San Joaquin County CA Archives Obituaries.....Mertz, Rachel Mae Wikoff  November 12, 2005
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Lodi News-Sentinel  Nov 14, 2005
Rachel Mae Wikoff Mertz

Rachel Mae Wikoff Mertz was born December 6, 1917 near Beattie, Kansas. She 
passed away in Lodi, Saturday, November 12, 2005.

Her husband of 68 years, Edgar D. Mertz, was a constant source of strength and 
comfort. Rachel was the eldest daughter of Loyd and Verena Wikoff. 

Her surviving family includes her brother, Austin Wikoff and two sisters, Anna 
Marie Bailey and Patricia Killen. 

She is preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Clayton Wikoff. 

The family were natives of Kansas where Rachel spent her youth. They moved to 
Shafter, California in 1936 where she met Edgar. Their marriage on February 16, 
1937 where she made a home for her family, developed lasting friendships and 
lived a fulfilling life.

She was the devoted mother of Betty L. Seibly and her husband, J. Thomas Seibly 
of Lodi, LeRoy D. Mertz and his wife Carol of Lodi, and Stanley W. Mertz and 
his wife Katie of Winters, loving grandmother  of J. Gregory Seibly, Stephen 
Seibly, Julie Mertz, Derek Mertz, Jennifer Seibly, Camber Mertz, Kacey Mertz, 
and 9 great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her grandson, Kevin Dale Mertz. 

Rachel was not one to sit idle. She managed a home, worked on the family dairy, 
where much to her chagrin she helped milk cows before the crack of dawn, and 
later was office manager in the family construction business. Her creative 
talents as a seamstress and needle crafter benefited her entire family. 

She was an active member of the Fairmont Seventh-day Adventist Church. She and 
Edgar devoted a great deal of time traveling with Maranatha Volunteers 
International, building churches and schools. 

Visitation will be at the Lodi Funeral Home, 725 S. Fairmont Ave., Thursday, 
November 17th, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Family and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service at the Lodi 
Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, November 18th at 11:00 a.m. 

Memorial Contributions to Rachel's memory may be made to Maranatha Volunteers 
International, 1600 Sacramento Inn Way, Suite 116, Sacramento, CA. 95815 or at 
www.maranatha.org. 

A virtual regiter can be signed or personal tribute left at 
www.lodifuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Lodi Funeral Home. 


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