Merlin H. Rathman Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Merlin H. Rathman (Wood River, Nebraska), who passed away, on January 3, 2019. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merlin H. Rathman to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Herman Rathman and Mamie Rathman (Seier); his siblings, Jerome Rathman and LaVonne Rathman; his siblings-in-law, Vera Rathman, Sally Finck, Robert Veeder and Ben Schoneberg; and his son-in-law Larry Koch.
He is survived by: his wife Maxine; his children, Sherryl Gannon (Greg) of Wood River, Lynette Koelzer (Gerald) of Wood River, Jolene Bergman (Bruce) of Leavenworth, LuCinda Ostransky (Robert) of LaRue and Doyle Rathman (Carrie) of Wood River; his great grandchildren, Ryan, Shanna Gannon of Shelton, NE, Andrea, Kevin Johnson of Kearney, NE, Tyler Gannon of Wood River, NE, Kirby, Sunny Koch of Avon, CO, Kris, Anne Koelzer of O'Neill, NE, Lindsey, Reid Stephens of Ridgecrest, CA, Ashley, Trey Ragno of Accra, Ghana, Kimberly, Brian Kuhl of Lincoln, NE, John, Ann Ostransky of Lincoln, NE, Steve Ostransky of Lincoln, NE, Kelsey, Adam Maas of Blair, NE, Hannah Rathman of Kansas City, MO, Trey Rathman of Wood River, NE and Aubrey Niemoth of Omaha, NE.; his siblings, Elton Rathman of Grand Island, NE, Delbert Rathman (Jan) of Wood River, NE, Eunetta Schoneberg of Grand Island, NE and Emogene Veeder; and his siblings-in-law, Janice Rathman-Powell of Grand Island, NE and Lester Harvey Finck of Grand Island, NE.
