Obituaries
Joyce Elaine Harzke
May 15, 2020
Joyce E. Harzke, 88, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Joyce was born May 11, 1932 in Merrill daughter of the late Jerry A. and Kate (Rohde) Zortman. She attended both Jefferson Elementary School in Merrill and Merrill Senior High School. On December 31, 1949 Joyce married Leonard ‘Bud’ Harzke...
Carl Kellar
May 15, 2020
Carl A Kellar, age 82 of Merrill, WI, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Bell Tower Residence. He was under the care of the staff and nurses at Bell Tower Residence and Ascension Hospice Services.
He was born September 28, 1937, to the late James and Anna (Lunde) Kellar in Merrill, WI. At the age...
Dian L. Steinfest
May 12, 2020
Dian L. Steinfest "Grandma Pig", 74, went home to heaven Tuesday May 12th 2020. She was born May 23rd 1945 in Merrill, WI to the late Leslie and Eleanor Sukow. Dian and her husband Larry Steinfest met when they were 14 years old. They spent 56 loving years together, he survives. She spent her life as a nursing assistant...
Dorothy Koprek
May 10, 2020
Dorothy M. Koprek, age 99, formerly of Gleason, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Woodland Court in Merrill. She was under the tender care of staff from Woodland Court and Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. Dorothy Margaret Simon was born on February 11, 1921 to the late Conrad G. and Mathilda (Weisshahn) Simon...
Martha Haltinner
May 8, 2020
Martha Haltinner, age 85, formerly of the Town of Scott, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill, just shy of her 86th birthday. Martha modeled to be a strong woman; courageous, passionate, creative, complex, pragmatic, and visionary. She was born May 25, 1934 in Switzerland to Jakob and Elizabeth Gross. She married Albert Haltinner...
Clarence Polasek
May 6, 2020
Clarence ‘Shorty’ J. Polasek, age 73, of Merrill, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his home, while surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. He was born on February 26, 1947 to Clarence and Rose (Kottman) Polasek in Merrill. His mother survives. Shorty attended and graduated from Merrill...
Frances Woller
May 5, 2020
Frances E. Woller, age 94, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at her residence at Applegate Terrace in Wausau, while under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.
She was born on January 7, 1926 to Martin and Dela (Krueger) Butt in the Town of Berlin and was baptized on January 24,...
Richard 'Dick' Dehart
May 4, 2020
Richard L. ‘Dick’ Dehart, 74, of Harshaw, passed away May 4, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Dick was born November 15, 1945, in Walker, Minnesota, son of the late Raymond and Wanda (Almquist) Dehart. He married Sue Adams on August 17, 1974, in Merrill. She survives. Dick enlisted in the United States Navy and also served for thirty-one years...
Robert "Bob" Smith
May 2, 2020
Robert “Bob” Leroy Smith, age 76, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home with his family by his side and under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice. He was born on July 19, 1943 to the late Vincent and Hattie (Lange) Smith in Merrill, WI. Robert married Patricia Iwen on June 4,...
Mary Peterson
May 1, 2020
Mary L. Peterson, 85, of Merrill, died Friday, May 1, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under Ascension at Home Hospice Care. She was born on April 28, 1935 in Iowa to the late Floyd & Lillian (Glor) Paxton. She married the “love of her life”, Ralph Peterson on February 20, 1956 in Merrill. He preceded her in...
Tyler Krenz
Apr 29, 2020
Tyler Steven Krenz, age 16, died unexpectedly in an automobile accident on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in the town of Pine River. Tyler was born to Scott and Heidi (Hollander) Krenz on February 9, 2004 in Merrill. He was a sophomore at Merrill High School.
Tyler enjoyed gaming, hunting and hanging out with his friends. He will...
John R. Burrow, Sr.
Apr 28, 2020
John R. Burrow, Sr. age 85, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at his home under the care of his family and hospice services. John was born May 19, 1934 in the Town of Birch, Lincoln County, son of the late Arthur and Dorothy Burrow, Sr. John honorably served in the U.S. Air Force for over...
Kay Bergstrom
Apr 27, 2020
Kay Louise Bergstrom, age 65, of Merrill, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Ascension Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill.
Waid Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Merrill, WI and Neptune Society of Spokane, WA are assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.waidfuneral.com.
Peggy Krombholz
Apr 27, 2020
Peggy Lee Krombholz, age 58, of Merrill, passed away after a long illness on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Ascension Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill. She was born on November 13, 1961 to the late Herbert and Barbara Krombholz in Merrill. Peggy was named by her father after the famous singer of the time, Peggy Lee. She was born...
Robert J. 'Bob' Frederick
Apr 24, 2020
Robert J. ‘Bob’ Frederick, 81, of Merrill, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Bob was born November 16, 1938, in Lincoln County, son of the late Louis and Mary (Kawan) Frederick. He married Carol Zimmermann on January 18, 1958. She survives. Bob graduated from Merrill High School with the class of 1956. He...
Walter L. "Wally" Sczygelski
Apr 18, 2020
Walter L. ‘Wally’ Sczygelski, Jr., age 64, of the Town of Pine River, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Wally was born September 21, 1955 in Merrill, son of the late Walter and Marilyn Sczygelski, Sr. He married Joanne Ponshock on December 17, 1988. She survives. Wally had been a tow motor operator at...
Genevieve Wieloch
Apr 18, 2020
Genevieve Wieloch, age 87, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home. She was born January 27, 1933 in Marathon City to Herbert & Agatha (Bloom) Ruplinger. She married Anthony Wieloch Sr. in Marathon City on June 25, 1952. He preceded her in death on October 23, 2001.
Genny grew up...
Earl Herman Woller
Apr 15, 2020
Earl Herman Woller, Obituary Trusting in his Savior Jesus Christ for his salvation and eagerly anticipating the joy of heaven that awaited him, Earl Herman Woller, 86, Merrill, left this world with his family at his side on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his home in Merrill, Wisconsin. Earl was born on November 17, 1933 at his grandfather’s (Herman...
Kathryn Pickard
Apr 15, 2020
Kathryn B. Pickard, age 83, of Merrill WI died Wednesday, April 15,2020 at Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice House in Wausau, WI.
Kathryn was born July 2,1936 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to Joseph and Mary (Mulry) Stushek. She married Edgar L Pickard on October 9,1954 in Ladysmith, WI. He preceded in death on January 19,1999. Kathryn...
Margaret E. Robl
Apr 13, 2020
Margaret Ellen Robl, 84, of Merrill, passed away April 13, 2020 at her home under the care of her family and hospice. Margaret Ellen Hamlin was born in Merrill, Wisconsin on July 15, 1935 to the late James and Margaret (Running) Hamlin. She graduated from Merrill Senior High School in 1953, and then attended Lincoln County Normal School for...
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