Obituaries

June Semling

Jul 25, 2009

June G. Semling age 87, of Merrill, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Bell Tower Residence, under the care of Ministry Health Hospice, surrounded by her family. June was born June 7, 1922 in Merrill, the daughter of the late Bert and Blanche (Chartier) Germain. June married Donald Semling February 17, 1941 in Dubuque, Iowa. He preceded her in death October...

Dina Jesperson

Jul 25, 2009

Dina E. Jesperson, age 88 of Merrill died, Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Dina was born November 5, 1920, in Fox Lake, WI the daughter of the late Samuel and Alida (VanDerwal) Westra. Dina and Paul Jesperson were united in marriage August 19, 1939 in Dubuque,...

Debra Grund

Jul 20, 2009

Debra Kay Grund, 52, of Merrill, passed away July 20, 2009 at Saint Clares Hospital in Weston. Deb was born on May 28, 1957 in Merrill to the late Elmer and Edna (Voelz) Baguhn. She attended Trinity Lutheran School and was a 1975 graduate of Merrill Senior High School. Deb married Lloyd Grund on...

Ivy Hoffman

Jul 19, 2009

Ivy Hoffman, age 91, of Merrill, passed away Sunday July 19 th , at Pine Crest Nursing Home with her family by her side, under comfort care and the loving and caring staff, nurses and CNA’s of Pine Crest.

Prior to entering Pine Crest in 2008, she...

Marjorie Campbell

Jul 16, 2009

Marjorie G. Campbell, 87, of Merrill passed away Thursday, July 16 at Good Samaritan Health Center. She was born on December 29, 1921 in Packwaukee, WI, to the late Percy and Agnes (Wick) Rockefeller. In 1939, Marge graduated from P.J. Jacobs High School in Stevens Point. She later married the late Dale Campbell in Tomahawk. Marge worked as a secretary...

Elvera Kienbaum

Jul 12, 2009

Elvera D. Kienbaum, age 81 of Merrill, died Sunday July 12, 2009 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Elvera was born September 17, 1927 in Merrill, the daughter of the late Daniel and Ella (Radloff) Ristow. Elvera and Edward Kienbaum were united in marriage September 4, 1947 in Merrill. Elvera enjoyed embroidery and flowers. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church....

Patrick Finucan

Jul 9, 2009

Patrick James Finucan, 75,of Merrill, passed away July 9, 2009 after a long illness at St. Clares Hospital in Weston under the care of Ministry Hospice. Pat was born in Merrill , Wisconsin on November 9, 1933 to Dr. James Michael Finucan (a Merrill optometrist) and Gertrude (O’Leary) Finucan. Pat was educated at St....

Harold Meyer

Jul 8, 2009

Harold “Shorty” H. Meyer Age 82, of Merrill, died Wednesday, July 8, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, with family by his side, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. Harold was born October 17, 1926 in the town of Schley, the son of the late William and Ida (Schmidt) Meyer. Harold served proudly with the US Army. On September 27,...

Wilma Gaeu

Jul 2, 2009

Wilma Elsie Gaeu, 83, of Sturgeon Bay, formerly of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Golden Living Center - Dorchester.

She was born July 11, 1925, the daughter of Henry and Leona (Malluege) Krause. On May27, 1944 she married Carl Herbert Gaeu at St....

Richard Heckman

Jun 23, 2009

Richard G. “Dick” Heckman, age 88, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Health Center in Merrill. He was born 8 October 1920 to Raymond and Mary (Shafer) Heckman in Madison, WI. In 1930 they moved back to Merrill, where Richard graduated from Merrill Senior High School. He was the 1938 Anson Scholarship winner, and graduated from Notre...

Lauri Frank

Jun 18, 2009

Lauri Ann Frank, 57, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, June 18, from a very rare form of untreatable cancer. She was a 1970 graduate of Port Edwards High School. Lauri then graduated from U.W. Oshkosh with a degree in Nursing. She married her husband William in Port Edwards Wisconsin on October 4,...

Harry Erdman

Jun 18, 2009

Harry Erdman Jr., 88, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, June 18, at Good Samaritan Health Center. Harry was a 1939 graduate of Merrill Senior High School. He then attended U.W. Madison until entering the U.S. Army during WW2 where he served as a Captain in the Pacific Theater. Harry and Lila Mae were united...

Matthew Zastrow

Jun 13, 2009

Matthew M. Zastrow Age 49, of Irma died unexpectedly Saturday June 13, 2009, at his residence. He was born April 1, 1960 in Merrill the son of Phillip and Betty (Bunge) Zastrow. Matthew was educated locally and began working at Bill’s House Of Guns at age 16, where he worked for over 13 years. He then worked for Wausau Paper...

Mark Wiesneski

Jun 12, 2009

Mark L. Wiesneski

Mark Wiesneski, age 53, of Merrill passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday June 12, 2009, under the care of Aspirus Hospice and Comfort Care, after a ten year battle with cancer. His attitude toward his illness was an inspiration to all who knew him.  Mark was born on August 15, 1955 in...

Cheryl Kleinschmidt

Jun 7, 2009

Cheryl Ann Kleinschmidt, loving wife of Michael, Mother of Jon and Jenipher, Daughter of Carol , Jack and the late Gerald Knospe, Sister of Patrick and Dennis, Grandmother of Alexis, Gavin and Carson and loving, trusted friend of many, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 7 th . She was born and...

Paul Styka

May 28, 2009

Paul Styka, 67, of Merrill, passed away May 28, 2009. He was born March 2, 1942 in Chicago, IL to the late Frank and Helen(Wielgus) Styka. Paul was a 1960 graduate of Mendel Catholic High School in Chicago. He then joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany until 1964. After being stationed in Germany, he married Marilyn Farrar back...

Roger Dupke

May 7, 2009

Roger Clifford Dupke, 83, of Merrill, died May 7, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

Roger was born in Merrill on June 18, 1925, to the late Walter and Jenny(Lindstrom) Dupke. He married Lois Dupke on October 19, 1950 in Denver, CO. Roger served in the Army from 1943-1946 as a cook in the South Pacific. He...

Donald Ruhl

May 6, 2009

Donald Ruhl, 70, of Merrill died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Good Samaritan Health Care Center.

Don was born in 1938 in Chigago, IL, to the late Jacob and Mary(Riegenborne) Ruhl. Don was a 1956 graduate of Antioch High School. He married Salene Nebel on October 3, 1959 in Antioch, IL.

After graduating High School, Don went...

Milfred Jaeger

May 5, 2009

Milfred Jaeger, 85, of Merrill, formerly Town of Pine River, Lincoln County, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Pallative Care.

Milfred was born June 16, 1923 in the Town of Pine River, Lincoln County the son of the late Albert and Hulda(Delf) Jaeger. He married Dorothy Nass-Mueller May 7, 1977 at St Peters Church,...

Evelyn Fowler

Apr 23, 2009

Evelyn Pauline Fowler, 93, of Merrill, died April 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Health Center.

She was born July 4, 1915, in the Town of Berlin to the late William Rudolph and Ida (Porath) Jaenke. She married John Fowler on September 14, 1941. Evelyn worked as a clerk at Fowler Drug Store until her husband John passed...