Obituaries

Dec 30, 2021

Nancy C. Walsh, age 85, long time resident of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the Weston Marshfield Medical Center.  Nancy was born to the late Carl and Margaret (Batchelder) Henrichs in Merrill on October 2, 1936.  She graduated from Merrill High School.  In 1955 Nancy met Martin Walsh at the Badger Theater in Merrill after...

Dec 29, 2021

Patricia ‘Pat’ Woller Patricia ‘Pat’ Woller passed away peacefully at Aspirus Merrill Hospital on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 26, 1944, in Merrill, WI to Duane & Ruth (Boettcher) Heath. While attending Merrill High School in 1961 she met Danny ‘Dan’ Woller. They married on June 12, 1965. Pat co-owned...

Dec 28, 2021

***PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION FOR THE VISITATION AND FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY, JANUARY 7th*** Adam A. Smith, 28, of Merrill, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, after a battle with a rare bone cancer, Osteosarcoma. Adam was born December 20, 1993, in Wausau, son of Wally and Judy (Lohfink) Smith. He attended Northcentral Technical...

Dec 28, 2021

Veronica J. ‘Boots’ Zwirchitz, age 95, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home. Veronica ‘Boots’ was born on November 18, 1926, in Merrill to the late Michael and Ann (Wyland) Hudzinski. Boots was the first baby ever born at the Holy Cross Hospital in Merrill. She married Edward ‘Ed’ Zwirchitz on April 12, 1947, in Merrill, and...

Dec 25, 2021

Delores A. Burrow, age 81, of Merrill, passed away Saturday December 25, 2021 at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services and her family. Delores was born on November 22, 1940 in Merrill to the late John and Alice (Englund) Kalinus. Delores married William ‘Bill’ Burrow on November 22, 1958 in Merrill. Delores worked...

Dec 23, 2021

Ewald W. Katke, age 87, of Merrill, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, December 23, 2021. Ewald was born June 2, 1934 in the town of Pine River to Ewald F. and Eleanore Katke. He married Marilyn Lemke on March 21, 1959. Ewald was a self-employed dairy farmer until 1995 and continued crop farming...

Dec 21, 2021

Robert “Bob” Koth, 97, died peacefully at home in Merrill, Wisconsin, on December 21, 2021. He was born in a farmhouse outside of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on August 26, 1924, the sixth boy in a family of eleven children. He was confirmed on June 9, 1940, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Tomahawk. Bob graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1942....

Dec 21, 2021

Paul A. Tudor, age 62, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield from complications due to COVID-19.  He was born on May 7, 1959, to the late Frederick and Marion (Wilson) Tudor in California.

Paul worked at Wausau Tile as a graphic designer, which he had done for...

Dec 20, 2021

John L. Brieden, age 89, of Merrill, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital. John was born August 14, 1932, in Highland Park, Illinois, son of the late John Frank and Anna (Danaubauer) Brieden. John served in the United States Air Force. He enlisted on January 23, 1952 and was honorably discharged on January 22, 1956....

Dec 18, 2021

Patricia ‘Patty’ V. Krahn, 85, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Patricia was born on April 29, 1936, in Merrill to the late William and Gladys (Batchelder) Welk. Patricia married Milton Krahn on June 1, 1957, in Merrill, and he preceded her in death on January 3, 2015. Patricia was a...

Dec 18, 2021

John A. Burgener, age 78, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at his home while under the care of Compassus Hospice.  He was born on May 26, 1943, to the late Herman Burgener, Jr. and Violet Rose (Vanderford) Burgener in Merrill, WI.

John grew up on a farm in the town of Schley.  He...

Dec 17, 2021

Violet D. Yeager, 85, of Rib Lake died on Friday, December 17th, at Aspirus Hospital, Medford, WI. She was born on August 16, 1936, to Charles and Adela Spillner in Medford WI and attended Medford area schools. She married Christian Theodore Neubauer and they later divorced. Their children included Theodore Neubauer, Harriet Pautz (Dan Ludwig), Robert & Kathy Neubauer,...

Dec 17, 2021

William L. ‘Bill’ Dexter, age 86, of Sheboygan, formerly of Gleason and Bloomville, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at Meadow View Heath Services, Sheboygan. Bill was born May 7, 1935, son of the late Bernice Lee. He married Arlene Henrich on January 6, 1955, in Michigan. She preceded him in death on July 2, 2009. Bill served his...

Dec 16, 2021

Isabelle M. ‘Issie’ Hoff, age 91, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Issie was born August 17, 1930 in Marathon County to Louis and Viola (Graveen) Langhoff. She attended Immanuel Lutheran Church and School in the Town of Corning through the eighth grade. She worked at Fromm’s Mink Farms as a young...

Dec 15, 2021

Herbert, “Herb,” Albert Falk, Jr., 74, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on December 15, 2021 under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services after a long struggle with heart disease.

Herb was born on September 9, 1947 to Herbert A. Falk, Sr. and Lilamae F. Hommerding in Merrill, Wisconsin.

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Dec 14, 2021

James ‘Jim’ Arthur Levernier, age 72, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau.  Jim was born on July 26, 1949, to the late Arthur and Florence (Ferraro) Levernier in Highland Park, IL.

Jim received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 1971.  He went...

Dec 8, 2021

John H. Renken Jr. 87, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday December 8, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Merrill. John was born on May 12, 1934, in St. Paul, Minnesota, son of the late John and Frances (Hyland) Renken. He married Barbara L. Renken on April 4, 1981, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She preceded him in death on September 28,...

Dec 8, 2021

Emmit T. Winchell, age 77, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. Emmit was born October 1, 1944, in Tomahawk, son of the late Stillman and Cornelia (Amelse) Winchell. He married Donna Waschick on May 4, 1974. She survives. At the time of his retirement, Emmit was a Facility Repair...

Dec 7, 2021

Esther J. Wegner, age 97, of rural Merrill, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at her daughter Lorraine’s home under the loving care of family and hospice services. Esther was born June 12, 1924, in Merrill, daughter of the late Arthur and Mamie (Lentz) Welch. She married Harold Wegner March 14, 1946, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Merrill. He preceded...

Dec 5, 2021

Allen “Al” Robert Robl, age 62 of Medford, Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Unity Point Health Meriter ICU in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born on June 6, 1959 to the late Harold (Guy) and Shirley (Wery van Strydonk) Robl of Gleason, Town of Schley.

He attended the Merrill schools...