March 12, 1930 to October 3, 2012
Longtime resident of Santa Clara County
Joe, 82, passed away Wednesday morning the 3rd. He was preceeded in death by his loving wife Doris in 2006. He is survived by 3 children, John (LouAnn) Mergl of Philomath, Oregon, Barbara (Louie) Espineira of Los Banos, CA & Kathleen Bartell of Junction City, OR; 4 grandchildren, Brian Ratkovich, Kelli (John) Burton, Jennifer Mergl, and Joseph Mergl and 3 great- grandchildren, Kiera Mergl, Evan Burton and Emma Burton. There will be a Celebration of Joe’s Life on Saturday, November 17th. For more information, please contact Barbara at [email protected]. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Assoc., P.O. Box 96011, Wash., DC 20090-6011, www.alz.org.