Carol J. Mertes, 71
St. Joseph
Jan. 22, 1945-Sept. 29, 2016
Carol J. Mertes, 71, of St. Joseph, died on Sunday, Sept. 29 at her home. Her funeral will be held Sept.29 at St. James Catholic Church in Jacobs Prairie. The Rev. Julius Beckermann, OSB, officiated. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Mertes was born Jan. 22, 1945 in Schuyler, Neb. to Ladislav and Magdalen (Novotny) Hanel. She was a beautician for 21 years. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Columbus, Neb. for 19 years. She met Joseph on a trip to Germany, and moved to Minnesota and married him on March 23, 1987. They farmed near St. Joseph and Carol also worked for Coborn’s for 18 years. She enjoyed her companions Cricket and Sasha. Carol also enjoyed gardening, her flowers, reading, traveling with her son Bill, NASCAR and football.
Mertes is survived by her husband, and son Bill, both of St. Joseph; stepson, Mario, St. Cloud; brother Frank Hanel (Rosie) Omaha, Neb.; sister Mary Munter (Mike) Lincoln, Neb.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
