Obituaries
Solange V. North
Dec 9, 2016
Solange Anderson North, age 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Woodland Court Assisted Living in Merrill, Wisconsin. Solange was born in Ambercrombie, North Dakota on November 16, 1923 to Albert and Germaine Anderson. The family ran a restaurant diner in the little town. Eventually the family moved to Barnesville, Minnesota and ran...
Marlene Fechtner
Dec 8, 2016
Marlene S. (Pankow) Fechtner, age 74, died Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Merrill, WI. Marlene was born May 5, 1942 in Merrill, WI to Ruth (Lemke) and Leslie Pankow and was raised in the Town of Pine River. Marlene graduated Merrill High School in 1960. After graduating from Lincoln County Normal Teacher’s School in 1962 she...
June R. Wais
Dec 3, 2016
June R. Wais, age 92, of Merrill, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Good Samaritan Health Center, Merrill. June was born June 5, 1924, in Merrill, daughter of the late Paul and Laura (Kleinschmidt) Brandenburg. She married Lorenz ‘Tarz’ Wais on November 1, 1947, in Merrill. He preceded her in death on December 3, 2006. June was a...
Ann M. Burrows
Dec 2, 2016
Ann M. Burrows. After a long fight with cancer, Ann has gone home to be at peace with the Lord on December 2, 2016. Ann was born December 1, 1954, in Merrill, daughter of the late Charles ‘Chuck’ and Ellen Cotter. Ann married Thomas E. Burrows, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughter Kelly Garduno (with Lance) both...
Wilbert E. Ziebell
Nov 30, 2016
Wilbert E. Ziebell, 97, of Wausau, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Benedictine Living Community of Wausau. Wilbert was born August 9, 1919 in the Town of Maine, Marathon County, son of the late Erwin and Lydia (Schultz) Ziebell. Wilbert married Doris Radke on November 18, 1938. She preceded him in death on May 26, 1964. He then...
Helen R. Frederick
Nov 29, 2016
Helen R. Frederick, 83, of Merrill, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Helen was born October 13, 1933, in Lincoln County, daughter of the late Clarence and Gertrude (Wengeler) Frederick. Helen attended Merrill High School and graduated with the class of 1951. She went on to work at Weinbrenner Shoe Company, the former...
Duane R. 'Ike' Bacher
Nov 22, 2016
Duane R. ‘Ike’ Bacher, age 78, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Mount View Care Center, Wausau, surrounded by his loving family. Ike was born June 28, 1938, in Merrill, son of Alice (Fruend) Bacher and the late Robert Bacher. He married Fern Zoellner on August 30, 1958. She survives. Ike retired from Wausau Papers,...
Joan D. Muschinske
Nov 10, 2016
Joan D. Muschinske, 87, Merrill, WI, died peacefully on November 10, 2016 at Colonial Manor, Wausau, after a short battle with dementia and cancer. Joan was born April 30, 1929, in Merrill, daughter of the late Alfred and Dorothea (Krueger) Latzig. Joan is survived by her daughter, Jill Schmunk, husband Marty, of Merrill; son, Bruce Muschinske, wife Kathy, of...
Delores A. Iwen
Nov 8, 2016
Delores A. Iwen, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill. Delores was born August 12, 1935, in Wausau, daughter of the late Walter and Dora (Warner) Gritzmacher. She married Charles ‘Jim’ Iwen on July 3, 1954. He preceded her in death on September 3, 2005. Delores was a 1953 graduate of Wausau...
Eleanor E. Peterson
Nov 8, 2016
Eleanor Peterson, 86, of Merrill, passed away peacefully at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Eleanor Elizabeth Plante Peterson was born November 5, 1930, in Marinette, Wisconsin, the only child of the late Edward and Othelia (Rick) Plante. She married the love her life, Melvin Peterson, on September 24, 1949, in...
Robert 'Bob' D. Alft, Sr.
Nov 4, 2016
Robert D. ‘Bob’ Alft, Sr., age 92, of Merrill, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill. Bob was born March 6, 1924 in Merrill, son of the late Paul and Lillian (Sonnenberg) Alft. He married Shirley J. Hoff on August 30, 1947 in Tomahawk. She preceded him in death on November 30, 2004. Bob...
David M. Hoff
Nov 3, 2016
David M. Hoff, 37, of Merrill went home to Jesus on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at UW Health, Madison surrounded by his loving family. He was a loving husband, and a perfect father of four beautiful girls. Born November 10, 1978, in Merrill, Dave was the son of Michael Hoff and Karla (Fox) Yorde. He graduated Merrill High School...
Elmer L. Lee
Oct 25, 2016
Elmer L. Lee passed away October 25, 2016 at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill, Wisconsin after a brief illness at the age of 95. He was born May 5, 1921 in the Town of Summit in Langlade County, Wisconsin in a two room log cabin to Archie and Elizabeth (Strobel) Lee. He met his wife, Jeanette Yonke, at a dance...
Nancy A. Kunkel
Oct 25, 2016
Nancy A. Kunkel of 1706 East Sixth Street in Merrill, WI passed away October 25th, 2016 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Nancy was born on September 5, 1938, daughter of the late Leslie Pankow and Ruth (Lemke) Pankow in Pine River. She married Roger Kunkel on August 15, 1959, in Pine City, Minnesota. Roger survives. Nancy grew...
Warren E. Latzig, Sr.
Oct 24, 2016
Warren E. Latzig, Sr., 85, of the Town of Pine River, Lincoln County, passed away with his loving family by his side, on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Warren was born February 10, 1931, in Merrill, son of the late Walter and Elly (Krajewski) Latzig, Sr. He married Lois Bennett on June 18, 1955 at St....
Mary Ann Riebe
Oct 16, 2016
Mary Ann Riebe, age 82, of Merrill, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her home under the care of her loving family and hospice services. Mary Ann was born August 9, 1934, in Merrill, daughter of the late Harvey and Clara Emanuel. She married Donald Riebe on December 21, 1960. He preceded her in death on August...
Eugene E. Fox
Oct 13, 2016
Eugene E. Fox, 88, of Merrill, formerly of Wausau, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Woodland Court Elder Services, Merrill. Eugene was born May 13, 1928, in Merrill, son of the late Ned and Martha (Wangen) Fox. He married Lucille E. Hannemann on August 17, 1957. She preceded him in death on October 18, 1999. Gene then married...
Verna E. Schwartz
Oct 11, 2016
Verna E. Schwartz, age 88, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill, under the care of her loving family, the residence staff, and hospice services. Verna was born May 9, 1928, daughter of the late Harold and Irma (Cummings) Edmund. She married Raymond R. Schwartz, Sr. on August 10, 1946, in Irma....
Lorraine Preboske
Oct 8, 2016
Lorraine Preboske, age 100, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 8, 2016, while residing at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill. Lorraine was born March 29, 1916, in Antigo, daughter of the late Felix and Elizabeth (Timm) Drengler. She married Felix ‘Pete’ Preboske on September 30, 1939, in Antigo. He preceded her in death on February 22, 1994. Lorraine attended nursing...
Shirley A. Roberts
Oct 4, 2016
Shirley A. Roberts, 76, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center, Merrill. Shirley was born February 1, 1940, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, daughter of the late Rommie and Lena (Canada) Roberts, Sr. She married Kenneth Sturm on December 30, 1959. They later divorced. Shirley worked at various retail stores in the Merrill...
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