Obituaries
Sammy "Pete" Lee Burge
May 10, 2023
Sammy “Pete” Lee Burge, age 86 of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2023. He was born on November 5, 1936 to the late Donnal and Vera (Brasher) Burge in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi. Pete married the love of his life on May 19, 1962 at Mater Christi Church in North Riverside, Illinois.
Pete was honorably...
Gloria A. Bondioli
May 9, 2023
Gloria A. Bondioli, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, while being hospitalized at U.W.-Madison Hospital, with her loving family by her side.
Gloria was born on January 31, 1943, in Merrill, and was the daughter to the late Arnt and Gudrun (Johnson) Nelson. She attended and graduated from Merrill High School with the Class of 1961. On...
Robert J. Schotz
May 8, 2023
Robert “Bob” John Schotz passed away on May 8, 2023. Bob was born on September 21, 1958, the son of Kenneth and Pauline (Tracy) Schotz. In 1977 he joined the Air Force where he was a jet engine mechanic. He married Linda Woellner in 1977. They were stationed in Charleston, South Carolina and Grand Forks, North Dakota. After being discharged...
August "Augie" H. Stark
May 1, 2023
August "Augie" H. Stark, age 82, of the town of Rock Falls, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023 at his home. He was born on August 9, 1940 to the late August H. and Edna (Borchardt) Stark in Milwaukee, WI.
Augie was know at "The CASE tractor man" and loved restoring tractors and collected a variety of CASE...
Audrey M. Janik-Germic
Apr 23, 2023
Audrey M. (Johnson) Janik-Germic, age 86, of Merrill, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 23, 2023, while in the company of her loving family and under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born in Merrill, WI on February 3, 1937, to the late Gust and Alma (Farmen) Johnson. Audrey was a life-long...
Joann E. Anderson
Apr 20, 2023
Joann Eugenia Anderson, age 82, of Merrill, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 20, 2023, on the “Patio of Paradise” in North Miami, Florida. Joann was born March 18, 1941, in Chicago, the oldest of five children (baby brother passed away at 2 years old). She graduated from Good Counsel High School in Chicago, in 1959, and attended Wright...
Aiden Grefe
Apr 17, 2023
Aiden David Paul Grefe, a sweet and gentle soul known by many names; son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend passed away on April 17, 2023. He was born on February 10, 2006 to Rachel Lynn (Graham) Grefe and Jeffrey Paul Grefe at St. Claire’s Hospital in Weston, Wisconsin. Aiden attended Merrill High School as an 11th grade student.
Aiden...
Henrietta 'Etta' P. Schultz
Apr 17, 2023
Henrietta “Etta” Schultz, 93, was born in Wausau, Wisconsin to Harold Elson and Theophilia ‘Theo’ Golla Elson on December 3, 1929 and passed away peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2023 at home with her family by her side.
Etta was met at heaven’s door by her maker, her husband Wib, her parents, her daughter, Connie Tessmer, her grandson, Garrett...
Loren W. Wergeland
Apr 15, 2023
Loren W. Wergeland, age 88, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Woodland Court Elder Services, LLC. In Merrill. He was born on March 26, 1935 to the late Oscar and Alice (Nelson) Wergeland in Fargo, ND. Loren attended and graduated from high school, and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and...
Frank J. Sus Jr.
Apr 15, 2023
Frank J. Sus Jr., passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, after a long battle with cancer and heart failure. Frank was born on September 16, 1943, to the late Frank J. Sr. and Rose Sus in the city of Racine, WI. He grew up in Racine, WI, where he graduated from Horlick High School in 1961. Frank met...
Kimberly Boyce
Apr 12, 2023
Kimberly C. Boyce. July 20,1972- April 12, 2023.
Family gathered at her bedside at Aspirus to bid farewell to truly unique and beautiful being. Born on July 20, 1972 amid great celebration to loving parents Laurie and Phillip Boyce.
Attendance to Midway, Merrill Jr. High and Merrill High School. Further opportunities at North Central Technical College in EMS dispatch and...
Dennis 'Denny' L. Neumann
Apr 10, 2023
Dennis ‘Denny’ L. Neumann, age 70, of Merrill, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital, while surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 30, 1952, to the late Ronald and Margaret (Ullmann) Neumann in Merrill. Denny attended and graduated from Merrill High School. He met Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Plautz, and the two...
Nicky Seven Lampley-Richards
Mar 24, 2023
Nicky Seven Lampley-Richards, precious baby boy of Charlie James Donald Richards and Tara Kim Lampley, passed away on March 24, 2023 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born on March 24, 2023.
He is survived by his parents, brothers: Carter and Damon Lampley, maternal grandma: Myoung Lampley, and paternal grandparents: Janet Bohn and Glenn Richards. He was preceded in death...
Kurt Rushing Sr.
Mar 22, 2023
Kurt Frey Rushing Sr., passed away suddenly in flight to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 22, 2023.
He was born on May 26, 1969 in Monroe, Louisiana. The son of the late Fred and Ruth (Chapman) Rushing of Mangham, Louisiana.
He married his wife Kelly Ziegelbauer on November 4, 1999 in Merrill, WI. They have three sons together....
Kenneth 'Ken' W. Andersen Sr.
Mar 21, 2023
Kenneth ‘Ken’ W. Andersen Sr., age 83, of Melbourne, FL, formerly from Merrill, WI, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Northern Alabama Medical Center in Florence, AL. Ken was born on August 27, 1939 to the late Donald Sr. and Margaret (Pullen) Andersen in Antioch, IL. After graduating from Antioch High School in IL, Ken volunteered for...
Patricia Truckey
Mar 21, 2023
Patricia Truckey, age 83, of Colby, WI, previously of Merrill, WI, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at The Waterford in Colby, WI. She was born on March 17, 1940 to the late John and Alfreda (Rutkowski) Atkielski in Milwaukee, WI. Patricia attended high school through the 11th grade and went on to earn her GED. She met...
Richard Erling Hanson
Mar 20, 2023
Richard “Bud” Erling Hanson, age 90, of Gleason, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at Tomahawk Health Services in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He was born on June 15, 1932 to the late Oscar and Isabelle (Lemmer) Hanson in Merrill, Wisconsin. Bud was married to Catherine Johnson, the mother of his children, who survives on May 28, 1955. And later...
Roger James Writz
Mar 15, 2023
Roger James Writz, age 70, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on March 15, 2023 at Marshfield Medical Center in Weston, Wisconsin. He was born on November 25, 1952 to Florian and Elmira (Matysik) Writz in Kansas. On October 2, 1981, Roger married June Gluch in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Roger grew up in Athens, WI, then later moved to Merrill where he...
James 'Jim' R. Erno
Mar 14, 2023
James ‘Jim’ R. Erno, age 81, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Weston. He was born to the late Rolland and Betty (Gorham) Erno on October 21, 1941 in Ashland, WI. Jim attended and graduated from the Rochester Agriculture School, and went on to join the 32nd division of the...
Charlotte 'Char' R. Peters
Mar 7, 2023
Charlotte ‘Charlie’ R. Peters, age 97, of Merrill, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill, while under the care of her family and Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born on January 4, 1926, to the late Howard and Lessee (Pierce) Sullivan in Thomasville, NC. Charlotte attended, graduated and was the...
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