Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Kathleen Conroy

Kathleen Conroy

August 27, 2013

Kathleen “Kitty” Conroy, age 76, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan. Kitty was born on January 25, 1937, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of George and Anna (Marotta) Bacino. She was a 1954 graduate from West Rockford High School and a 1979 graduate from Rockford Business College. Kitty later...

Dorothy Liptow

Dorothy Liptow

August 22, 2013

Dorothy E. Liptow, age 97, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Michalene’s in Ripon. Dorothy was born on August 31, 1915, in Green Lake, the daughter of Adam and Bertha (Ahrens) Weiss. She graduated from Green Lake High School. On June 20, 1948, Dorothy married Gordon Liptow on her parent’s farm in Green Lake. Dorothy...

Virginia Lehman

Virginia Lehman

August 20, 2013

Virginia Ellen “Ginny” Lehman, age 86, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at her home. Ginny was born October 25, 1926, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Bruno and Katharine (Tibbals) Jacob. She was a graduate of Ripon High School. On April 10, 1948, Ginny married Russell Lehman. She was a homemaker and devoted wife, mother,...

Modesta "Marie" Miller

Modesta "Marie" Miller

August 15, 2013

Modesta “Marie” Miller, age 73, of Rosendale, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Marie was born September 14, 1939, in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Harley and Edith (Revolta) Austin. She graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac. On August 30, 1958, Marie married Henry “Hank” Miller in Benton, TX....

Marvin Vollbrecht

Marvin Vollbrecht

August 15, 2013

Former Ripon resident, Marvin Arnold Vollbrecht, age 93, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Tamarack Place Assisted Living in Menomonee Falls, WI. Marvin was born February 21, 1920, the first child of Fred and Elsie (Jahnke) Vollbrecht on a farm north of Rosendale. The family moved to a farm southwest of Ripon when he was four years old....

Beulah Benkoski

Beulah Benkoski

August 13, 2013

Beulah Benkoski, age 96, passed away at Appleton Health Care in Appleton, WI, on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, with family by her side. Beulah was born in the town of Rosendale on May 29, 1917, to Charles and Daisy (Morgan) Hyde. She was a graduate of Ripon High School and Fountain City Business College in Fond du Lac. She was...

Annie-Lorie Renner

Annie-Lorie Renner

August 12, 2013

Annie-Lorie Renner, age 76, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013, while under the care of Green Lake Hospice. Lorie was born on January 7, 1937, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of August and Erna Marie (Hausen) Walz. She graduated from Custer High School, and went on to attend four years of college at Milwaukee Downer College....

Richard Hackleman

Richard Hackleman

August 11, 2013

Richard Gordon “Dick” Hackleman, age 87, peacefully passed into eternal life on Sunday, August 11, 2013. His daughters were present to witness his Lord and Savior bringing him home to be joyously reunited with family and friends that preceded him. Dick was born July 1, 1926, in Lafayette, Indiana, the son of Marshall LaMarr and Mary Jane (Beeker) Hackleman. Dick...

Clarence Thiel

Clarence Thiel

August 10, 2013

Clarence V. Thiel, age 79, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Clarence was born July 4, 1934, the son of Emil and Mildred (Pahl) Thiel. He attended Markesan High School. Clarence worked as a Janitor at American Motors in Milwaukee, WI. In his earlier years, he enjoyed dancing and...

Lois Linger

Lois Linger

August 8, 2013

Lois Lorraine Linger, 88, of Markesan passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. She was born October 1, 1924 to Alvin and Lenora (Schwandt) Lueptow in Kingston, WI. She grew up on a farm near Kingston and attended a rural school that had no electricity, running water, or central heat. One teacher taught all eight...

Gayle Virtue

Gayle Virtue

August 5, 2013

Gayle E. Virtue, age 90, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac, WI. Gayle was born August 3, 1923, in Normal, IL, the daughter of Lester and Mabel (Erbe) Virtue. She attended high school in both Galena, IL and Dubuque, IA. Upon graduation, Gayle went on to attend Business College...

Janet Minor

Janet Minor

August 3, 2013

Janet Tillema Minor, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at her home with her family by her side. Janet was born May 26, 1947, in Beaver Dam, WI, the daughter of John and Lorene (Young) Tillema. She graduated from Markesan High School. On June 15, 1969, Janet married David Minor in Markesan, WI. Janet...

Mark Adamski

Mark Adamski

July 29, 2013

Mark C. Adamski, age 61, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, WI. Mark was born February 26, 1952, in Appleton, the son of Silvan and Jean (Mauthe) Adamski. He graduated from Seymour High School. Mark worked at Condon Oil Company as an automobile mechanic and in sales. Survivors include...

The Reverend Thomas Morgan

The Reverend Thomas Morgan

July 28, 2013

The Reverend Thomas P. Morgan, age 56, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at his home with his wife by his side. Tom was born on January 19, 1957, in Ripon, the son of Maurice Eugene and Lois Ann (Rogge) Morgan. He graduated from Ripon High School. On June 16, 1979, Tom married Susan Walkowiak at...

Crystal Mcconnell

Crystal Mcconnell

July 27, 2013

Crystal Lee McConnell, age 80, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Berlin Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side. Crystal was born May 5, 1933, in Berlin, the daughter of Bruno and Minnie (Sass) Fahrenkampf. On August 18, 1951 she married Jon A. McConnell Sr.; they made their home in the Green Lake...

Jack Van Metre

Jack Van Metre

July 24, 2013

Jack W. Van Metre, age 77, of Madison and Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, in his Madison home with his wife by his side. Jack was born June 21, 1936, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Wilbur D. (W.D.) and Edna V. (Williams) Van Metre. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1954, where he...

Edmund Wright

Edmund Wright

July 21, 2013

Edmund O. “Ed” Wright, age 94, formerly of Rosendale WI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Oshkosh, WI, with family by his side. Ed was born October 4, 1918, the son of Harry and Emma (Otteson) Wright. Upon graduating from Stoughton High School in 1937, Ed went on to serve our country as a Sargent in the...

Gilbert "Gil" Stasek

Gilbert "Gil" Stasek

July 18, 2013

Gilbert F. “Gil” Stasek, age 85, of Green Lake, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013, at the Berlin Memorial Hospital. Gil was born January 12, 1928, in Yuba, WI, the son of Frank and Martha (Kubiak) Stasek. Upon graduating from high school, he went on to serve our country as a Sargent (Security Agent) in the United States Army,...

Cecilia Neuman

Cecilia Neuman

July 18, 2013

Cecilia Neuman, age 96, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Cecilia was born January 30, 1917, the daughter of Louis and Pauline Copiskey in Tomahawk, WI. She graduated from Tomahawk High School and later went on to attend Madison Vocational College where she obtained her Licensed Practical Nursing degree. Cecilia...

Jeffrey Jenks

Jeffrey Jenks

July 16, 2013

Jeffrey A. Jenks, age 58, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at his home, with family by his side. Jeffrey was born June 1, 1955, in Tacoma, WA, the son of Clair and Joan (Farrand) Jenks. On October 31, 1987, Jeffrey married Theresa M. Luedtke at the Red Mill Chapel in Little Hope, WI. Jeffrey was...