Funeral Services for Merle will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Devils Lake. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, July 9th at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Merle will be laid to rest in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan ND at a later date.