Obituaries
Ethel Scheffler
Jan 30, 2012
Ethel Augusta (Loewecke) Scheffler, 95, entered eternal rest on January 30 at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill. Ethel was the third child born of William and Helen (Michaelis) Loewecke on March 30, 1916 in New London, WI. On October 16, 1936 Ethel married Arthur "Shep" Scheffler of Merrill . He preceded her in death in 1993. Her childhood was spent...
Lois Jirovec
Jan 26, 2012
Lois Jirovec, 88, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, January 26th at Pine Crest Nursing Home. She was born May 7, 1923 in Merrill to the late Harry & Adela (Rathke) Stearns. On August 16, 1941, in Merrill, she married Theodore William Jirovec. He preceded her in death January 4, 1994. Lois graduated from Merrill Senior High School. She worked with...
Debi Theorin
Jan 22, 2012
Debi (Langlois) Theorin, 52, Merrill, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family due to complications of Lukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant. Debi was born March 22, 1959 in Ladysmith, WI. She married Carl Theorin on May 6, 1983 in Coon Rapids, MN. Debi was one of the original employees at South of the...
Marlin Miller
Jan 21, 2012
Marlin Miller Marlin Miller, 59, of rural Gleason, passed away at his home January 21, 2012, after several years of cancer. He was born June 10, 1952, at Manistique, MI to the late Victor and Eva (Mishler) Miller. He received Christ in his youth and was baptized. He was a member at the Gleason Mennonite Church in Wisconsin at his...
Donald Becker
Jan 15, 2012
Donald Joseph Becker, 83, of Merrill, Mesa, Az, passed away January 15, 2012 at Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa, Az. He was born in Merrill on March 26, 1928 to the late William John and Ida (Severt) Becker. He married Jean Kretschmer at St. Francis Xavier Church in Merrill on June 10, 1950. She survives. Don attended St. Francis...
Thaddeus Cegielski
Jan 14, 2012
Thaddeus "Ted" Cegielski age 77, Merrill, died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Ted was born January 31, 1934 in Cudahy, WI the son of the late Leon and Stella ( Ryba ) Cegielski. Ted and Gail ( Johnson) were united in marriage August 26, 1969 in Georgia. She preceded him in death. Ted had worked for Len...
Gerald Krueger
Jan 9, 2012
Gerald "Jerry" R. Krueger, 72 years old, of Merrill, Wisconsin went to heaven on January 9, 2012. He was a native of Merrill, Wisconsin and also lived in Florida and Minnesota. He served in the US Air Force and retired from IBM as a Computer Analyst after nearly 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Marvin Krueger...
Alice Proulx
Dec 30, 2011
Alice Jeanette. Proulx, 90, of Merrill, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice Services. She was born January 9, 1921 to the late Edward and Alice (Berrand) Kucera. She married Joseph Proulx on June 20, 1941 in Minocqua, Wisconsin. He died on June 16, 1983. Jeanette was raised on...
Albert Iwen
Dec 29, 2011
Albert Carl Iwen, 81, of Merrill, died Thursday, December 29, 2011. He was born on April 9, 1930 in Merrill to the late Albert F. and Milda (Beyer) Iwen. After his graduation from Merrill Senior High School, Albert attended various colleges and universities and did graduate work in physical chemistry at the University of Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois. He worked...
Veronica Koch
Dec 29, 2011
Veronica D. Koch, 90, of Merrill, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice Services. She was born on April 2, 1921 to the late Frank and Ida (Tomajcik) Duginski. She married Elmer Koch on July 6, 1944 in Merrill. He died on October 31, 1993. Veronica was a 1939...
Richard Mertes
Dec 26, 2011
Richard H. Mertes, age 71, Merrill died Monday, December 26, 2011 at Ministry Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill. Richard was born October 16, 1940 the son of Emmet and Hattie (Modrzejewski) Mertes. Richard served with the U.S. Army. He later worked as a taxi cab driver in both Antigo and Wausau, he worked many years for Nicklaus Enterprises and also...
Mary Maier
Dec 17, 2011
MARY BELLE [ARMSTRONG] MAIER, 97, of Merrill, died on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. She was born on November 27, 1914, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of William and Ruth [Kavanaugh] Armstrong. Although she had lived in Evergreen Park, Illinois and in St. Petersburg, Florida, her...
Dorothy Liberty
Dec 17, 2011
Dorothy "Petey" A. Liberty, of Merrill, died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at her home under the care of Ministry Home Care and Hospice. She was born May 15 in Merrill to the late Herbert and Theodora (Strassburg) Zimbal. She married Robert J. Liberty on December 24, 1983. He died on May 12, 2005. Dorothy was a medical assistant in Dr....
Daniel Mootz
Dec 12, 2011
Daniel Lee Mootz, 54, was welcomed into heaven Monday morning, December 12, 2011, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Dan was a very caring man and made friends with everyone he met. He was dearly loved by his family and friends. Dan was an amazing watercolor artist and was beginning to explore the beauty of photography. He loved...
Louis Bushar
Dec 11, 2011
Louis Bushar, 85, of Merrill, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Louis was born October 18, 1926 to the late Phillip and Cecelia (Willet) Bushar. He married Joyce Berdan on March 11, 1950. She died November 21, 2003. Louis served in the U.S. Army as a...
Catherine Paff
Dec 5, 2011
Catherine E. Paff, 90, of Merrill, died December 5, 2011 at her home. She was born December 4, 1921 in Hartford, Wisconsin to the late George and Mathilda (Hester) Paff. Catherine was raised and graduated high school in Hartford and attended teachers college. She taught briefly after World War II and later became an accountant for Mobil Oil. Upon the...
Marian Prange
Dec 4, 2011
Marian T. Prange, 93, of Merrill, died Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Marian was born November 16, 1918 to the late Joseph and Annie (Secord) Trembley. She married Herbert Prange on April 9, 1950 in Waukegan, Illinois. . Marian was a volunteer naturalist at...
Glorian Klempke
Dec 2, 2011
Glorian Mae "Babe" (Litke) Klempke, age 75, of Merrill, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at Hospice House in Wausau, surrounded by her loving family, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Glorian was born October 21, 1936 in Merrill, the daughter of the late Henry H. and Elsie J. (Neumann) Litke. Glorian and William Klempke were united...
Edward Savaske
Nov 30, 2011
Edward W. Savaske, age 69, of Tomahawk, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2012, under hospice care at Golden Age Nursing Home after battling a long illness. Ed was born April 6, 1943, in Merrill to the late William and Marie (Schwab) Savaske. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing bingo and spending time with his family. Survivors include his daughters, Janice,...
Makenna Hehling
Nov 28, 2011
Makenna Rebecca Marie Hehling, age 17, of Merrill, Wisconsin, died Monday, November 28, 2011 at her home. Makenna was born July 22, 1994 in Merrill, Wisconsin, the daughter of Rebecca Hehling and Ronald Schumacher. She was a senior at Merrill Senior High School. Makenna was a member of the Hype Youth Group at Merrill Bible Church. She enjoyed camping, fishing,...
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