Obituaries
Wendy Sousek-Hallquist
Jul 14, 2014
Wendy Hope Sousek-Hallquist, age 51, of Merrill, passed away unexpectedly on July 14, 2014 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk, WI. She was born June 29, 1963 in La Crosse to Farrell and Carol Sousek. Wendy attended Sparta High School and was excited to play on the softball team. She was a free spirit to say the least. She was...
Delores Reichert
Jul 12, 2014
Delores Reichert, 90, of Merrill, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Delores was born on March 3, 1924 in Merrill to the late Paul and Alice (Dahm) Raasch . She married Robert Reichert on April 27, 1945 in Merrill. He preceded her in death. Delores was a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed reading,...
Jessica Alft
Jul 7, 2014
Jessica "Jessi" A. Alft, age 39, of Merrill, passed away July 7, 2014 at her home after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 16, 1974 in Merrill to James and Mary (Koch) Alft. Jessi graduated from Merrill Senior High School, class of 1993. She worked at Church Mutual for 18 years. Jessi loved her son, Riley....
Judith Frick
Jul 4, 2014
Judith "Judy" Frick, age 74, went to her heavenly home on July 4, 2014. She passed away unexpectedly at her home. Judy was born on October 16, 1939 to the late Arthur and Ida (Gehrt) Hoffman in Merrill, WI. Judy was the youngest child of 14 children. She married LeRoy Frick on August 19, 1961 at St. Stephens United Church...
Linda Engman
Jun 30, 2014
Linda Engman, age 64, of Merrill, passed away Monday, June 30 , 2014 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born May 20, 1950 in Merrill to the late Gilbert and Rosemary (Boettcher) Ward. She and Roger Engman were united in marriage November 26, 1968 in Wausau. He preceded her...
Margaret Hill
Jun 28, 2014
Margaret "Marge" M. Hill, 93, of Merrill, went to be with her Lord on June 28, 2014. Marge was born on November 25, 1920 in Merrill to the late Joseph and Rose (Falmayer) Kollmer . She married Cecil Hill at St. Francis Catholic Church on June 14, 1944. He preceded her in death. Marge was a homemaker most of her...
Rowe Klade
Jun 27, 2014
Rowe O. Klade, 75, of Merrill, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, surrounded by family and friends, following a brief, courageous battle with lung cancer. Rowe was born March 27, 1939, in Tomahawk, the son of the late Fred and Mildred (Plautz) Klade. He graduated from Merrill High School in 1957. Rowe married Annette (Karau) at...
Robert Wilke
Jun 19, 2014
Robert "Bob" Wilke, age 88, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Pine Crest Nursing Home. He was born September 1, 1925 in Merrill to the late Robert and Esther (Holl) Wilke. He and Mardene Berlin were united in marriage October 14, 1953 in Neenah, WI, a union lasting over 60 years. Bob attended Wausau High School then...
John Gildein
Jun 14, 2014
John Z. Gildein, age 80, of Irma, WI, died on June 14, 2014 at his home in Irma under the care of Ministry Home Care and Hospice. John was born on September 3, 1933 to Jan and Katarzyna (Szczurek) Gildein in Pinsk, Poland. He served in the army after high school. John worked at LTV Steel Mill in Chicago, IL...
Robert Sumnicht
Jun 11, 2014
Robert "Bob" Sumnicht, age 91, of Merrill, passed away on June 11, 2014 at the Artisan Assisted Living facility under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. Bob was born on May 1, 1923 to Frank and Augusta (Dittman) Sumnicht in the town of Shawano, WI. Bob attended and graduated from UW-Madison in 1952. He was in the military and...
Marion Streeter
Jun 11, 2014
Marion P. Streeter, 64, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born December 29, 1949 in Merrill to Clarence O. and Rose J. (Kottman) Polasek. Marion attended Merrill Senior High School. She worked many years as a welder at Merrill Manufacturing. Marion found much...
Betty Wangen
Jun 8, 2014
Betty J. Wangen, age 69, of Merrill, passed away on June 8, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. Betty was born on June 26, 1944 to Robert and Delores (Pyke) Lewis in Wausau, WI. She attended high school in Minocqua, and went on to further her education at Northcentral...
Don Miller
Jun 4, 2014
Don J. Miller, age 74, died unexpectedly on June 4, 2014 at his home in Merrill, in the township of Harding. He was born on March 5, 1940 in Cato, WI to Lenard and Frieda (Wollersheim) Miller. Don attended the Manitowoc high school. He fell in love and married Marlene (Schultz) Miller on March 16, 1991 in the town of...
Herman Krueger
May 24, 2014
Herman R. Krueger, age 81, died from injuries as a result from a car accident on May 24, 2014 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. Herman was born on March 2, 1933 in Merrill, WI. He was the son of Herman and Ida (Prentice) Krueger. He attended and graduated from Merrill high school. Herman fell in love and married Alice Zoellner...
Sally Gruetzmacher
May 20, 2014
Sally J. Gruetzmacher, age 61, died May 20, 2014 at her home. She was born October 28, 1952 in Merrill to Wilfred and Coletta (Musch) Schroeder. Sally graduated from Merrill Senior High School in 1970. On April 28, 1973, Sally married Gene A. Gruetzmacher at St. Stephen's UCC. Together, they took over managing the Gruetzmacher family farm. After many years...
Vivian Erickson
May 17, 2014
Vivian M. Erickson, age 94, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center. She was born January 25, 1920 in Merrill to the late Christian and Jennie (Pedersen) Erickson. Vivian worked as a telephone operator for Bell when she was younger. She later worked as a secretary for Weinbrenner Shoe Company where she eventually...
Viola Plamann
May 12, 2014
Viola D. Plamann, age 90, passed away May 12, 2014 at Woodland Court Assisted Living, Merrill, WI. Viola was born in the Town of Russell, Lincoln County, on March 4th, 1923. She was the fourth of five children -Alexander, Donald, Gertrude, Viola & Larry- born to the late Gottlieb and Mary (Beil) Tesky, Gleason, WI. Viola married Harold Plamann at...
Alice LaBorde
May 12, 2014
Alice LaBorde, age 86, of Merrill, passed away Monday, May12, 2014 at Bell Tower Residence. She was born June 23, 1927 in Beloit to Hazel (Caldwell) and Nick Feuerstein. Alice and Wayne "Pete" LaBorde were married in Beloit on August 26, 1950. He preceded her in death April 20, 2004. Alice graduated from Beloit High School followed by St. Agnes...
Darleen Fick
May 10, 2014
Darleen M. Fick, age 80, passed away surrounded by family on May 10, 2014 at the Artisan Assisted Living facility in Merrill, under the care of Ministry Hospice. She was born on December 12, 1933 to John and Florence (Watson) Petrus in the city of Milwaukee, WI. She attended and graduated from school in Milwaukee. Darleen met and married the...
Roger Nelson
May 6, 2014
Roger D. Nelson, 67, of Merrill, passed into Eternal Life on May 6, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital in Weston. He was born on September 28, 1946 in Merrill, the son of the late Melvin Roy Nelson and June (Severt) Nelson-Downing. Roger grew up on a farm. From a very early age, he loved driving tractors and eventually, became...
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