Rosalie A. Langenkamp, 83, of Manitowoc, passed away on April 5th, 2026, Easter Sunday.
She was born November 5th, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Bernard “Ben” Ripp and Ann (Grabowski) Ripp. She grew up in Door County, attending St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Institute, and Sevastopol High School, graduating in 1961. She lived in both Wausau, Wisconsin and Albuquerque, New Mexico (which she loved) before settling in Manitowoc in 1967.
She had three children: Stuart (Karen) Maples of Manitowoc, Phillip (Janel) Maples of Door County and Curtis Maples of Madison. She also had three grandchildren: William Maples of Door County, and Leanne and Audrey Maples, both of Madison. She was a loving step-mother to Kyle (special friend Stacy) and Kirk (Vania) Langenkamp, the sons of her husband, Paul Langenkamp, whom she married on August 9th,1992. She also adored her step-grandchildren: Bryanna (Max) Ashenbrener (Paisley, Brecken and Bickley) Lexie (Ryan) Richter (Graham and Camryn) and Ashlyn and Eliana Langenkamp.
After raising her children she returned to school and became a Registered Nurse, graduating from LTC in 1982. She spent nearly all of her professional career with Holy Family Memorial. She won the Holy Family (outstanding employee) Prism award in 1993, made many friends and joyfully served the needs of the patients before retiring in 2010.
Rosalie loved walking, playing card games and the outdoors, especially "up north" at Clark(s) Lake. In her younger years she enjoyed time at the YMCA in Manitowoc, winning scores of trophies for her skills on the racquetball and tennis courts. She was also an avid bridge player, Scrabble player and loved games of all kinds. Fiercely competitive her grandchildren report that she wouldn’t even let them win at Candyland or Hi-Ho-Cherry-O or dominoes.
She treasured many friendships over the years and kept in contact with childhood classmates and friends made later in life. She especially cherished Thursday afternoons with a notorious group of ladies (you know who you are) who became very dear to her. Woe be unto anyone who tried to schedule her for anything else on a Thursday!
She is also survived by her brother, Lawrence (“Larry”, “The Baron of Bubble”) Ripp (special friend, Vicki Keck) of St. Paul, MN. Brother and Sister-in-laws Bruce and Kate Langenkamp. She is predeceased by her husband, Paul Langenkamp and his parents, Margaret and Gurth Langenkamp, her parents, Ben and Ann Ripp, her sister-in-law, Clarice Ripp, her grandson, Ian Lu Maples and the father of her three sons, William A. Maples.
A visitation and mass of Christian Burial is planned for April 25th, 2026 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Grand Avenue location, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Visitation from 9-11, Funeral Mass at 11 am. Memorials may be made to The Crossing, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish or the Salvation Army, all of Manitowoc.
The Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Pfeffer Funeral Home location, is assisting the Langenkamp family with arrangements.
Those of us who knew her best take comfort in knowing that the challenges in her life had to reckon with the joyful, fun-loving, warm and deeply faithful person she was, and that she inspired others to be.
