Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Frederick Boese
December 14, 2015
Frederick William Boese, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Frederick was born on September 26, 1929, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Fred and Bernice (Sawings) Boese. He graduated from Ripon High School and on June 3, 1950, Frederick married Shirley Ann Wittchow. Frederick held many positions...
Florian Laper
December 13, 2015
Florian Grover Laper, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at Agnesian Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. Florian was born March 9, 1920, in Fairwater, WI, the son of Jesse W. and Nellie G. (Abercrombie) Laper. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1937 and went on to finish a two year...
Alice Rutkowski
December 9, 2015
Alice H. Rutkowski, age 92, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. Alice was born February 7, 1923, in Ripon the daughter of Michael and Dorothy (Bednarek) Dorsch. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1941. Affectionately known as “Big A,” she was a lifelong resident of Ripon and worked...
Mary Ellen Farrell
December 7, 2015
Mary Ellen (Wilson) Farrell, 98, died on Monday, December 7, 2015, at Barrett House in Ripon, Wisconsin.She was born Jan. 7, 1917, on a farm near Dover, Minnesota, a daughter of Paul and Lily Wilson.She was educated in the schools of Dover and St. Charles, Minnesota, graduating in 1935. After moving to Winona she worked at Choate’s Department Store for...
Jean P. Robichaud
December 6, 2015
Jean P. Robichaud, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin, WI. Jean was born September 3, 1930, in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Spencer and Violet (O’Harrow) Carrier. She was a graduate of Fond du Lac High School and also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education...
Ralph Quinney
December 5, 2015
Ralph Douglas Quinney, age 79 of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at the University of Wisconsin Madison Hospital. Ralph was born, June 4, 1936, in Elkhorn, WI, the son of Floyd and Alice (Holloway) Quinney. He graduated from Delavan High School. Ralph graduated from the Universities of Wisconsin Whitewater and Marquette with a master’s degree. Ralph...
Jeanne Kohnke
December 3, 2015
Jeanne (Betty) Elizabeth Kohnke, age 97, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at her home at Kindred Hearts of Green Lake. Jeanne was born on July 27, 1918, in Green Lake, WI, the daughter of Loy and Mae (Palmer) Burling. She graduated from Green Lake High School in 1936. In 1938, she married Victor Kohnke...
Michael Cartwright
December 2, 2015
Michael Cartwright, age 62, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at his home. Michael was born July 2, 1953, in Waupaca, WI, the son of Ronald and Dorothy (Jury) Cartwright Sr. He attended Oshkosh public schools. On October 20, 1979, Michael married Yvonne Rogers at Christ Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. He worked for Jackson Glass...
Dr. Charles Haseltine
November 27, 2015
Dr. Charles P. “Tip” Haseltine, 101, died early Friday, November 27, 2015, at his home in Long Beach, California. He was a long time resident of Redlands, California from 1954 to 2003.He was born on February 28, 1914, and raised in the small mid-western town of Ripon, Wisconsin (population 7,700) and was the 2nd of 3 children born to Col....
Steve Gerretson
November 24, 2015
Steve Gerretson, age 75, of Berlin, WI, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Brown-Wilcox Assisted Living in Berlin, WI.Steve was born, October 9, 1940, in Rockford, IL, the son of Ralph and Fern (Deihl) Gerretson. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1958 and then went on to serve our country in the United States Army Reserves. Steve...
Raymond "Tiny" F. Washkovick
November 23, 2015
Raymond “Tiny” F. Washkovick, age 71, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh.Tiny was born March 3, 1944, in Berlin, WI, the son of Raymond and Josephine (Kalupa) Washkovick. He graduated from Ripon High School and went on to serve our country in the United States National Guard for five and a...
Raymond C. Roberts
November 22, 2015
Raymond C. Roberts, age 55, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at home. Raymond was born August 4, 1960, in St. Charles, IL, the son of James A. and Karen K. (Kruse) Roberts. He attended Markesan High School. Raymond enjoyed spending time at home and loved his yard. Survivors include his mother, Karen Roberts of Ripon,...
Alice Margaret Jorgensen
November 22, 2015
Alice Margaret Jorgensen, age 101, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Alice was born March 28, 1914, in the Town of Leon, WI, the daughter of William and Olga (Wesner) Nipko. She attended school at the country school in Poy Sippi, WI. On September 1, 1932 Alice married Thomas...
Francis "Abe" L. Dymond
November 21, 2015
Francis “Abe” L. Dymond, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Divine Savior Health Care in Portage, WI. Francis was born August 6, 1949, in Mehoopany, PA, the son of William and Mary Jane (Decker) Dymond. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School in Pennsylvania. In 1999, Abe married Nell Bergman at Immanuel...
Paul Okincicas
November 18, 2015
Paul Anthony Okincicas, age 57, of Green Lake, WI, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at home. Paul was born March 22, 1958, in Eccles, Lancaster, England, the son of Povilas and Olga (Iley) Okincicas. Paul was a graduate of J. Sterling Morton East High School and Triton College. Paul moved from England to the United States in 1973, and...
Doreen Joann Badtke
November 18, 2015
Doreen Joann Badtke, age 67, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Doreen was born March 10, 1948, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Robert and Doris (Miller) Rupnow. She graduated from Ripon High School and the State of Wisconsin Treasurers Institute. Throughout her life, she had taken numerous advanced college courses involved with nursing, information technology,...
Leroy Nance
November 13, 2015
LeRoy “Roy” Nance, age 87, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015, after a brief stay at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI. Roy was born October 10, 1928, in Buck Grove, IA, the son of Harley and Nellie (Bruce) Nance. Upon graduating from high school, Roy proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 2...
Alton J. Meyer
November 7, 2015
Alton J. Meyer, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin. Alton was born October 20, 1928, in Lamartine, WI, the son of John and Dora (Hintz) Meyer. Alton attended school in Ripon. On September 12, 1953, Alton married Ruth Humbright at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon, WI. He was...
Elizabeth Sharon Will
November 5, 2015
Elizabeth Sharon Will, age 69, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Elizabeth was born July 19, 1946, in Waukau, WI, the daughter of Benjamin and Harriet (DeGraf) McCabe. Elizabeth was an avid bingo player at the senior center and had a passion for collecting dolls. Survivors include...
James "Whitey" Plagenz
November 4, 2015
James “Whitey” Russell Plagenz, age 72, of Waupun, WI, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015, surrounded by his family. Jim was born October 23, 1943, in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of Walter and Evelyn (Mace) Plagenz Sr. In 1979; he married Joyce Ann Johnston in Ripon, WI. Jim enjoyed the outdoors and loved to fish and hunt. Jim had...
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