Obituaries in Ripon, WI

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Norma E. Coburn

Norma E. Coburn

May 7, 2025

Norma Elaine Coburn, age 82, of Markesan, WI was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Markesan Resident Home.

Norma was born on September 27, 1942 in Waupun, WI, daughter of Bernice and Wilma (Baggett) Vis. She graduated from Waupun High School, class of 1960. On February 1, 1964 she married Thomas Coburn at St. Patrick Catholic...

Laurene E. Henning

Laurene E. Henning

May 7, 2025

Laurene E. Henning, age 95, of Ripon, WI went to her eternal home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Maplecrest Manor.

Laurene was born on March 1, 1930 in Marquette, Green Lake County, the daughter of Verne and Laura (Gelhar) Cluppert. She graduated from Markesan High School and Oshkosh Business College. Laurene worked for Kimball, Lamb, Rickman Company CPA’s in Oshkosh,...

Dorothy M. Evensen

Dorothy M. Evensen

May 1, 2025

Dorothy Mabel Evensen, age 95, of Ripon, WI passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon.

Dorothy was born on February 19, 1930, in Chicago, IL, daughter of Holger “Olie” and Edna (Laade) Johnson. She graduated high school in Chicago and went on to earn her Bachelor Degree at Chicago Teachers College. In November of 1954, Dorothy...

Sheila M. Pohlman

Sheila M. Pohlman

May 1, 2025

Sheila Marie Pohlman, age 72, of Green Lake, WI passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Wolverton Glen in Ripon, WI.

Sheila was born on December 30, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA, daughter of Leo and Helen “Susie” (Connelly) O’Callaghan. She attended St. Mary’s Academy and graduated from Louisville High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in...

Darrin C. Schultz

Darrin C. Schultz

April 24, 2025

Darrin C. Schultz, age 60, of Skunk Hollow, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Darrin was born in Ripon, WI, on October 30, 1964. He was the son of Donn Schultz and Marilyn (Hahn) Perr. He attended Green Lake High School and went on to serve his country in the U.S. Navy. Darrin was a carpenter as Schultz Custom...

Ardell M. Schoephoester

Ardell M. Schoephoester

April 23, 2025

Ardell Mae Schoephoester, age 85, of Green Lake, WI passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Juliette Manor in Berlin, WI, after a short battle with cancer.

Ardell was born in Ripon, WI on August 25, 1939, daughter of Arthur and Adela (Grams) Ludjack. She graduated from Green Lake High School and immediately began working at Rippin’ Good Cookies and...

Dolores A. Sell

Dolores A. Sell

April 21, 2025

Dolores A. Sell, age 92, of Ripon, WI passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025 at Maplecrest Manor in Ripon.

Dolores was born on July 1, 1932 in Green Lake, WI, daughter of Richard and Viola (Krueger) Fude. On June 3, 1951 she married Adry Sell, Jr. Dolores was a wonderful person, wife and mother and she will be deeply missed....

Jeffrey Bice

Jeffrey Bice

April 19, 2025

Jeffrey Bice, 70, of Ripon, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, April 19, 2025. A dedicated brother, friend, and longtime member of the community.

Born on June 9, 1954, in Ripon, Jeff was a son of the late Ralph, Sr. and Everdeen (Meyer) Bice. He graduated from Ripon High School in 1972.

Jeff was known for his appreciation for the...

David W. Gutknecht

David W. Gutknecht

April 18, 2025

It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of David W. Gutknecht, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and cherished friend, on April 18, 2025 with his family by his side. He was born January 3 of 1956, son of William and Leonna (Hansen). David was raised and lived in Rosendale, WI.

He enjoyed doing many things in his life and...

Marshall J. Faulks

Marshall J. Faulks

April 6, 2025

Marshall Jerome Faulks, age 84, of Ripon, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at home, with his loving wife by his side. He was a devoted husband, dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.

Marshall was born in Waupaca, WI on July 23, 1940, son of Jerome and Elaine (Whitney) Faulks. He graduated from Waupaca High School in 1958, and went...

Harold Louis Leitz

Harold Louis Leitz

April 3, 2025

Harold “Harry” Louis Leitz, age 77, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025, surrounded by his family at home, after a short illness.

Harry was born in Ripon, WI, on February 20, 1948, son of Herman and Elaine (Schultz) Leitz. He attended Ripon High School where he was involved in wrestling. In his younger years, he was lead...

Patricia T. Krause

Patricia T. Krause

April 1, 2025

Patricia “Pat” T. Krause (Dudzinski), age 76 of Ripon, WI passed away and was sent to her eternal home.

Pat was born October 8, 1948 in Ripon, a daughter of Leo and Martha (Krueger) Dudzinski. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1967. Pat married Richard “Dick” Krause on April 8, 1978. She worked many years at Ripon Drug and in...

Karen M. Koentopp

Karen M. Koentopp

March 31, 2025

Karen Mae (Andre) Koentopp, age 76, of Ripon, WI passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2025 at her home.

Karen was born on April 3, 1948 at Plymouth Hospital, Plymouth, WI to Norman and Roma (Sperl) Andre. She graduated from Elkhart Lake High School in 1966. Karen worked at Cleve-Pak in Plymouth in her younger years, and was a member...

Gene E. Hilke

Gene E. Hilke

March 31, 2025

Gene E. Hilke, age 84, of Markesan, WI passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 at Barrett House in Markesan.

Gene was born in Ripon, WI on April 4, 1940, son of Fred and Lillian (Schultz) Hilke. He graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac, WI. On June 10, 1961 he married Barbara Willet. Gene worked and retired from...

Adrian Gilliam

Adrian Gilliam

March 25, 2025

Adrian “Gil” Gilliam, age 83, of Green Lake, WI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, with his loving wife by his side.

Gil was born in Kentucky on November 7, 1941, son of James and Louise (Bryant) Gilliam. After high school he went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army, where...

Sandra A. Gruetzmacher

Sandra A. Gruetzmacher

March 24, 2025

Sandra “Sandy” Gruetzmacher, 73, of Berlin, WI, went to her heavenly home on March 24, 2025, at Brown Wilcox Assisted Living in Berlin.

Sandy was born on March 23, 1952, in Ripon, WI to Conrad and Dela (Prellwitz) Asmus. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1970. Sandy was a beautician and operated “Sandy’s Countryside Salon” for several years out of...

George W. King

George W. King

March 24, 2025

George King, 84, of Green Lake, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 24, 2025, after fighting a 14-year battle with prostate cancer. He was born on February 18, 1941, in Berlin, Wisconsin, the middle child of George Lyle and Celest Parsons King.

George attended Green Lake schools and then UW-Stevens Point and UW-Madison, receiving a BS degree in Civil...

Gordon Sabel

Gordon Sabel

March 23, 2025

Gordon “Gordy” Sabel, 95, of Ripon, WI, was called to heaven on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at his Ripon home.

Gordon was born on March 11, 1930, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI to Benedict and Marcella (Guelig) Sabel. He grew up on a dairy farm in Brandon and attended school there. Gordon served in the U.S. Army...

Rosalie H. Jess

Rosalie H. Jess

March 18, 2025

Rosalie “Rosie” Hope (Rasske) Jess, age 93, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

She was born in Rosendale, WI on December 13, 1931, the third child of Erna Schroeder and William Rasske. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1949. After high school she worked many places including Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon Data, The Garden Center and...

Audrey M. Conant

Audrey M. Conant

March 17, 2025

Audrey (Zahn) Conant, 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away Monday morning, March 17, 2025, at Ripon Hospital. She was born May 27, 1929, in Fairwater, Wisconsin, the second oldest daughter of Reinhold and Francis (Liefke) Zahn. She graduated from Ripon High School in 1947.

In August of 1948, Audrey married Roger B. Conant at the First Congregational Church of Ripon. Audrey...