Obituaries
Richard A. Cole
Dec 24, 2020
Richard A. Cole, 94, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Richard was born May 11, 1926 in Rhinelander, son of the late Oscar and Lucille (DesPens) Cole. He married Phyllis E. Zimmerman on October 9, 1943 in Merrill. She preceded him in death on June 23, 1986. Richard had been an equipment...
Katherine Hulda Kohls
Dec 22, 2020
Our Loving Mother
Katherine Hulda Kohls, age 60, passed away peacefully at her home in Merrill, WI on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. She was born on February 6, 1960 in Beaver Dam, WI to the late Alvin and Doris Kohls. Doris divorced her first husband and later re-married Harvey Duessler, who became a...
Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Foster
Dec 22, 2020
Full obituary and service details are pending. Please check back later.
Kay Simon
Dec 20, 2020
Kay Lynn (Fehlberg) Simon, 63, of Merrill passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at her home while under the care of her family & Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services, after a courageous battle with cancer. Kay was born on June 21, 1957 in Merrill to the late Leo and Eleanor (Hill) Fehlberg. She graduated from Merrill High...
Herbert H. Lau
Dec 19, 2020
Herbert H. Lau, 89, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Herb was born March 6, 1931, in Merrill, son of the late Herman and Gertrude (Weise) Lau. Herb enlisted in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He served on the U.S.S. Aldebaran and was honorably discharged after serving his...
Lee Siemen
Dec 19, 2020
Lee Donald Siemen, age 55, of Merrill, formerly of Harbor Beach, Michigan, died on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at his residence in Merrill. He was born on December 23, 1964 to Clement and Marjorie (Livingston) Siemen in Harbor Beach, Michigan, where he attended and graduated from high school.
He enjoyed working with his brother on his farm....
Rev. Kenneth L. Albers
Dec 18, 2020
Kenneth Lee Albers March 4, 1954-December 18, 2020 Ken was born March 4, 1954 in Appleton, WI, to Victor and Bernadine (Brandt) Albers. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith. Ken was grateful for the entirely Christian education he received from elementary school through his ordination from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. He served the Lord and His...
Irene Schepp
Dec 17, 2020
Irene Josephine Schepp, age 80, of Merrill, passed of natural causes and went to be with her husband of 50 years on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, WI. She was under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.
A private family service will be held at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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