Obituaries
Warren W. Gruetzmacher
Dec 16, 2020
The measure of a man is not who he knows, but rather by how many people are glad they knew him. Warren stood very tall. Warren Walter Gruetzmacher, 81, of Merrill, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2020, at home, surrounded by family. Warren, the son of Walter and Amanda (Hagedorn) Gruetzmacher, was born August 18, 1939, in...
Shirley Graap
Dec 16, 2020
Shirley Mae Graap, age 87, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at her home. She was born on September 4, 1933 to the late Aloysius and Pearl (Fust) Schneck in Wausau, WI. She met Rinehardt Graap, and the two lovingly exchanged marriage vows on September 23, 1950. Sadly, he preceded her in death.
In...
Darlene Heimerl
Dec 16, 2020
Darlene Heimerl, age 55, of Merrill, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, with her loving family by her side. She was born on January 14, 1965 to the late Paul and Julia (Nunlen) Billips in Gary, Indiana. Darlene met the love of her life, Robert Heimerl, and the two lovingly exchanged marriage...
Douglas 'Doug' Meyer
Dec 16, 2020
Douglas ‘Doug’ ‘Deiter’ C. Meyer, age 64, of Harshaw, formerly of Merrill, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Sacred Heart Ministry Hospital in Tomahawk, WI. He was born on April 27, 1956 to the late Donald and Marion (Duginski) Meyer in Merrill, WI, where he had been a lifelong resident until just recently. Doug met his...
Pete Boquist
Dec 15, 2020
Pete Boquist, 75, of rural Merrill, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 under the care of his family and hospice services. Pete fought a courageous battle with cancer. Pete was born July 3, 1945 in Merrill, son of the late Carl Boquist and the late Dorothy (Mosser) Boquist. Pete was a union laborer for over...
Jacquelyn 'Jackie' Thiel
Dec 13, 2020
Jacquelyn ‘Jackie’ Carole Thiel (Colling), age 85, of Merrill, went to be with her husband of 66 years on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, while under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born on March 6, 1935 to the late Alvin and Loretta (Lorenz) Colling in Seymour, WI. ...
Janice Shaler
Dec 12, 2020
Janice Kay Shaler
March 21, 1933 – December 12, 2020
Janice Kay (nee Weber) Newell Shaler of Sun Prairie, WI, formerly of Merrill, WI, passed away on December 12, at the age of 87.
She was born on March 21, 1933 to Norman and Ella (nee...
Claudette 'Claude' Johnson
Dec 10, 2020
Claudette ‘Claude’ Johnson, 73, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Claude was born June 3, 1947, in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Ellsworth and Dorothy (Krause) Sabatke. She married Daniel F. Johnson on February 10, 1968. He survives. Claude had worked for many years as a waitress at the Hoffman House...
Connie Abegglen
Dec 10, 2020
Connie M. Abegglen, age 74, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020, after a short battle with Covid-19 at Ascension Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born on June 1, 1946, in Moline, Illinois to the late Clifford W. & Leona F. (Crowe) McIntosh.
Connie was a housewife and in her spare time,...
Mildred 'Millie' Kollmer
Dec 9, 2020
Mildred L. ‘Millie’ Kollmer, age 93, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Millie was born December 30, 1926 in the Merrill area, daughter of the late Arthur and Lora (Steckling) Gruetzmacher. She married John J. Kollmer on June 4, 1949 in Merrill. He preceded her in death on December 28, 1973. Millie...
Marjorie 'Margie' Goetsch
Dec 9, 2020
Marjorie M. ‘Margie’ Goetsch, 76, of Merrill passed away peacefully in her home of natural causes on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Margie was born May 24, 1944, at Merrill Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Alvin and Emma (Meyer) Ollhoff. On December 15, 1962, she married Michael Goetsch at Trinity Lutheran Church in Merrill. She enjoyed 57...
Thomas DeLonay
Dec 9, 2020
Thomas George DeLonay, age 83, of Merrill, passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton on December 9, 2020. He was born September 10, 1937 to the late Milton & Lucille (Lorbetski) De Lonay. Thomas married his best friend Connie Brandt on May 28, 1988 in Merrill. She survives.
Thomas proudly served in the...
Shirley Wojciechowski
Dec 7, 2020
Shirley M. Wojciechowski, aged 95, of Merrill, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home. Shirley was born March 29, 1925 in the town of Stettin. Marathon county, daughter of Otto and Lillian Borchardt. She married Eugene Wojciechowski July 24, 1946.
After their marriage Eugene and Shirley moved to Milwaukee where they...
Robin Lee Mittelsteadt
Dec 6, 2020
Robin L. Mittelsteadt, 52, of Merrill, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Marshfield Medical Center. Robin was born March 31, 1968 in Wausau, son of Faye (Kuckhahn) Mittelstead and the late Ronald Mittelsteadt. He married Tania Boettcher on March 9, 2006 in Las Vegas. She survives. Robin was a Sheet Metal Worker with Wisconsin...
Allen Kloth
Dec 6, 2020
Allen L. Kloth, age 61, of Merrill, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the Marshfield Medical Complex in Marshfield, WI, after a long battle with various illnesses. He was born on September 21, 1959 to the late Roland and Janet (Kneiss) Kloth in Medford, WI. Allen met Cindy Fromfeld, and the two exchanged marriage vows in Merrill...
Donald C. Graap, Sr.
Dec 5, 2020
Donald C. Graap, Sr., 74, of the town of Harding, Lincoln County, passed away from Parkinson’s disease on December 5, 2020 at his home under the care of his family and hospice services. His loving family was by his side when he passed away. Don was born April 17, 1946 in the Town of Harding, son of Myrtle (Wiesman)...
Joan Gutknecht
Dec 5, 2020
Joan Wanda (Stevenson) Gutknecht 92, of Merrill, Wisconsin went to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully in her home on December 5th, 2020. Joan was born April 12, 1928 in Merrill to Hjalmar and Alma Stevenson. Her childhood was filled with love and laughter making many great memories that lasted her lifetime. On October 11th, 1947 she married...
Jeffrey S. Malzahn
Dec 4, 2020
Jeffrey Scott Malzahn 59, of Merrill, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home. Jeff was born December 11, 1960 to Don I. and Ruth (Watts) Malzahn. Jeff grew up in West Bend and graduated from West Bend East High School in 1980. After graduation Jeff worked for the family business, Don I Malzahn Masonry Inc....
Marlene Curtis
Dec 2, 2020
Marlene Curtis, age 88, of Merrill passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill under the care of her family, the nursing home staff, and hospice care. Marlene was born September 23, 1932 in Poynette, Wisconsin daughter of the late Theodore and Evelyn (Bennett) Thompson. She married Elbridge ‘Al’ Curtis on April 23, 1953...
Wade Kottke
Dec 2, 2020
Wade James Kottke, age 53, of Merrill, passed away at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on December 2, 2020. He was born on March 2, 1967 in Wausau, WI to Loyd and Marian Kottke. Wade was baptized on April 16, 1967 and was confirmed in 1980 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hamburg, WI.
Wade graduated...
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