Obit: Riphenburg, James Hiram (1879 - 1957)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Riphenburg, Thomson, Bliven, Schultz, Ehlers, Harcey, Guthrie 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) March 21, 1957 
 

Riphenburg, James Hiram (6 January 1869 - 17 March 1957) 
 

Hiram Riphenburg, 78, of 2214 Black River Rd., Neillsville, died Sunday morning following a lingering illness.  He had been a hospital patient for several weeks. 
 

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 from the Bergemann Funeral Home.  The Rev. Frank B. Harcey officiated.  Following this service the body was taken to Osseo, where services were held at 2 o’clock from the Osseo Congregational Church.  The Rev. Clarence Guthrie of Eau Claire officiated. 
 

James Hiram Riphenburg was born January 6, 1879, at Wilton, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Girah Riphenburg.  When still a small child his family moved to Osseo, and there he received his education.  On February 25, 1909, he was married to Belle Thomson at Osseo.  They resided in Osseo and Neillsville most of their lives with the exception of a few years when they lived in North Dakota. 
 

He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mr. Albert (Mary) Bliven, Neillsville; Mrs. Harvey ( Clara) Schultz, Hampshire, Ill.; Floyd Riphenburg, Chippewa Falls; Mrs. Arthur (Dorothy) Ehlers, Neillsville; and Nathan Riphenburg of Neillsville.  Fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive.