Obituaries

Roger  M.  Peck

Roger M. Peck

Jan 10, 2017

Roger M. Peck, age 74, of Merrill, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill, from complications related to Peripheral Vascular Disease and Diabetes. Roger was born June 24, 1942, in Lincoln County, son of the late Kenneth and Vera (Kruse) Peck. He attended North Star School, a one room school house. He graduated...

Robin 'Rob' Rothmeyer

Robin 'Rob' Rothmeyer

Jan 9, 2017

Robin ‘Rob’ Rothmeyer, 58, of Merrill, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at his home. Rob was born October 4, 1958, in Merrill, son of Stanley and Sandra (Ingersoll) Rothmeyer. He married Tammie Folta on July 26, 1980. She survives. Rob worked in the machine room at P.C.A. in Tomahawk. Rob was a member of St. John Lutheran Church,...

Janet B. Cole

Janet B. Cole

Jan 8, 2017

Janet B. Cole, age 96, of Merrill, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017, under the care of her family, the staff at Bell Tower Residence, and hospice. Janet was born May 4, 1920, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Martin and Lula (Hurd) Hall. She married Douglas Cole on October 5, 1940, and he preceded her...

Ardell W. Schulz

Ardell W. Schulz

Jan 7, 2017

Ardell W. Schulz, age 81, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Ministry St. Clare’s Hospital, Weston. Ardell was born April 22, 1935, in Merrill, son of the late Arnold and Ella (Saeger) Schulz. He married Charlotte Mae Tesch on August 7, 1954 in the Town of Scott. She preceded him in death on April 25,...

Evelyn F.  Semling

Evelyn F. Semling

Jan 5, 2017

Evelyn Francis Semling, 92, of Merrill, Wisconsin, died on January 5, 2017 at Woodland Court Elder Services. She was born on February 10, 1924 in Hudson, Wisconsin the daughter of the late Rudolph and Bessie Eckert. Evelyn grew up in Eckert’s Merrill West Side Bakery helping, along with her two siblings and parents, to run the business. She graduated...

Dennis  W.  Olsen

Dennis W. Olsen

Jan 5, 2017

Dennis William Olsen, age 68, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin. Born on June 3, 1948 to Alice and William D. Olsen in Madison, WI. Dennis grew up in the Madison area and graduated from Madison West High School in 1967. He then joined the...

Michael  P. Duginski

Michael P. Duginski

Jan 5, 2017

Michael P. Duginski, age 59, of Merrill, died unexpectedly at his home of natural causes on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Michael was born July 11, 1957, in Merrill, son of Lawrence and Mary Duginski. Michael was a graduate of Merrill Senior High School. He was currently employed at Semco of Merrill. Michael enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a...

Roger 'Budda' English

Roger 'Budda' English

Dec 28, 2016

Roger A. ‘Budda’ English, 87, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill, surrounded by his loving family. Budda was born October 29, 1929, in Merrill, son of the late Prentiss and Helen (Nugent) English. He married Lenore Haffemann on October 30, 1954. She survives. Budda retired as a head cashier at the...

Dorothy G. Gennrich

Dorothy G. Gennrich

Dec 26, 2016

Dorothy G. Gennrich, age 100, of Merrill, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016, at Woodland Court, Merrill, with her son Bud at her side. Dorothy was born July 20, 1916, in Merrill, daughter of the late Walter and Anna Reinke. She married Arnold L. Gennrich on June 28, 1947, in Merrill, and he preceded her in death on...

Arthur E. 'Bud' Taylor, Jr.

Arthur E. 'Bud' Taylor, Jr.

Dec 25, 2016

Obituary for Arthur E (Bud) Taylor. Bud was born on February 25, 1923 on his grandfather’s farm in the Town of Scott, Lincoln County, Wisconsin to Laura Ashbrenner Taylor and Arthur E. Taylor, Sr. After living in Rib Lake, he moved to Merrill in 1934 where he attended St. John Grade School. He graduated from Merrill High School in...

Grace B. Lau

Grace B. Lau

Dec 24, 2016

Grace B. Lau, 83, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Grace was born July 20, 1933, in Merrill, daughter of the late Otto and Martha (Saeger) Utecht. She married Herbert Lau on July 11, 1953. He survives. Grace had worked at the former Jeanne’s Dress Shop in Merrill. She eventually became...

David H. Woller

David H. Woller

Dec 24, 2016

David H. Woller, age 79, of Merrill, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 24, 2016. David was born May 18, 1937, in the town of Maine, Marathon County, son of the late Sigmund and Adela (Kasten) Woller. He married Donna D. Jabas on August 20, 1956. She survives. David was employed for nearly 30 years with the...

Ruth Mitchell

Ruth Mitchell

Dec 22, 2016

Ruth E. Mitchell, age 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2016, at her home while surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. She was born on March 11, 1936 to the late Paul and Shirley (Wedin) Raarup in Ashland, WI. Ruth attended and graduated from Washburn High School and went on...

Peter D. 'Pete' Brown

Peter D. 'Pete' Brown

Dec 21, 2016

Peter D. ‘Pete’ Brown, age 71, of the Gleason area, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at his home. Pete was born November 9, 1945, in Merrill, son of the late David and Margaret (Pommorin) Brown. Pete had been employed at the former Ward Paper Company in Merrill. He also did landscaping at a medical clinic in Merrill, along with...

Karol J. 'Jim' Okray

Karol J. 'Jim' Okray

Dec 16, 2016

Karol J. ‘Jim’ Okray, age 91, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Jim was born December 4, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, son of the late Joseph and Blanche Okray. He married Betty Heller on May 29, 1948, in Merrill. She survives. Jim had worked at the former Ward Paper Company, Merrill, and...

Robert "Bob" H. Buss

Robert "Bob" H. Buss

Dec 15, 2016

Robert H. ‘Bob’ Buss, age 83, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at home under the care of his family and hospice care. Bob was born October 5, 1933, in Merrill, son of the late William and Ella Buss. He married Donna (Rusch) Schmidt on July 2, 1998. She survives. After being honorably discharged from the...

Dorothy Golisch

Dorothy Golisch

Dec 12, 2016

Dorothy Evelyn Golisch, age 89, died on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Pine Crest Nursing Home while under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born on August 4, 1927 to the late Herman and Ella (Krueger) Scheffler Sr. in Wausau, WI. She met and fell in love with Roy Golisch, and the two exchanged vows...

Diane M. Pichelman

Diane M. Pichelman

Dec 11, 2016

Diane M. Pichelman, age 66, of Plover, formerly of Merrill, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Diane was born December 24, 1949, in Merrill, daughter of the late Norman and Leona (Baumann) Schmidt. She married Rodney Pichelman on August 3, 1968, and he preceded her in death on November...

Eleanore Koelsch

Eleanore Koelsch

Dec 11, 2016

Eleanore M. Koelsch, age 97, of Athens passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Applegate Care Terrace. She was born February 26, 1919 to the late Edwin and Elsie (Giese) Sturm in the Town of Maine. Eleanore married Ervin Koelsch on September 24, 1938. He preceded her in death September 27, 2001. They worked side by side managing the...

Phyllis Severt

Phyllis Severt

Dec 10, 2016

Phyllis Ann (Evenson) Severt 68, of Rothschild, formerly of Merrill died Saturday, Dec. 10th, 2016 after years of struggling with depression. Phyllis lived in Assisted Living Facilities in the Wausau area for many years. Preceding her in death were Robert Yaatenen, her first husband and Gene Severt, her second husband and also her parents Edward and Annette Evenson all of...