John Jacob Mertes

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Gaylord Community Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Gaylord

Posted event

August 19, 2025

Sep

Memorial service

2:00 p.m.

Frederic Township Hall

6470 Manistee St, Frederic, MI 49733

Gaylord Community Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Gaylord

Posted an obituary

August 19, 2025

John Mertes Obituary

John J. Mertes Jr., 64 of Frederic, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at home, just three days shy of his birthday.John lived in Frederic for most of his life. He attended C.O.O.R. for his schooling and proudly graduated in 1978. He loved... Read John Mertes's Obituary