All Obituaries

Darwin E. Bornick, age 80, of Princeton, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, WI.  A full obituary will be posted soon.  

Josephine “Jody” Kirby, age 88, of Oshkosh formerly of Ripon, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Bella Vista in Oshkosh, WI with family by her side. Jody was born on April 5, 1934 in Bayonne, NJ; the daughter of Ignatius and Josephine (Rozniak) Waszak. She graduated from high school in Brooklyn, NY and attended Ocean County College in Toms River, NJ. She moved to Wisconsin from Brooklyn, NY on Mother’s Day 1995 so that she could be close to her family. Jody was a...

Nicholas J. Reilly, age 31, of Ripon, passed away on July 3, 2022 after a tragic car accident in Green Lake. Nick was born on March 23, 1991 in Ripon, the son of Corey Reilly and Ronald Brace. He was an outstanding pitcher with a fast arm and enjoyed the traveling teams and played for Beaver Dam High School. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School, Class of 2009. Nick enjoyed working at Milk Specialties in Wautoma as a Line Lead and made many friends. He went through some struggles during...

Phyllis Rae Baldwin (Theim), age 91, of Ripon, WI passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Maplecrest Assisted Living in Ripon. Phyllis was born on August 28, 1930 at the family farm house in Green Lake County. She is the daughter of Clarence and Emma (Tobias) Theim. Phyllis worked at the Ripon Cookie Factory for almost 35 years before retiring. Phyllis was united in marriage to Scott Baldwin on December 18, 1982 at Grace Lutheran Church in Ripon. He preceded her in death on March 30, 2018....

Rudolph “Butch” Shady, age 84, of Ripon, passed away with his family by his side on Monday, May 30, 2022 at his home. Butch was born on August 6, 1937 in Fond du Lac, WI; the son of Melvin “Dick” and Mabel (Redman) Shady. He was united in marriage to his loving wife, Carole McDonald on March 5, 1965 in Antigo, WI. He was a devoted member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Ripon. Butch is most recognized for his bowling skills and operating of Pin Bowl,...

Susan M. Ladwig, age 74, of Ripon, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Prairie Place Assisted Living in Ripon. Susan was born on May 5, 1948, the daughter of Karol and Shirley (Keefer) Jones. She graduated from UW-Oshkosh and attended Nursing school. She is survived by her son, Paul Ladwig of Manitowoc, WI. Per the wishes of Susan, cremation has taken place with no services. Divine Passage Funeral Home is proudly assisting the Ladwig family. Divinepasagefunerals.com

Dennis James Bartol, age 84, of Princeton, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at his home with his family by his side. Dennis was born on November 13, 1937 in Princeton, WI, the son of Sylvester and Lucille (Oelke) Bartol. He graduated from Princeton High School and served his country in the US Army for 2 years. He was united in marriage to Lois Kundiger on September 14, 1964 in Princeton, WI. She preceded him in death on August 15, 2021. Dennis worked at Kopplin and Kinas in Green Lake...

Frederick T. Knobloch, age 96, of Green Lake, WI passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home with his family by his side. Cremation has taken place. Divine Passage Funeral Home is assisting the Knobloch family during this difficult time. Divinepassagefunerals.com  

Patricia Ann Green, 77, of Green Lake, went home to the Lord after a two-year battle with cancer, on the evening of Good Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Barrett House in Ripon with her family by her side. Pat was born on January 11, 1945, in Richland Center, WI; the daughter of Russell and Mary (Doyle) Jessop. She grew up on her family farm outside of LaValle, WI and graduated from Webb High School in Reedsburg in 1963.  After high school, she attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing...

David E. Francour, 57, of Ripon, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 11, 2022, with family at his side, after a hard-fought battle with metastatic kidney cancer. He was born in West Allis, WI on August 20, 1964 to Thomas R. and Joanne (Diedrich) Francour and he grew up in New Berlin.  Dave was always up for an adventure or road trip. While in high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.  Upon high school graduation, he was off to serve his country from June 1983...