Obituaries
Mavis D. Voelz
Jul 3, 2020
Mavis D. Voelz, 91, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on July 3, 2020, in the Comfort Care Unit of Ascension Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill. Mavis was born on November 9, 1928, in the Town of Hamburg to Harvey and Eldora (Harder) Woller. Mavis graduated from Athens High School and the Lincoln County Normal School. She...
Judith M. 'Jutee' Lohff
Jun 27, 2020
Judith M. ‘Jutee’ Lohff, 79, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Ascension St. Clare’s Hospital, Weston. Jutee was born August 25, 1940, in Merrill, daughter of the late Wilbert and Dorothy Raasch. She married James Lohff on December 26, 1990 in Merrill. He survives. Jutee worked at Weinbrenner Shoe Company in Merrill for several years. She...
Thomas 'Tom' R. Taylor
Jun 27, 2020
Thomas R. ‘Tom’ Taylor, 84, formerly of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at his home in Minocqua, under the care of his family and hospice services. Tom was born September 6, 1935, in Merrill, son of the late Stuart and Marion (Grefe) Taylor. He married Phyllis Wood in California in 1964. She preceded him in death...
Fred J. 'Fritz' Pester
Jun 7, 2020
Fred John ‘Fritz’ Pester, 89, of Merrill, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Fred was born April 5, 1931, son of the late Kurt and Nora (Kuether) Pester. He married Carol Jean Gille on January 6, 1978. She survives. Fred attended Merrill Senior High School and in 1951 he enlisted in the United...
Florian R. Koehler
Jun 6, 2020
Florian R. Koehler, 92, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill. Florian was born March 22, 1928, in Merrill, daughter of the late George and Lydia (Krueger) Raasch. She married Glenn R. Koehler on June 10, 1950. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2009. Florian worked in the Lincoln County Treasurer’s...
Judy M. Yuska
Jun 3, 2020
Judy M. Yuska, age 69, of Merrill passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at her home with family, and under the care of Aspirus Hospice Services. She bravely fought and beat the odds with Glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, which she was diagnosed with in April 2017. Judy was born February 12, 1951 in Chicago,...
Michael J. Krueger
May 31, 2020
Michael J. Krueger, 68, of Merrill, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020, at his home. Mike was born April 11, 1952, in Merrill, son of Anna ‘Ann’ Krueger and the late Ernest Krueger, Jr. He married Karen Jacobson on December 18, 1976, in Merrill. She preceded him in death on January 1, 2020. Mike graduated from Merrill High School...
Lisa Jo Waldburger
May 31, 2020
Lisa Jo Waldburger, 52, of Merrill, passed away on Sunday May 31, 2020 under the care of her family and hospice services. Lisa Jo was born March 4, 1968 in Merrill, daughter of Patsy and Allan Waldburger. Lisa Jo enjoyed music, especially any songs by Kenny Rogers; art work and painting; and visiting the Lincoln County Humane Society where...
Thomas 'Tanker Tom' Marmes
May 29, 2020
Thomas J. 'Tanker Tom' Marmes, 73, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 while an inpatient at Ascension St. Clare’s Hospital, Weston. Tom was born December 16, 1946 in Antigo, Wisconsin son of the late Peter and Marie (Clay) Marmes. He married Sharon Erickson on September 14, 1985. She survives. Tom had been a welder at AGRA...
Lydia D. Bauman
May 24, 2020
Lydia D. Bauman, age 92, of Merrill passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family, loving caregivers, and under the care of Aspirus Hospice Services. Lydia was born June 29, 1927 on the family farm in Irma, Wisconsin, the daughter of Luigi and Mary Pezzi. She was a first-generation Italian American. She attended...
Keith A. Knutson
May 18, 2020
Keith A. Knutson, 57, of Rhinelander, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at his home. Keith was born April 20, 1963, in Eau Claire, son of the late Arlyn and Elaine (Fromm) Knutson. He married Kathyrn Little on June 25, 1991. She survives. Keith worked as a shuttle driver for Tomahawk Railway - Genesee & Wyoming at P.C.A....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Elaine Caroline Knutson
Apr 13, 2020
Elaine C. Knutson, 86, of Gleason, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020 at her son’s home in Rhinelander under the care of her family and hospice services. Elaine was born August 20, 1933, in the Town of Pigeon, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Ernest and Alleta (Omoth) Fromm. She married Arlyn R. Knutson on May 7, 1955, in Blair,...
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