Obituaries
Valerian Storm
May 23, 2013
Valerian M. Storm, age 95, of Wausau, formerly of Merrill, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at North Central Health Center. She was born July 2, 1917 in the town of Berlin to the late Paul & Della (Klebenow) Utech. On June 30, 1937, she and Elmer Storm were united in marriage at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Naugart. He preceded her...
Steven Severt
May 22, 2013
Steven M. Severt, 62, of Merrill, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Good Samaritan Health Center. He was born July 25, 1950 in Merrill to Matt & Virginia (Osness) Severt. On September 19, 1970, he and Karen Davis were united in marriage in Tomahawk. Most importantly, Steve was a great role model for his children which was portrayed through...
Alice Hildebrandt
May 21, 2013
Alice E. Hildebrandt, age 72, of Merrill, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born December 11, 1940 in Merrill to the late Louis & Irene (Snow) Stickler. On January 7, 1963, she and Gerald "Truck" Hildebrandt were united in marriage. He preceded her in death June 21, 2007. Alice graduated from Merrill Senior High...
Lucille Holzem
May 17, 2013
Lucille A. Holzem, age 89, of Merrill, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice, surrounded by her family. Lucille was born January 11, 1924, in Merrill, the daughter of the late Henry and Sophie (Tobolski) Krahn. She married John W. Holzem Sr on August 22, 1942 in...
Rueben Gartmann
May 15, 2013
Rueben "Mike" F. Gartmann, age 83, of Merrill, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was born October 25, 1929 in Merrill to the late August & Anna (Passehl) Gartmann. He and Nancy English were united in marriage on May 7, 1955 in Merrill. She survives. Rueben attended Elm City Elementary School in the town of...
Nick Schultz
May 12, 2013
Nick H. Schultz, age 72, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at his home with his loving wife and family at his side under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. He was born May 11, 1941 in Portage County, WI to the late Nick R. & Ida (Stanczak) Schultz. On December 20, 1986 Nick & Sharon Milbeck were...
Eugene Knorr
May 4, 2013
Eugene R. "Roy" Knorr, age 82, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born November 3, 1930, in Crandon, WI, the son of the late William and Enid (Bowen) Knorr. He married the former Josephine Galdik on April 30, 1977 in Antigo. She survives him. Roy was a 1949 graduate of Elcho High...
Nondus Krueger
May 1, 2013
Nondus "Betty" Krueger, age 90, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born October 20, 1922 in Medford to the late Marvin & Betsy (Smith) Bragg. She married Gilbert Krueger on December 8, 1945. He preceded her in death January 31, 1983....
Mable Wengeler
Apr 27, 2013
Mable H. Wengeler, age 93, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Bell Tower Residence, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. Mable was born June 5, 1919, in the town of Maine, the daughter of the late Edward and Ida (Jahns) Rusch. She married Herbert E. Wengeler on November 12, 1938 in Merrill. He preceded...
Jason Graap
Apr 24, 2013
Jason Robert Graap, age 26, of Merrill, passed away April 24, 2013 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born June 9, 1986 in Merrill to Robert "Bob" & Sandra (Gilson) Graap. He and Aneliese Schmidt were married April 13, 2013. Jason entered the National Guard in November of 2003 as a wheeled mechanic. He served 2 tours in Iraq and...
Harvey Kluckman
Apr 23, 2013
Harvey O. Kluckman, age 83, of Weston, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born March 26, 1930 in Merrill to the late Albert & Mary (Daubert) Kluckman. Harvey was a truck driver for 22 years. As a result of his good driving record he received a 6 year safe driving award. Harvey enjoyed polishing cars-especially...
Lilamae Falk
Apr 18, 2013
Lilamae F. Falk, age 86, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born February 22, 1927 in the town of Schley to the late Jacob and Flora (Linskey) Hommerding. She married Herbert Falk Sr. in Harrison on February 15, 1947. He preceded...
Gerald Russell
Apr 16, 2013
Gerald B. Russell, age 51, of Merrill, died April 16, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Gerald was born October 3, 1961, in Los Angeles, CA, the son of the late Lloyd and Melba (New) Russell. He and Cynthia Taylor were united in marriage on November 10, 2008 in Merrill. She survives. Gerry was...
Betty Harkness
Apr 13, 2013
Betty L. Harkness, age 89, of Merrill, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill under Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. She was born April 24, 1923 in Merrill, the daughter of the late Francis and Hattie (Grosskopf) Cotey. Betty married John Liebig on October 11, 1943 in Merrill. He died May 7, 1975. She then married Melvin...
Harold Hagedorn
Apr 12, 2013
Harold G. Hagedorn Harold G. Hagedorn, age 87, of Merrill, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. He was born September 20, 1925, in the Town of Pine River. He was the son of the late William and Ella Hagedorn. Harold had served in the U.S Army from 1954 to 1956 in Japan. He worked at...
William McNeil
Apr 12, 2013
William "Bill" Lowell McNeil William "Bill" Lowell McNeil, age 86, of Merrill, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill. He was born July 4, 1926 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late William C. and Ethel (Skepper) McNeil. He married the former Ruth Lambrecht in Merrill on June 22, 1946. She passed away on February...
Dennis Guenther
Apr 6, 2013
Dennis H. Guenther, age 64, of Merrill, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. He was born May 6, 1948, the son of the late Harold and Erma (Kline) Guenther, in Stratford. He married the former Cynthia Whitney on August 14, 1982, in Merrill. She survives him. Dennis attended Merrill...
Donald Rohde
Mar 31, 2013
Donald L. Rohde, age 76, of Merrill, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at his home. He was born August 31, 1936 in Merrill to the late Roy & Ruth (Woller) Rohde. He and Donnamae Henrichs were united in marriage on January 14, 1956 in Merrill. She preceded him in death January 9, 2007. Don was a 1955 graduate of Merrill...
Dorothy Saager
Mar 29, 2013
Dorothy Saager, 86, of Adel, Georgia, formerly of Merrill, died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Adel Memorial Hospital. She was born in Merrill on September 7, 1926. She married Edward Saager at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in the Town of Scott on June 1, 1946. He preceded her in death June 6, 2003. Dorothy and Ed moved to Arizona after...
James Belant
Mar 26, 2013
James E. Belant, age 79, of Merrill, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born August 14, 1933, the son of the late Delton and Christine (Dufek) Belant. He married the former JoAnn Hornischer on August 2, 1958, in the town of Schley. She survives. Jim served in the U.S. Army as a corporal and...
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