- William C. "Bill" Merten, 77, of West Bend, formerly of Menomonee Falls, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at St. Luke's Medical Center of Milwaukee.
He was born May 5, 1922, in Butler, to the late Lester and Agnes (nee Karr) Merten, and graduated from Shorewood High School in 1940.
Following his marriage to Virginia R. Drollinger on March 4, 1944, in Milwaukee, the couple lived in Menomonee Falls.
He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Bill was the owner and operator of the Merten Dairy of Menomonee Falls for over 30 years, retiring in the early 1980s, and settling in West Bend in the late 1980s.
Survivors include his wife; five children, Ronald (Carol) of Oswego, Ill., Richard and James (Christine), both of Menomonee Falls, Mary (Dave) Jenkins of Appleton and Julie (R.J.) Kahn of Hubertus; eight grandchildren; a sister, Marge Pett of the town of Summit; a brother-in-law, William Rose of Oconomowoc, and on Virginia's side, a sister-in-law, Eunice Wiest of Menomonee Falls and a brother-in-law, Frank (Ann) Drollinger of Neshkoro. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death was a sister, Dorothy.
Bill was a member of Northbrook Church of Richfield.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11:30 a.m. at the Phillip Funeral Home, West Bend. Pastor Robert M. Robinson will officiate, and interment will be in Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield.
Visitation at the funeral home will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
Memorials are appreciated to Northbrook Church of Richfield, or The American Heart Association.
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1922 - 2000 (77 years)
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