Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Fatima Castro
May 6, 2016
Fatima Mejia Castro, age 0, was born and went to heaven on Friday, May 6, 2016, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. She was the daughter of Josue David Mejia Rivera and Maria Guadalupe Castro Dovalina. Survivors include her parents, Josue and Maria of Ripon, WI; paternal grandparents, Eduardo Mejia and Mirna Rivera; maternal grandparents, Nieves Castro R. and Maria...
Betty Witkowski
May 5, 2016
Betty Lou Witkowski, age 87, of Neenah, WI, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Theda Care Medical Center in Neenah. Betty was born February 17, 1929, in Berlin, WI, the daughter of Paul and Elsie (Davis) Rosenthal. She graduated from Berlin High School. On July 4, 1953, Betty married Bernard Valentine Witkowski in Ripon. Her passion was crocheting...
Gertrude Krause
May 4, 2016
Gertrude Gert Helen Krause, age 92, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Ripon Medical Center. Gert was born October 11, 1923, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Albert and Ida (Roehl) Prellwitz. She attended Ripon schools. On June 5, 1943, Gert married Harold Krause. She was a homemaker and helped on the farm. Gert was...
Lyle Mabbott
May 2, 2016
Lyle R. Mabbott, age 91, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Cardinal Ridge Residential Care Center in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Lyle was born July 3, 1924, in Superior, WI, the son of Maurice Lloyd and Rachel Anne (MacGregor) Mabbott. He graduated from Superior Central High School and went on to serve our country in the...
James Burdick
April 30, 2016
James J.B. L. Burdick, age 69, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at his home. J.B. was born June 29, 1946, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of Shadrach Ted and Adeline (Stellmacher) Burdick. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1964 and went on to further his education at Oshkosh Technical Institute, graduating in...
Jimmie "Jim" Stellmacher
April 28, 2016
Jimmie Jim F. Stellmacher, age 77, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Ripon Medical Center. Jim was born March 17, 1939, in Ripon, WI, the son of Melvin and LaVerne (Kuehn) Stellmacher. He graduated from Ripon High School with the class of 1957. Jim began working at the family business, Stellmacher Lumber Company shortly after...
Frederick Mann
April 27, 2016
Frederick Albert Mann, age 98, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at his home. Frederick was born December 5, 1917, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the son of Lano and Alvina (Meilahn) Mann. He graduated from Ripon High School. In 1941, Frederick married Grace Tollefson in Niles, WI. She and Frederick were blessed with two...
Floyd Harke
April 26, 2016
Floyd Delain Harke, age 90, of Ripon, WI, formerly of Fox Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at his home. Floyd was born December 20, 1925, in Princeton, WI, the son of Herman and Clara (Jahns) Harke. He attended school in Princeton. Floyd served our country in the United States Army, entering on June 28, 1944 and...
Louise Scheuers
April 21, 2016
Louise J. Scheuers, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Louise was born May 30, 1934, in Waupun, WI, the daughter of Erwin and Esther (Fairbanks) Corey. She graduated from Waupun High School. On June 6, 1953, Louise married Norman Scheuers in Columbus. She was a member of Immanuel...
Robert Kujawa
April 17, 2016
Robert E. Kujawa, a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, age 72, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Appleton Medical Center. Robert was born June 4, 1943, in Chicago, IL, the son of Henry V. and Ann (Gorman) Kujawa. He graduated from Gordon Tech High School and went on to DeVry Institute of...
Laverne Owens
April 17, 2016
Laverne K. Owens, age 87, of Ripon, WI, formerly of Iron Ridge, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Laverne was born December 5, 1928, in Hartford, WI, the daughter of Henry and Elva (Goetz) Wolf. She graduated from Hartford High School. In 1950, Laverne married Owen Owens in Iron Ridge, WI. She worked...
Carol Ferrara
April 15, 2016
Carol A. Ferrara, age 77, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon. Carol was born June 23, 1938, in Harvey, IL, the daughter of John and Mary (Mierzwa) Klein. She graduated from Thornton Township High School. On April 15, 1961, Carol married Joseph Ferrara in Ascension Church in Harvey. She had many...
James Sargent
April 12, 2016
James Arlo Sargent, age 83, resident of St. Maries, ID, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away at Valley Vista Care Center on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, after a short stay at Benewah Community Hospital. He was born February 19, 1933 to Ralph and Olga (Shave) Sargent in Ripon, WI. Jim grew up in Ripon and Green Lake, WI, and graduated...
Amelia Henriksen
April 4, 2016
Amelia Amy Lavina Henriksen, age 80, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Amy was born May 24, 1935, in Strongs Prairie, WI, the daughter of Jasper Kelly and Velletah (Wallace) Lovelace. She graduated from Adams Friendship High School. In 1953, Amy married Duane Henriksen at the First Congregational Church...
Reverend Bruce Buslaff
April 4, 2016
The Reverend Bruce M. Buslaff, age 77, of Ripon, WI, passed away at home on Monday, April 4, 2016, after being diagnosed with cancer at the end of January 2016. Bruce was born in Beaver Dam, WI on November 29, 1938, the son of Arthur C. and Naomi (Nee: Lambert) Buslaff. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1957 and...
Francis Ptacek
March 22, 2016
Francis J. Ptacek, age 95, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Prairie Place in Ripon. Fran was born September 27, 1920, in River Falls, WI, the son of Peter and Lena (Ott) Ptacek. He graduated from River Falls High School and went on to further his education at River Falls Teachers College and Lawrence...
Thomas Wilber
March 19, 2016
Thomas Howard Wilber, age 70, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at his home with family by his side. Thomas was born April 7, 1945, in New York, NY, the son of James and Beatrice (Wolske) Wilber. He graduated from Neenah High School in 1964. In 1967, Thomas married Bonnie Bell in Appleton. He worked as...
Patricia Kedrowski
March 18, 2016
Patricia Joan Kedrowski, age 92, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016, at Pleasant Park Place in Ripon. Joan was born June 14, 1923, at her family home in Ladysmith, WI, the daughter of Marvin L. and Clara M. (Bunn) Nelson. She graduated from high school in Adams/Friendship. Joan was raised and schooled in the Arkdale area...
Mary Kay Hammen
March 18, 2016
Mary Kay Hammen, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2016, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon with her daughters by her side. She was born on July 6, 1928, the daughter of Henry and Edna (Hanson) Hobbs. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On March 20, 1948, Mary Kay married Orice Hammen and...
Kermit Weiske
March 17, 2016
Kermit Doc George Weiske, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Ripon Medical Center. Doc was born May 18, 1929, in Montello, WI, the son of Charles and Winnifred (Eichler) Weiske. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1946, and graduated from Ripon College in 1950. Doc later received his Masters degree from the...
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