Funeral services were held in Milbank, SD for Merlyn Gulck who passed away 23 June 1997 in that city…

Shared note	Funeral services were held in Milbank, SD for Merlyn Gulck who passed away 23 June 1997 in that city after a long illness. Merlyn was the husband of Merle Smith Gulck whose mother was Eunice Scott Smith, sister of John Long Scott. He was born on 23 April 1929, th e son of Raymond and Marion Rooney Gulck and married Merle on 9 June 1951. Merlyn was a gifted and talented man who farmed when he wasn't startin \g businesses in Milbank, all of which are still operating. A natural builder, he constructed his own speedboat, and, by family legend, was t \he first man to water ski on Big Stone Lake. Survivors, in addition to Merle, are his son David and wife Ruth, daughters Cherie and husband Steve Lewis and Susan Busk and husband Randy . Also surviving are his brother Kenneth and four grandchildren: Rachel and Paul Lewis and Alex and Emily Gulck. His sister Donna preceded him in death.

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Funeral services were held in Milbank, SD for Merlyn Gulck who passed away 23 June 1997 in that city after a long illness.

Merlyn was the husband of Merle Smith Gulck whose mother was Eunice Scott Smith, sister of John Long Scott. He was born on 23 April 1929, th e son of Raymond and Marion Rooney Gulck and married Merle on 9 June 1951.

Merlyn was a gifted and talented man who farmed when he wasn't startin \g businesses in Milbank, all of which are still operating. A natural builder, he constructed his own speedboat, and, by family legend, was t \he first man to water ski on Big Stone Lake.

Survivors, in addition to Merle, are his son David and wife Ruth, daughters Cherie and husband Steve Lewis and Susan Busk and husband Randy . Also surviving are his brother Kenneth and four grandchildren: Rachel and Paul Lewis and Alex and Emily Gulck. His sister Donna preceded him in death.

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Merlyn Raymond Gulck Father: Raymond August Gulck Mother: Marion Cecilia Rooney				April 23, 1929	95	Paynesville, Stearns Co, MN	3	June 23, 1997	26	68	Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota	Saturday, April 1, 2023 2:30 PM	M	Y100	Y100
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