Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Evelyn Kohnke
July 6, 2013
Evelyn Kohnke, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Evelyn was born July 30, 1925, in Neshkoro, the daughter of Herman and Mayme (Hoeft) Stark. On April 12, 1947, Evelyn married Floyd Roy Kohnke in Kingston, WI. Evelyn was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, in Ripon, WI....
Karen Garlock
July 6, 2013
Karen J Garlock, age 63, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at her home. Karen was born April 24, 1950, in Fort Atkinson, the daughter of Francis and Joan (Dailey) Siebenaller. Karen graduated from Whitewater High School, and went on to work as an Inventory Control Clerk at Speed Queen in Ripon. Survivors include her siblings,...
Steven Fitzi
June 30, 2013
Steven Lauren Fitzi, age 53, of Ripon, WI, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013, at UW-Hospital in Madison, WI. Steven was born August 11, 1959 in Morocco, Africa, the son of Stanley Fitzi. He graduated from Waupaca High School. Steve was employed as a drywaller, at Jim’s Drywall in Berlin, WI. Survivors include his significant other of fifteen years, Cathy...
William 'Len' Burling
June 29, 2013
William L. ‘Len’ Burling, age 93, formerly of Green Lake, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Len was born June 10, 1920 in Green Lake, the son of Loy and Mae (Palmer) Burling. He graduated from Green Lake High School and went on to receive his Bachelor’s degree from the University...
Elda Wetzel
June 27, 2013
Elda F. Wetzel, age 92, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Greenbriar Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Bradenton, FL. Elda was born November 28, 1920, in Ripon, the daughter of Carl and Clara (Bloch) Kenas. She graduated from high school and went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree. On September 26,...
Jane Zoellner
June 19, 2013
Jane F. Zoellner, age 67, of Junction City, WI, formerly Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Ministry St. Michaels Hospital in Stevens Point, WI. Jane was born on November 17, 1945, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Donald R. and Ruth K. (Klettke) Kussman, Fairwater, WI. She graduated from Ripon High School and went on to...
Robert "Bob" Bock
June 18, 2013
Robert “Bob” E. Bock, age 83, of Galva, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI, with his family by his side. Bob was born August 1, 1929, in St. James, MN, the son of Rudolf and Laura (Wolter) Bock. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1947. Bob entered the Air...
Irene Rashid Lay
June 12, 2013
Irene Rashid Lay, 98, after a period of declining health, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, with her children gathered near her. She lived at Maplecrest Manor and was recently under the care of Agnesian Healthcare Hospice Hope. She was born in Berlin, but made Ripon her home when she moved there to attend college. Family lore has it...
Carroll Lindeman
May 31, 2013
Carroll E. Lindeman, age 79, of Brandon, WI, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Carroll was born on October 5, 1933, in Brandon, the son of William and Esther (Schwandt) Lindeman. He graduated from Brandon High School and on June 25, 1961, he married Avis Kirst at St. John’s Lutheran Church...
Glenda Turner
May 23, 2013
Glenda L. Turner, age 69, of Fairwater, WI, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at her home with her family by her side. Glenda was born on May 6, 1944, in Hutchinson, KS, the daughter of Harold and Darlene (Mitchell) Schroll. She graduated from high school and went on to get her degree in Nursing from Aultman School of...
Florence Derber
May 20, 2013
Florence Mae Derber, age 93, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013, at Ripon Medical Center. Florence was born on May 2, 1920, in Green Lake County, the daughter of Peter and Emma (Siewert) Elvers. On May 28, 1938, Florence married Francis Hoddinott and after he passed away, she married Kenneth Derber. She was a member of...
Edna Wissing
May 16, 2013
Edna M. Wissing, age 101, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin. Edna was born on January 3, 1912, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Adam and Wilhelmina (Raebel) Reith. On September 2, 1933, she married William John Wissing at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Milwaukee. Edna was a homemaker...
Marie Baird
May 14, 2013
Marie Eva (nee Redman) Baird, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at home in Ripon. Marie was born September 5, 1927, in Brandon, WI, the daughter of Louis and Gertrude (Pollock) Redman. After she completed her schooling, she worked as a Packer at Rosendale Green Giant Canning Factory. Marie also worked as a waitress...
Vera Wepner
May 10, 2013
Vera R. Wepner, age 85, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Vera was born March 23, 1928, in the Town of Nepeuskun, WI, the daughter of Frank and Edna (Zamzow) Zech. She graduated from Brandon High School and on August 19, 1950, Vera married John Wepner. Vera worked as an...
John Hagen
May 5, 2013
John C. Hagen, age 63, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on May 5, 2013, at his home in Green Lake.John was born October 2, 1949, in Wisconsin, the son of John C. and LaVerne C. (Hernke) Hagen. He attended school and then worked as a Jack Hammer Operator in the City of Milwaukee. John is survived by his sisters,...
Edythe Schattschneider
May 3, 2013
Edythe Schattschneider, age 94, of Rosendale, WI, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Fond du Lac, WI. Edythe was born October 24, 1918, in the Town of Nepeuskun, WI, the daughter of Frank and Edna (Zamzow) Zech. She graduated from high school and on September 29, 1939, Edythe married Glenn Schattschneider at Our Saviour’s...
Leonard Ringstad
May 3, 2013
Leonard E. Ringstad, age 87, passed away at his home in Ripon, WI on Friday, May 3, 2013, with his family by his side. Leonard, born May 1, 1926, was raised in the Wittenberg, WI, area where he graduated high school in 1944. He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II and at Fort Sheridan...
Caryl "Bob" Burling
April 28, 2013
Caryl Robert “Bob” Burling, age 81, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Bob was born on December 25, 1931, in Oshkosh, WI, the son of Earl F. and Viola (Hamann) Burling. He graduated from Ripon High School and on May 3, 1952, Bob married Marjorie Wepner in Ripon. Bob...
Drusilla "Dru" Mansmith
April 26, 2013
Drusilla “Dru” Mae Mansmith, age 86, of Markesan, WI, formerly of Ripon, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Markesan Resident Home. Dru was born on September 20, 1926, in the Town of Marion, WI, the daughter of Alfred and Beatrice (Grahn) Kolpin. She graduated from Neshkoro High School and on April 12, 1947, Dru married Victor Mansmith. She...
Donald Long
April 26, 2013
Donald E. Long, age 56, of Markesan, WI, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013, Ripon Medical Center in Ripon. Donald was born on June 15, 1956, in Berlin, WI, the son of Edward Elmer and Marion Agnes (Van Doren) Long. He worked at Alliance Laundry Systems as a fork lift driver for 30 years. Donald was an avid hunter...
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