Eugenia Juhl Merry
[April 14, 2013]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Eugenia Ruth (nee Velde)
Juhl Merry, 92, died Friday, April 12, 2013.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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San Antonio, TX- Eugenia Ruth (nee Velde) Juhl Merry
was called home by her Savior Jesus Christ on April
12, 2013 at the age of 92. Eugenia was born on May
23, 1920 in New Holland, IL to the late Teis and
Helen (nee Garretson) Velde. She graduated from
Illinois State Normal University (ISNU) in 1941. She
married Leonard Juhl in June of 1942 and they were
married for almost 40 years before his death in
1981. In 1982, she married Raymond Merry. They were
married for 19 years before his death in 2001.
Eugenia was a well-loved teacher and retired from
Lincoln (IL) Junior High School in 1976. Hobbies and
interests included playing bridge, traveling,
sports, and spending time with her family. She was a
long-time member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Lincoln, IL before moving to San Antonio, TX in 2008
where she became a member of Concordia Lutheran
Church.
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Eugenia was preceded in death by her husbands,
Leonard Juhl and Raymond Merry, and a granddaughter,
Kara Leigh Broughton. She is survived by a daughter
Joyce Juhl, a son Gary (Debbie) Juhl, a
granddaughter Amy (Jeff) Sanders, all of San
Antonio, TX; a grandson Todd (Jennifer) Juhl of
Scottsdale, AZ; 5 great-granddaughters: Maya,
Rachel, and Leah Sanders, and Avery and Emerson Juhl;
and cousin Bob (Nancy) Garretson of Decatur, IL. In
addition, she has a loving step-family: Raymond
Wayne Merry, Calvin and Marcia (nee Merry) Forman
and their children Shelly Forman Goodson, Chris
Forman and Scott Forman, as well as other relatives
and many friends who loved her dearly.
A memorial service to celebrate Eugenia's life will
be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, IL
at a future date yet to be determined. Burial will
be in Richmond Grove Cemetery outside of New
Holland, IL. Memorials may be sent to: Western
Illinois University Foundation, One University
Circle, Macomb, IL, 61455 for benefit of the Kara
Leigh Broughton Memorial Scholarship Fund, or to
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1409 Pulaski Street,
Lincoln, IL 62656. Final arrangements in Lincoln, IL
are being coordinated by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home.
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