Mericle, Dorothy

1912 - 2014  (101 years)    Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mericle, Dorothy
  Born	9 Sep 1912	Maple Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 May 2014	Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	22 May 2014
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Dorothy M. Blesch, age 101 died on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Living Tree Estates, Greenville. She was born on September 9, 1912, in the Town of Maple Creek, daughter of the late Leonard and Molly (Kieckhoefer) Merickle. Dorothy moved to Milwaukee in 1922, where she graduated from Lincoln High School in 1929. She worked for the Wisconsin Telephone Company for 9 years, first as an operator and then as a service representative. Dorothy married Valentine Blesch in Milwaukee March 19, 1938. The moved to Maple Creek and lived on her family farm. They farmed for 25 years before moving to New London, where they owned and operated the North Side Beer Depot till 1968. Val preceded her in death in April 1973. Dorothy had a passion for flowers and belonged to the Wolf River Garden Club and served as president, the Fifty Fiver Homemakers Club and the New London Historical Society, where she was the hostess and took care of the flowers at the octagon house. She enjoyed traveling; she did both here and abroad. Dorothy was close to and loved all her big family, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was very proud of her sons, grandsons, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her son Stanley (Christine) Blesch, New London; three grandsons, Edmund (Remy), Eric (Susan), and Stanley Jr. (Sandra); five great grandchildren: Gerald, Curtis, Alexander, Thomas and Sarah. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Edmund, two brothers a baby Don and Lon, nephews, Douglas and Don Merickle. Funeral services for Dorothy will be held on Friday, May 23, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Cline & Hanson Funeral Home, New London with Chaplain Brad McIntyre of Southern Care Hospice officiating. Burial will be in the New Maple Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, May 22, 2014, from 4-7 p.m. and also on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. The family would like to extend a special thank you to hospice and Living Tree Care Givers for their kind treatment during Dorothy's final days. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on May 22, 2014
  Reference Number	158
  Person ID	I324183	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Mericle, Leonard Oscar,   b. 1 Oct 1879, Maple Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1919, Maple Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Kiekhoefer, Mollie,   b. 28 Jul 1884, Maple Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Jun 1977, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F205589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blesch, Valentine,   b. 14 Feb 1912,   d. 19 Apr 1973, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1938
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F208223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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