patrick Burk

July 9, 2016

Patrick Leo Burk, age 88, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in his home. Patrick was born October 14, 1927, in Kingston, the son of Dennis and Catherine (Leahy) Burk. In 1951 he married Beatrice Joyce Makurat. Patrick was a farmer his whole life, a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, and the...