Obituaries

Mar 20, 2022

Judy E. Esser, 79, of Merrill passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Woodland Court. Judy was born May 14, 1942, in Tomah, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Harry and Mary Eleanor (Dickhut) Wildes. She married John Esser on June 21, 1968, at Luther Memorial Church in Milwaukee. Judy was a member of Beta Sigma Phi. Judy is survived...

Mar 19, 2022

Stephen “Steve” John Blake, age 81, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was born on December 8, 1940, to the late Cella Emmett and Eleda Candace (Severson) Blake in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

On September 10, 1966, Steve married Linda L. Hojan at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Merrill, Wisconsin. Steve worked as a manager at Woolworths for 11...

Mar 19, 2022

Carl Randolf Westberg Sr., age 92, of Merrill, Wisconsin, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, Wisconsin. He was born on January 31, 1930, to the late Randolf and Marie (Daren) Westberg in Wausau, Wisconsin.

On May 10, 1952, Carl and Mary...

Mar 14, 2022

Ann Elsen Ravn, age 92, of Merrill, died March 14, 2022, at Bell Tower Residence surrounded by her family. Ann was born January 28, 1930, to the late Albert and Hazel (Willett) Elsen in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her family later moved to Merrill, where she grew up. She attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic School and graduated from Our Lady...

Mar 13, 2022

Nick (Geno) Meyer passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 13th, 2022. Nick was born August 18, 1978, at Memorial Hospital in Sheboygan, WI to mother Patty (Meyer) Halbach and Randy Halbach, Sr. Nick graduated from Merrill Senior High School Class of 1996. He was a beloved father to Zander Meyer and dog dad to (Bubba) his faithful dog and...

Mar 12, 2022

Elroy L. ‘Heinie’ Lemke, age 98, of Merrill, WI, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home under the care of his family, friends, and Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. Heinie married Jane Kollmer on January 11, 1947, and she preceded him in death on November 4, 1987. Heinie was a World War II veteran and...

Mar 10, 2022

Stanley Allen Wiederhoeft, age 84, of the town of Hamburg, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, March 10, 2022.  He was born on February 26, 1938, to the late Martin and Edna (Schoenherr) Wiederhoeft at the Memorial Hospital in Wausau. He attended and graduated from Merrill Senior High School with the class of 1956 and went on...

Mar 6, 2022

Roger G. Meunier, 78, of Merrill, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital. Roger was born December 4, 1943, in Escanaba, Michigan, son of the late Kenneth and Lillian (Homan) Meunier. He married Kathleen Cole on August 14, 1965, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Merrill. She survives. For 43 years, Roger had worked at Merrill...

Mar 5, 2022

Ralph Voigt, 84, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Mount View Care Center in Wausau. Ralph was born on November 12, 1937, in Merrill, son of the late Ralph and Ernestine (Kleinschmidt) Voigt. He married Arlene Uekert on September 11, 1965, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rib Falls. She survives. Ralph worked as a...

Mar 3, 2022

Our beloved James “Jim” George, age 77, passed peacefully at home from this life into Glory on March 3, 2022. His family was by his side. Jim was born in Columbia, South Carolina to William and Eloise (nee Howell) George. Jim had many aunts, uncles and cousins growing up and had fond memories of their get-togethers with pig pickin’,...

Feb 28, 2022

Lester Leavitt, age 80, of Merrill, passed away at his home on Monday, February 28, 2022, while under the care of his loving family and Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.  He was born on September 17, 1941, to the late LeRoy and Alice (Plautz) Leavitt in Merrill.  Lester attended and graduated from Merrill High School.  He met his...

Feb 27, 2022

David E. Lemon, 64, of Merrill, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022, surrounded by his family at Aspirus Riverview Hospital, Wisconsin Rapids. David was born November 24, 1957, in Wausau, son of the late Floyd and Sylvia (Turner) Lemon. Dave graduated from Merrill High School with the class of 1976. He attended Lakeland University and Northcentral Technical College. Dave...

Feb 24, 2022

Donald W. Hoff, 85, of Tomahawk, passed away February 24, 2022, at Mt. View Care Center with his wife and brother-in-law by his side. He was under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. Donald was born August 5, 1936, in Lincoln County, son of the late Walter and Agnes (Woller) Hoff. Donald was baptized and confirmed...

Feb 23, 2022

Violet C. ‘Vi’ Krueger, 98, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Violet was born May 6, 1923, daughter of the late Martin and Lula (Hurd) Hall. She worked at the former Holy Cross Hospital, Merrill, as a nursing assistant. Vi also worked as a public health nursing assistant and was a...

Feb 22, 2022

Marcia Gayle (Hirnschall) Dalke went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center - Weston. Marcia was born October 5, 1940, in the Town of Rock Falls, Lincoln County, daughter of the late Frank and Alice (Kufahl) Hirnschall. She graduated from Merrill High School and moved to Appleton where she went to...

Feb 22, 2022

Richard Dabbert, age 69, of Merrill, Wisconsin, passed away on February 22, 2022, in Weston, Wisconsin. He was born on June 20, 1952, to the late Albion and Evelyn (Edwards) Dabbert in Merrill, Wisconsin.

He was an avid sports fan – enjoying playing, watching and coaching a variety of sports. He coached Little...

Feb 19, 2022

Joyce R. Woller, 85, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. Joyce was born on January 30, 1937, in the Town of Corning, daughter of the late Florian and Bertha (Wittwer) Zogg. She married Leroy Woller on September 14, 1957, at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Merrill and...

Feb 18, 2022

Michelle Patricia Polacek, age 43, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on February 18, 2022, in Merrill, Wisconsin. She was born on January 31, 1979, to Patrick Lee Willis and Patti Mary Romatoski in Merrill, Wisconsin.

Her affectionate smile caught the eye of Gregory Matthew Polacek and they were married on September 21, 2019 in Merrill, Wisconsin.  It...

Feb 16, 2022

Edmund A. Winchell, age 65, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center – Marshfield. Ed was born July 20, 1956, in Merrill, son of the late Stillman and Cornelia (Amelse) Winchell. Ed had worked at Northern Specialty, CWA as a truck driver, and Kolbe & Kolbe Windows. He also worked for Chub VanDerGeest’s cattle...

Feb 14, 2022

Ronald William Hirte, age 81, peacefully and quietly passed away on February 14, 2022, in Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Shortly before passing Ron was visited by his 3 sons, Dan, Adam, Brad, and loving granddaughter Amanda.  We, his sons, would like to believe hearing us boys laughing and swapping stories and laughing even more about our different experiences with...