Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Gerald Klingbeil
October 28, 2015
Gerald Edwin Klingbeil, age 72, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center in Menasha, WI. Gerald was born November 27, 1942, in Montello, WI, the son of Edwin and Violet (Zabel) Klingbeil. He graduated from Montello High School. Gerald earned his cheese maker license at the age of 16 years old...
Donald Belling
October 27, 2015
Donald Richard Belling, age 87, of the Town of Eldorado, WI, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 27, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah, WI. Donald was born June 10, 1928, to Alfred and Rose (Hilt) Belling. On October 20, 1951, he married Alice Priepke. They farmed all their life in the Town of Eldorado until retirement. He was...
Joan Weeks
October 18, 2015
Joan Weeks, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon from a long battle with Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. Joan was born March 1, 1942, in Rosendale, WI, the daughter of Harold and LaVerna (Wocknitz) Ballard. She graduated from Ripon High School. Joan was a secretary for 29 years at...
Marilyn Disterhaft
October 14, 2015
Marilyn R. Disterhaft, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Maplecrest in Ripon. Marilyn was born October 28, 1925, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Ida L. (Ziebel) Stadler. She graduated from Oshkosh schools and on June 25, 1949, Marilyn married Harold “Harry” Disterhaft. Marilyn worked as a night supervisor for Precision...
Betsy Bloch
October 14, 2015
Betsy Bloch, age 85, of Green Lake/Markesan, WI, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fond du Lac. Betsy was born Wednesday, September 24, 1930 to Milton L. and Maude (Wood) Stellmacher as an only daughter. Betsy lived her entire life in the Green Lake area. Beginning with elementary school in Fairwater,...
Warren Wilkes
October 13, 2015
Warren F. Wilkes, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon. Warren was born September 25, 1920, in the Town of Metomen, WI, the son of Emil and Ella (Eichstedt) Wilkes. He was educated in Ripon schools and in 1948, Warren married Gladys Daehn at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Waupun....
Leon Schroeder
October 12, 2015
Leon Paul Schroeder, age 66, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015, at his home. Leon was born October 9, 1949, in Reedsburg, WI, the son of Bernard L. and Bernice A. (Schmidt) Schroeder. He graduated from Green Lake High School and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree entering college at UW-Madison and graduating at...
William Schang
October 12, 2015
William J. Schang, age 74, of Oshkosh, WI, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015. William was born September 25, 1941, in Detroit, MI, the son of Jacob J. and Helen M. (Ziegler) Schang. He graduated from Trenton High School and went on to receive his PhD from the University of Michigan. On July 10, 1965,...
Rosemary Zimdars
October 10, 2015
Rosemary J. Zimdars, age 65, of Stoughton, WI, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 10, 2015, following several years struggling with Alzheimer’s. She was born February 7, 1950, to Gordon and W. Lois (Tavs) Zimdars in Ripon, WI. She attended the Ripon schools through graduation and continued her education at UWO obtaining her BSN in nursing. Rosemary was a lifelong member...
Wayne Benjamin Wegner
October 9, 2015
Wayne Benjamin Wegner, age 76, of Ripon, WI, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015, at home. Wayne was born December 7, 1938, in Ripon, the son of Benjamin and Melva (Seidler) Wegner. He graduated from Ripon High School and attended Ripon College. After college, Wayne moved to the family farm where he farmed all of his life. He was a...
George Robert Gray Jr.
October 8, 2015
George Robert “Bob” Gray Jr., age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon in the presence of his family. Bob was born June 27, 1927, in Ripon, the son of George Robert and Olive Ruth (Buchholz) Gray. He attended and graduated from Ripon Public Schools. Bob trained at the Great Lakes...
Duane "Pooky" August Wittchow
October 7, 2015
Duane “Pooky” August Wittchow, age 81, of Ripon, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Barrett House in Ripon with family by his side. “Pooky” was born December 16, 1933, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of August and Dorothy (Paul) Wittchow. He graduated from Rosendale High School. In 1976, Pooky married Rosie Michels in Ripon, WI. He worked...
Wayne "Hubcap" K. Endeward
October 7, 2015
Wayne “Hubcap” K. Endeward, age 82, of Ripon, WI, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. Wayne was born February 11, 1933 in Lakefield, MN, the son of Otto and Minnie (Marquardt) Endeward. He graduated from Ripon High School, class of 1951. Wayne was best known as “Hubcap” to his friends and family. As a...
James Michaels
October 5, 2015
James “Jimbo” Michaels, age 61, of Green Lake, WI, passed away October 5, 2015, at his home in Green Lake. James was born August 13, 1954, in Port Washington, WI, the son of Donald and Florence (Stickmann) Michaels. He attended Port Washington High School. James went on to serve our country in the United States Navy from 1971 – 1973....
Judith Ann Dix
October 2, 2015
Judith Ann Dix, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Judy was born February 13, 1949, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Arthur and Harriet (Santi) Dix. She graduated from St. John’s Cathedral High School in Milwaukee. After graduation, she worked and traveled for Levitz Furniture for 25 years....
Rheinold G. Conrad
October 2, 2015
Rheinold G. Conrad, age 92, passed away, peacefully, Friday, October 2, 2015, at home in Ripon, WI., surrounded by his family. His life ended in the same room where he was born in, on Nov. 5, 1922 on the farm where he lived his entire life. His lifelong credo was “Do onto others as you would have them do onto...
Clara Mary Werth
September 28, 2015
Clara Mary Werth, 85, formerly of Markesan, WI went to her Heavenly home Monday, September 28, 2015 after a courageous battle with Dementia.Clara was born March 9, 1930 to Willard and Irma (Siedschlag) Davison at her parent’s home on Mackford Prairie, she was raised in the area and attended Utley and Markesan Schools. On February 14, 1948 she married the...
Ruth Hutchison
September 27, 2015
Ruth Hutchison, age 92, of Ripon, WI, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Ruth was born July 30, 1923, in the Town of Brooklyn, WI, the daughter of August and Martha (Kobernik) Hielke. She graduated from Ripon High School and on March 23, 1953, Ruth married Ira Hutchison in Iowa. She worked at...
Darwin Prellwitz
September 23, 2015
Darwin “Foot” Prellwitz, age 70, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center. Darwin was born September 7, 1945, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of Lloyd and Ardis (Abendroth) Prellwitz. He graduated from Markesan High School and in 1965, Darwin married his high school sweetheart, Carol Henshaw at Our Saviour’s United...
Robert Wheaton, Jr.
September 21, 2015
Robert John Wheaton, Jr., age 72, of Pine River, WI, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015, at his home. Survivors include his two brothers, George Wheaton of Camp Douglas, WI and Gerald Wheaton of Ripon, WI. Per Robert’s wishes there will be no service. Inurnment will take place at St John the Baptist Cemetery in Montello, WI at a...
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