Obit: Mertens, Carl (1909 – 1993)

Contact: Linda Mertens
Email: mertens@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Mertens, Kronschnabl, Henrichs, Keefe, Sailer, Schnedler, Scholz, Rhyner, Geohegan

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Carl Mertens (16 Jul 1909 – 9 Jul 1993)

Carl Michael “Butch” Mertens, 83, died Friday morning, July 9, at his home in Dorchester. Funeral services were held Monday morning, July 12, at St. Louis Catholic Church, Dorchester, with Rev. Louis Schaefer officiating.

Burial took place in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Grandchildren served as pallbearers.
Visitation and a parish rosary were held at Maurina Funeral Home in Dorchester. The St. Louis Parish Council of Catholic Women prayed the rosary.

He was born July 16, 1909, in Dorchester to the late Henry and Elizabeth (Henrichs) Mertens. He married Helen Kronschnabl on February 12, 1930. She died April 24, 1984.

A lifetime resident of Dorchester, he worked with his father as a cattle dealer from the age of 13, taking over Mertens Livestock after the death of his father in 1957. He continued in the business until his retirement in 1982. He also operated Kronschnabl Bowling Alley and Tavern for many years.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Dorchester Lions Club and St. Louis Catholic Church.

Survivors include two sons, Steve (Judy) of Scottsdale, Ariz, and Timothy of Park City, Utah; one daughter “Flossie” (Patrick) Keefe of Port Washington; two brothers, George of Waukesha and Lawrence of Milwaukee; four sisters, Clara Sailer of Owen, Marie (Robert) Schnedler and Pearl Schultz, both of Milwaukee, and Madge (Arnold) Rhyner of Dorchester; 15 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Jeannine Geohegan in April of 1992; and brothers, Albert, John and Alfred.

Memorials may be designated in his name to the American Heart Fund.