Obituaries

Grace Hass

Grace Hass

Aug 1, 2014

Grace H. Hass, age 96, of Merrill, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at Bell Tower Residence under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born March 31, 1918 in the Town of Corning to the late Frederic and Adele (Lurs) Behrens. She and Edward Frederick Hass were united in marriage on June 2, 1945 in...

Bruce Knutson

Bruce Knutson

Jul 15, 2014

Bruce E. Knutson, 64, of Merrill, died on July 15, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital. Bruce was born on June 28, 1950 in Tomahawk to the late Edward and Marcela (Zimmerman) Knutson . Bruce worked for many years as a truck driver for Elite Carriers. He enjoyed fishing and loved the Packers. Bruce is survived by his son; Katon...

Bruce Knutson

Bruce Knutson

Jul 15, 2014

Bruce E. Knutson, 64, of Merrill, died on July 15, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital. Bruce was born on June 28, 1950 in Tomahawk to the late Edward and Marcela (Zimmerman) Knutson . Bruce worked for many years as a truck driver for Elite Carriers. He enjoyed fishing and loved the Packers. Bruce is survived by his son; Katon...

Bruce Knutson

Bruce Knutson

Jul 15, 2014

Bruce E. Knutson, 64, of Wausau, died on July 15, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital. Bruce was born on June 28, 1950 in Tomahawk to the late Edward and Marcela (Zimmerman) Knutson. Bruce worked for many years as a truck driver for Elite Carriers. He enjoyed fishing and loved the Packers. Bruce is survived by his son; Katon (fiancée...

Bruce Knutson

Bruce Knutson

Jul 15, 2014

Bruce E. Knutson, 64, of Wausau, died on July 15, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital. Bruce was born on June 28, 1950 in Tomahawk to the late Edward and Marcela (Zimmerman) Knutson . Bruce worked for many years as a truck driver for Elite Carriers. He enjoyed fishing and loved the Packers. Bruce is survived by his son; Katon...

Richard Vignali

Richard Vignali

Jul 14, 2014

Richard Vignali, age 82, Wausau, formerly of Merrill, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Mount View Care Center under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. He was born August 7, 1931 in Merrill to the late Angelo and Jennie (Ricci) Vignali. Dick and Barb Anderson were united in marriage on June 6, 1959 at St. Francis...

Wendy Sousek-Hallquist

Wendy Sousek-Hallquist

Jul 14, 2014

Wendy Hope Sousek-Hallquist, age 51, of Merrill, passed away unexpectedly on July 14, 2014 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk, WI. She was born June 29, 1963 in La Crosse to Farrell and Carol Sousek. Wendy attended Sparta High School and was excited to play on the softball team. She was a free spirit to say the least. She was...

Delores Reichert

Delores Reichert

Jul 12, 2014

Delores Reichert, 90, of Merrill, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Delores was born on March 3, 1924 in Merrill to the late Paul and Alice (Dahm) Raasch . She married Robert Reichert on April 27, 1945 in Merrill. He preceded her in death. Delores was a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed reading,...

Jessica Alft

Jessica Alft

Jul 7, 2014

Jessica "Jessi" A. Alft, age 39, of Merrill, passed away July 7, 2014 at her home after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 16, 1974 in Merrill to James and Mary (Koch) Alft. Jessi graduated from Merrill Senior High School, class of 1993. She worked at Church Mutual for 18 years. Jessi loved her son, Riley....

Judith Frick

Judith Frick

Jul 4, 2014

Judith "Judy" Frick, age 74, went to her heavenly home on July 4, 2014. She passed away unexpectedly at her home. Judy was born on October 16, 1939 to the late Arthur and Ida (Gehrt) Hoffman in Merrill, WI. Judy was the youngest child of 14 children. She married LeRoy Frick on August 19, 1961 at St. Stephens United Church...

Linda Engman

Linda Engman

Jun 30, 2014

Linda Engman, age 64, of Merrill, passed away Monday, June 30 , 2014 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born May 20, 1950 in Merrill to the late Gilbert and Rosemary (Boettcher) Ward. She and Roger Engman were united in marriage November 26, 1968 in Wausau. He preceded her...

Margaret Hill

Margaret Hill

Jun 28, 2014

Margaret "Marge" M. Hill, 93, of Merrill, went to be with her Lord on June 28, 2014. Marge was born on November 25, 1920 in Merrill to the late Joseph and Rose (Falmayer) Kollmer . She married Cecil Hill at St. Francis Catholic Church on June 14, 1944. He preceded her in death. Marge was a homemaker most of her...

Rowe Klade

Rowe Klade

Jun 27, 2014

Rowe O. Klade, 75, of Merrill, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at Pine Crest Nursing Home, surrounded by family and friends, following a brief, courageous battle with lung cancer. Rowe was born March 27, 1939, in Tomahawk, the son of the late Fred and Mildred (Plautz) Klade. He graduated from Merrill High School in 1957. Rowe married Annette (Karau) at...

Robert Wilke

Robert Wilke

Jun 19, 2014

Robert "Bob" Wilke, age 88, of Merrill, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Pine Crest Nursing Home. He was born September 1, 1925 in Merrill to the late Robert and Esther (Holl) Wilke. He and Mardene Berlin were united in marriage October 14, 1953 in Neenah, WI, a union lasting over 60 years. Bob attended Wausau High School then...

John Gildein

John Gildein

Jun 14, 2014

John Z. Gildein, age 80, of Irma, WI, died on June 14, 2014 at his home in Irma under the care of Ministry Home Care and Hospice. John was born on September 3, 1933 to Jan and Katarzyna (Szczurek) Gildein in Pinsk, Poland. He served in the army after high school. John worked at LTV Steel Mill in Chicago, IL...

Marion Streeter

Marion Streeter

Jun 11, 2014

Marion P. Streeter, 64, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born December 29, 1949 in Merrill to Clarence O. and Rose J. (Kottman) Polasek. Marion attended Merrill Senior High School. She worked many years as a welder at Merrill Manufacturing. Marion found much...

Robert Sumnicht

Robert Sumnicht

Jun 11, 2014

Robert "Bob" Sumnicht, age 91, of Merrill, passed away on June 11, 2014 at the Artisan Assisted Living facility under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. Bob was born on May 1, 1923 to Frank and Augusta (Dittman) Sumnicht in the town of Shawano, WI. Bob attended and graduated from UW-Madison in 1952. He was in the military and...

Betty Wangen

Betty Wangen

Jun 8, 2014

Betty J. Wangen, age 69, of Merrill, passed away on June 8, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. Betty was born on June 26, 1944 to Robert and Delores (Pyke) Lewis in Wausau, WI. She attended high school in Minocqua, and went on to further her education at Northcentral...

Don Miller

Don Miller

Jun 4, 2014

Don J. Miller, age 74, died unexpectedly on June 4, 2014 at his home in Merrill, in the township of Harding. He was born on March 5, 1940 in Cato, WI to Lenard and Frieda (Wollersheim) Miller. Don attended the Manitowoc high school. He fell in love and married Marlene (Schultz) Miller on March 16, 1991 in the town of...

Herman Krueger

Herman Krueger

May 24, 2014

Herman R. Krueger, age 81, died from injuries as a result from a car accident on May 24, 2014 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. Herman was born on March 2, 1933 in Merrill, WI. He was the son of Herman and Ida (Prentice) Krueger. He attended and graduated from Merrill high school. Herman fell in love and married Alice Zoellner...

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