Obituaries
Esther J. Wegner
Dec 7, 2021
Esther J. Wegner, age 97, of rural Merrill, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at her daughter Lorraine’s home under the loving care of family and hospice services. Esther was born June 12, 1924, in Merrill, daughter of the late Arthur and Mamie (Lentz) Welch. She married Harold Wegner March 14, 1946, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Merrill. He preceded...
Jeanne Delores Larkee
Dec 4, 2021
Jeanne Delores (Schraeder) Larkee, 97, passed her earthly life on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Riverview Terrace, Tomahawk. She was born the only daughter of Arthur and Edith (Wilson) Schraeder on March 13, 1924 in Madison, Wisconsin. She married Kenneth Larkee on April 29, 1948 in Merrill, Wisconsin. They enjoyed fifty-one years together before Kennie passed in 2000. As...
Nancy Lynn Hagedorn-Woller
Dec 1, 2021
Nancy Lynn Hagedorn-Woller, 63, of Plover, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Aspirus St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point. Nancy, the daughter of Richard and Dolores (Wegner) Hagedorn, was born in Merrill on March 15, 1958. Nancy was baptized at St. James Lutheran Church in the Town of Pine River and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in...
Barbara Jean Spoehr
Dec 1, 2021
Barbara Jean ‘Barb’ Spoehr, age 63, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Barb was April 13, 1958, in Merrill, daughter of the late Lester and Doris (Mattson) Fruend. She married Greg Spoehr on October 25, 1997. He survives. Barb had been a school bus driver for Wendorf Bus Service in Merrill for...
Bruce E. Schield
Nov 29, 2021
Bruce E. Schield, age 69, of rural Merrill, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021, at Froedtert Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls after a courageous battle fighting the Covid virus. Bruce was born on May 17, 1952, in the Town of Scott, Lincoln County son of the late Edgar and Leona (Schult) Schield. He married Judine ‘Judy’ Kroll on...
Joyce L. Kanapka
Nov 28, 2021
Joyce L. Kanapka, 89, of Merrill, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Pine Crest Nursing Home. Joyce was born on February 26, 1932, in Deerbrook, daughter of the late Charles and Katherine (Kluball) Wetzel. She married Elmer Kanapka on June 21, 1952 at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Gleason, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death. Joyce was...
Rebecca Becky Skrzypchak
Nov 26, 2021
Rebecca J. ‘Becky’ Skrzypchak, 73, of Wausau, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Becky was born December 20, 1947, in Merrill daughter of the late Ellsworth and Jayne Annis, Jr. She married Gary Skrzypchak on December 9, 1995. He survives. Becky’s career was always filled with the love she had for her co-workers. She...
Nathalie June Muschinske
Nov 25, 2021
Nathalie June Muschinske, age 90, of Willow Brook Pointe, Stevens Point WI, formerly of the town of Pine River, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021. Nathalie, the daughter of the late John and Alma (Rusch) Franz, was born on June 13, 1931. She was raised on the family farm in the Town of Texas, Marathon County, WI, attended St....
Janice A. Bailey
Nov 20, 2021
Janice A. Bailey, age 79, of Gleason, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Marshfield Medical Center in Weston. Janice was born on July 1, 1942, in Kankakee, Illinois, daughter of the late Leonard and Mary (Donavon) Morrical. She married Lewis Bailey on December 2, 1960, in Dubuque, Iowa. He survives. Janice was a homemaker and a loving...
Geraldine T. Weisenberger
Nov 17, 2021
Geraldine T. Weisenberger, 88, of Stevens Point, formerly of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Willowbrooke Senior Living in Stevens Point. Geraldine was born on July 14, 1933, in Colby, daughter of the late Andrew and Francis (Gribowski) Schilling. She married Thomas ‘Tom’ Weisenberger on August 8, 1951, in Wausau, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death...
Helen Grace Meyer
Nov 12, 2021
Helen Grace (Eikelmann) Meyer, age 94, of Merrill, went home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, November 12, 2021, at the cottage while under the care of family and Compassus Hospice Care. Born on July 22, 1927, to the late Harry and Margaret (Henrich) Eikelmann, she was a life-long resident of the Merrill area. She married Gilbert J. Meyer...
Marjorie Joyce Hovind
Nov 10, 2021
Marjorie J. Hovind, age 98, of Wausau, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Wausau Manor. Marjorie was born February 18, 1923, in Wisconsin Rapids, daughter of the late Frank and Edna Kandzora. She married Neil Hovind on January 18, 1947, in Wausau. He preceded her in death in 2010. The couple lived in Minneapolis for 11 years...
Phyllis M. Kottke
Nov 6, 2021
Phyllis Kottke, 85, of the town of Hamburg, Marathon County, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at her home under the care of her family and hospice services. Phyllis was born August 6, 1936, in Wisconsin, daughter of the late John and Anna (Koehler) Krause. She married LaVern Kottke on September 11, 1954. He preceded her in death...
Diane M. Seiler
Nov 5, 2021
Diane Marie (Krueger) Seiler January 17, 1941-November 5, 2021 To say that Diane was loved by her family does not tell the whole story. Her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren have deeply been impacted by the selfless generosity with which she loved them. Since the death of her beloved husband Ralph, 15 years ago, almost to the day, Diane...
Lorraine M. Muschinske
Nov 4, 2021
Lorraine Mae Muschinske, age 91, of Bell Tower Residence, Merrill, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021. Lorraine, the daughter of the late Arthur and Ella (Gruetzmacher) Hagedorn, was born on November 22, 1929, in Merrill. She was baptized in St. James Lutheran Church in the Town of Pine River and affirmed her faith in Jesus on May 17, 1942,...
Gloria Dawn Trzebiatowski
Oct 29, 2021
Gloria D. Trzebiatowski, age 71, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, at the Hospice House in Wausau. Gloria was born August 24, 1950, in Merrill, daughter of the late Henry and Bernice (Liesman) Puphal. She married Damon R. Trzebiatowski on July 19, 2001. He preceded her in death on September 30, 2015. Gloria and Damon had...
Carlon John Pepke
Oct 29, 2021
Carlon J. Pepke, age 81, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Carlon was born December 6, 1939, in the town of Scott, Lincoln County, son of the late Otto and Helen (Kleinschmidt) Pepke. He married Virginia Weiler on September 15, 1962, in Athens, and she preceded him in death in March of...
Gene L. Voigt
Oct 29, 2021
Gene L. Voigt, age 81, of Merrill, passed away Friday October 29, 2021 at his home under the care of his family and hospice services. Gene was born August 24, 1940, in Lincoln County, to the late Ralph and Ernestine (Kleinschmidt) Voigt. He married Phyllis Grund on September 1, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gene worked as a bridge...
Lloyd Donald Hackbart
Oct 28, 2021
Lloyd D. Hackbart, age 92, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Lloyd was born December 15, 1928, in Merrill, son of the late Marvin and Marie Hackbart. He married Mary Anne J. Bower on November 18, 1950. She preceded him in death on March 19, 2015. Lloyd served in...
Lavern James Kottke
Oct 26, 2021
LaVern J. Kottke, 89, of the town of Hamburg, Marathon County, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. LaVerrn was born February 1, 1932, in the town of Hamburg, son of the late Walter and Adelia (Kleinschmidt) Kottke. He married Phyllis Krause on September 11, 1954. She survives. LaVern was a dairy farmer and had...
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