Duke Bernard Johnson Merchlewitz

Duke Bernard Johnson Merchlewitz, 26 of Winona died Monday, November 3, 2014.Duke was born February 20, 1988 in Winona to Bernard Merchlewitz, Sr. and Carol Vorbeck Johnson. He graduated from Cochrane - Fountain City High School where he played basketball and wrestled.Duke enjoyed fishing, spending time on the river, camping, walks in the woods and drawing. He is survived by his mother, Carol (Allan Stier) Johnson of Buffalo City; father, Bernard (Joan) Merchlewitz, Sr. of Lewiston; two children, Kyraah and Brecklen; sister, Tammi Brown; brother, Lonnie Johnson; two step-sisters, Milisa Bornholdt and Joezetta McKee; two step-brothers, Bernard Merchlewitz, Jr. and John Merchlewitz; grandmother, Neva Vorbeck; and his fiancé, Taylor Paetzel. Duke was preceded in death by his nephew, Adrian Moen.Funeral Service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Hoff Celebration of Life Center in Goodview with the Reverend William Flesch officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the time of the service. A reception will take place following the service at The Bar in Goodview. Duke will be laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery in Stockton at a later date.Please share a memory of Duke, sign his online guestbook and view his video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/538171