Entered into Eternal Life on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Age 87. Preceded in death by her children, Denise, Lisa, and Bruce; grandson Mathew Merkel and great-granddaughter, Emery Jayne Fields. Cherished mother of Debra (Wayne) Kiekow, Julie (Jim) Merkel, and Sandra (Richard) Neault. Loving and proud grandma of 18 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. A dear friend of Roger Merkel. Further survived by her brother Vilas (Ann) Schwartz, her card playing friends, Peggy and Julio, other relatives and friends.
Visitation at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, New Berlin, Wisconsin, Friday, June 28 from 4:00 PM to 6:45 PM. Funeral Service at 7:00 PM. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery 7301 West Nash Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 29 at 11:00 AM. Please meet at the Cemetery Office.