Obituaries

Aug 26, 2019

Tim O’Leary, age 74, of Merrill died Monday, August 26, 2019 at St Clare’s Hospital, Weston, after a brief battle with cancer. Tim was born in Wausau on May 31, 1945, to the late Milton and Jean O’Leary.  He had two sisters, Lynn Wolfe of Middleton who preceeded him in death and Diane Plant of Mosinee who survives.  He...

Aug 21, 2019

Donald ‘Don’ Lee Miller, age 78, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill.  He was born on September 5, 1940 to the late Elmer and Charlotte (Werner) Miller in Appleton, WI.  Don attended and graduated from Appleton High School.  He married Kay E. Goldbach on August 2, 1972 in Milwaukee,...

Aug 14, 2019

William (Bill) F. Kroll of Eagle River, WI passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019.  He passed peacefully in Hospice at Pride TLC in Weston.  Bill was 77.

Bill was born to parents Frank and Marian (Baldwin) Kroll on March 28, 1942 in Green Bay, WI.  He grew up in the Green Bay area but his heart...

Aug 9, 2019

Marilyn (Gulke) Briest, age 86, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Azura Memory Care in Wausau.  She was born on June 24, 1933 to the late August & Helen (Krueger) Rubom in Chicago, Ill.  She and Walter Gulke were united in marriage on June 30, 1951. They later divorced. She then married Paul Briest. He...

Aug 7, 2019

Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Wayne Wenzlick, age 72, of Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in the palliative care / hospice care unit at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, surrounded by his family.

Kenny was born on March 30, 1947 to the late LaVern and Mae (Leopold) Wenzlick in Merrill.  He married Penny Jo Gunderson on November 11, 1972,...

Aug 7, 2019

Merlin ‘Merlie’ E. Steinagel, age 78, of the town of Corning, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital, with his family by his side.  Merlin was born on June 29, 1941 to the late Fred and Leona (Schultz) Steinagel in Merrill.  He attended school in Merrill.  After meeting and falling in love with...

Aug 1, 2019

There is no appropriate or possible way to summarize the life of the blissfully strong, and unapologetically beautiful young woman, Anne Alicia Germain. Anne is the daughter of Michael and Laurie Germain, sister of Alex Germain. Anne is also loved by her grandparents, Fred and Carol Pester, aunts and uncles; Michelle (Howard) Sczygelski, Jean (Tom) Kouba, Polly (Jay Koebe),...

Jul 30, 2019

Louise Lorraine Peterson-Schmidt, age 90, of Merrill passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at her residence, while under the care of Interim Hospice.  She was born on July 26, 1929 to the late Owen and Leonora (Hottenstein) Jones in Oshkosh, WI, and was baptized at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Gleason.  She attended Merrill High School and graduated...

Jul 27, 2019

Bonita “Bonnie” Kell, age 58, of Merrill, WI passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Ascension St Clare’s Hospital.  She was born April 14, 1961 to the late Leonard and Ellen (Radtke) Kell.

Bonnie worked for Elgin Fastener as a machine operator for many years.  She enjoyed gardening, bird watching and had a general love of...

Jul 22, 2019

Elsie Beatrice Newman, age 88, of Merrill, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.  She was born on July 7, 1931 to the late Ray and Nellie (Spicer) Alloway in Minneapolis, MN.  Elsie attended and graduated from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids.

Elsie worked as a medical transcriptionist for the majority of...

Jul 19, 2019

Jamie Lou Harder, age 65, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019 at her residence in Merrill.  She was born on March 5, 1954 to the late Donald and Marlene (Freuen) Collins in Tomahawk.  Jamie attended and graduated from Tomahawk High School and continued her education at NTC in Wausau, earning her degree in medical coding.  She...

Jul 18, 2019

LaBelle L. Klug, age 84, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, while under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice.  She was born on July 30, 1934 to the late Erwin R. and Esther C. (Luedtke) Kniess in Merrill.  LaBelle attended grade school in Greendale, WI and high school...

Jul 17, 2019

Kenneth ‘Ken’ Louis Oelkers, age 87, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill, with his loving family by his side and while under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.  He was born on March 9, 1932 to the late Nelles and Ethel (Johnson) Oelkers in Racine,...

Jul 11, 2019

LeRoy “Pete” Kufahl, age 93, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.  He was born in Brokaw on July 11, 1926 to the late Hubert and Sophie (Kloth) Kufahl.  LeRoy married Patricia Wussow on April 24, 1948.  She preceded him in death on February 15,...

Jul 6, 2019

Rochelle Joellen McCarl (Dixon), age 58, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, while under the care of Ministry Hospice.  She was born on January 10, 1961 to Wade and Jeannette (Strope) Dixon at Fort Mead, Maryland.  Her father preceded her in death.

Rochelle attended and graduated from Towanda High in Pennsylvania,...