Loine Louise Mertins

Loine Louise Mertins (nee Krueger), 90, of Ocononomowoc, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Loine is survived by children Tonya (David) Radtke of Oconomowoc, Steven (Carol) Mertins of Waterloo and Cynthia King of Shelton, WA. Grandchildren Laura (Ibrahim) Rashid, Christopher (Jenna) Terrill, Ryan Terrill, all of Oconomowoc, Daniel (Sara) Mertins of Watertown, Jacob (Jennifer) Mertins of Ixonia, Luke (Susan) Mertins of Waterloo, Timothy Fleming of Bend, OR and Sally (John) Minerich of Seattle, WA. Great-grandchildren Lauren, Nicholas, Evan and Ava Terrill, Magdalena and Salma Rashid, Grace, Joah, Shaphan and Ezra Mertins, Esther Mertins, Emily and Ben Mertins and two great-grandchildren soon to be born. Loine is also survived by her brother Delwin (Joan) Krueger of Oconomowoc, cousin Terry (Gwen) Richter and many more nieces, nephews and friends. Loine is preceded in death by her husband Marty who passed away in 1978, parents Gerhard and Selma and son-in-law Joe King who passed away in March. Loine was born September 2, 1921 in Lebanon, WI to Gerhard and Selma (nee Christian) Krueger. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lebanon and later attended Hustisford High School. She worked in Milwaukee as a beautician where she met and married Marvin L. Mertins in 1948. In 1954 Loine, Marvin and their three children moved to Oconomowoc, where they owned and operated Gambles Hardware Store which they ran for many years. Loine also sold Avon for 40 years and was a proud member of the Avon President's Club from its inception. She resided at Shorehaven Towers for the past 10 years. Funeral services for Loine will take place at Pagenkopf Funeral Home in Oconomowoc on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM until the time of the service. Internment will take place at Glenview Memorial Gardens in Ixonia on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM. In Lieu of flowers memorials in Loine's name may be made to Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc or Shorehaven of Oconomowoc.