OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Kenneth Fred Rippe
BIRTH          25 Oct 1962, Indiana, USA
DEATH          22 Feb 1985 (aged 22), Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL         Mosier Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID    64304264

Former Wheeler resident Kenneth "Fred" Rippe, 22, of Lake Station, died Friday.
He was an employee of Aeromet Industries and formerly attended Wheeler High School.
Surviving are his parents, Kenneth and Evelyn Rippe, and a brother, Lee, all of Lake Station.
Services 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rees Funeral Home, Hobart; the Rev. Monroe Cantrell officiating; burial in Mosier Cemetery; visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Monday.

--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Mon., Feb. 25, 1985, Pg. 3

This information and the pictures below were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64304264/kenneth-fred-rippe. The picture above was obtained from the 1980 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1980Images/.

MEMORIAM IN THE TIMES, FEBRUARY 20, 2014:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SON, BROTHER AND UNCLE KENNETH FRED RIPPE
1962 - 1985 It's been 29 years today Say your child's name Whatever happens, let it happen. Deep in our hearts you'll stay. Mom, Dad, Lee and Aaron The Rippe Family

Published by The Times on Feb. 20, 2014.

This information and the picture below were obtained from: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwitimes/name/kenneth-rippe-obituary?id=37713016.