VENITA MERK, 89, of Audubon, died September 21, 2025, at Friendship Home in Audubon. A Funeral service for VENITA MERK will be held 2-p.m. Monday, Sept. 29th, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Audubon.

A visitation with the family will be held one hour before the funeral.

Interment will take place at Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

VENITA MERK is survived by:

Her daughters: Colleen (Donald) O’Brien, of Spearfish, SD; Cyndi (Edward Brett) of Sebastian, FL; and Lori (Aaron) Petersen, of Audubon.

Her sister – Judith Miller, of Audubon.

4 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.