Obituaries
Louise Rose Fox
Dec 1, 2023
Louise Rose Fox, 59, of Merrill, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 29, 1964 to the late Elroy and Emily (Oknewski) Pfingsten in Merrill, WI. Louise attended and graduated from Merrill High School and went on to earn her accounting degree from...
Michael "Mike" Kleinschmidt
Nov 26, 2023
Michael "Mike" Kleinschmidt, age 70, of Merrill, was received into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Gilbert Mercy Hospital in Gilbert, Arizona.
Mike was born on May 15, 1953. In his early years, Mike helped his father on their small dairy and beef farm, which included making maple syrup in the spring. He...
Mark "Bench" Bentley
Nov 21, 2023
Mark “Bench” Dennis Bentley, age 68, of Athens, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was born on October 2, 1955 to the late Warren and Delores (Sukowski) Bentley in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Mark graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 1974. In his earlier days, Mark helped his father build many bowling alleys across the...
Raymond "Ray" O'Malley
Nov 17, 2023
Ray O’Malley, age 63, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at his home under the care of Interim Hospice. He was born on March 15, 1960, in Waukesha to the late Donald and Joan (Neman) O’Malley. Ray graduated from Pewaukee High School with the class of 1979 and continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin-River...
Esther "Eppie" Martha Gruling
Nov 16, 2023
Esther “Eppie” Martha Gruling, age 90, of Wausau, passed away on November 16, 2023, at Aspirus Hospice House. Eppie was born on November 14, 1933, to the late Fred and Louisa (Kienbaum) Schulz, in Merrill, Wisconsin. She was a twin (Edna) and the youngest of 9 children. Born at home prematurely, she was so small that she slept in a...
Michael "Mike" John Becker
Nov 16, 2023
Michael “Mike” John Becker, age 73, of Merrill, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Marshfield Medical Clinic in Weston, Wisconsin. He was born on September 29, 1950 to Donald and Jean (Kretschmer) Becker in Merrill, Wisconsin.
Mike married his first wife Donna Kallerud, together they had Mickey. They later divorced. Mike married his second wife, Kristie Krueger,...
Everett M. Kniess
Nov 9, 2023
Everett “Ev” M. Kniess, age 81, of Gleason, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at the Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was born on January 22, 1942 to the late Erwin and Esther (Luedtke) in Merrill, Wisconsin. Ev married his first wife, Yvonne Tewes on October 23, 1965 at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Gleason. She preceded...
Lyle Clayton Whiting
Nov 7, 2023
Lyle Clayton Whiting, age 90, of Merrill, went to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at the Aspirus Merrill Hospital. He was born on December 26, 1932 to the late Herbert and Grace (VanAlstein) Whiting in Eland, WI, Shawano County. Lyle attended high school and went on to bravely serve his country in the United States Air...
Tom Frisch
Nov 6, 2023
Thomas “Tom” James Frisch of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at his home in Merrill. He was born on August 22, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Ervin and Florene (Mootz) Frisch.
Tom loved hunting, fishing and guns. He was an avid gun collector and dealer. He loved making trips to North Dakota for ice...
Audrey L. Fudaley
Nov 6, 2023
Audrey L. Fudaley, age 91, of Merrill, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023, with her family by her side.
No services will be held.
Tyler James Cole
Oct 25, 2023
Tyler James Cole, age 16, of Tomahawk and Wausau, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, as the result of a car accident. He was born on August 16, 2007 to Joshua Cole and Ashley Carstensen in Wausau, WI. He was currently in the 11th grade at Tomahawk High School.
Tyler enjoyed doing various jobs, whether it was...
Warren Lee "Cub" Fischer
Oct 23, 2023
Warren Lee “Cub” Fischer, age 92, of Merrill, died on Monday, October 23, 2023 at Bell Tower Residence. He was born on November 20, 1930 to the late Clarence H. and Genevieve C. (Schultz) Fischer in Kaukauna, WI. He was their only child. At the age of 17, Cub bravely joined the United States Army. He chose to be...
David Showalter
Oct 22, 2023
David Showalter, age 77 of Gleason, Wisconsin passed away on October 22, 2023 in Marion, Illinois. He was born on October 22, 1945 to the late Elmer and Helen (Weaver) Showalter in Ohio. He married his first wife Sandra Schrey on August 10, 1968. She precedes him in death. He was united in marriage with his second wife, Mildred Huber...
Paulette A. Robinson
Oct 21, 2023
Paulette A. Robinson, age 76, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 in Wausau, Wisconsin at Aspirus Hospice House. She was born on June 28, 1947 in Merrill, Wisconsin, the daughter of Norman and Bernice (Luedtke) Wetterau.
Paulette was united in marriage to David Czech in 1968 and later divorced. Paulette was united in marriage to...
Arlys M. Bourdage
Oct 12, 2023
Arlys Maria Bourdage, age 73, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at her home. She was born in Duluth, MN in 1950, the daughter of Norman R. and Hattie (Carlson) Bourdage. She and Richard A. Johnson were united in marriage in Merrill on June 30, 1979. After graduating from high school in Two Harbors, MN, and graduating from...
Robert Adam Dresen
Oct 9, 2023
Robert “Rob” Dresen, age 59, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born on December 3, 1963 to the late Norbert and Coletta (Birrenkott) Dresen at the Methodist Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. On June 22, 1991, Rob married the love of his life, Christy Mootz. They loved spending time...
Gina Joy Bowen
Oct 8, 2023
Gina Joy Bowen, age 68, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was born on January 10, 1955 to the late Orval and Margaret (Schiller) Teske. She was married to Stephen Bowen. He precedes her in death.
A memorial service for Gina will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 12:00 pm at...
Lillian Ann Kroll
Oct 7, 2023
Lillian Ann Kroll, age 82, of Merrill, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Woodland Court Elder Services, LLC, while under the care of the staff and Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services. She was born to the late Oscar and Alice (Nelson) Wergeland. Lillian attended and graduated from high school in Park Falls. She met William Kroll,...
Sally Ann Tupa
Oct 7, 2023
Sally Ann Tupa, age 80, of Merrill, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023 with her family by her side at Wausau Manor in Wausau, Wisconsin. She was born on March 4, 1943 to the late Warren and Delores (Cartwright) Hedges in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She graduated from Merrill High School in 1961. Sally met the love of her life,...
Virginia E. Bergman
Oct 3, 2023
Virginia Estelle Bergman, age 88, of Parish, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. She was born on October 14, 1934 in the town of Enterprise, WI, and was the daughter to the late Mike E. and Cora E. (Pond) Robison. Virginia attended and graduated from high school in Elcho, WI. She met the love of her life,...
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