How much we grew to love Mert when she and Marv were with us in Asheville, NC, as part of the Laborers team.  She truly was a part of our Emmanuel family.  Her kindness, humor, love of her family and her savior was an inspiration.  What a giving person!  I was the proud recipient of several of her handmade items.  Blessings Marv..   Pam Nieting (Hope Lutheran, Virginia Beach, VA)

Remember you both well from Lander. Quite a sence of humor that Mert and quite a faith too.  God be with you and give you strength in the weeks to come.

Our condolences to you, my Uncle and  cousins.  While our paths couldn't cross often, I knew of her health challenges and marveled at her attitude and bright smile.  I also think she should be in the Guinness Book of World Records for crocheting the most scrubbies in the support of the work of her Christian Faith.    Life is changed .....but our loving memories of her and her talents will not be taken away.

Our Very Deepest Sympathys to You Marv, on Merts death. We were only to learn of it in St John today.  It brought back many memories of Memorial hall,and when we had the break times,and on the job. If you recall I was the first woman,  to offer to help you kids build(all summer) (cleo helped one or two days too)it....What a joy it is now,our thoughts of HER,and her smile and joyful gal, make me smile.  God Bless you and your familys. Julie and Cleo Schultz   rural Alma, KS.

Marv,  Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Mert truly touched our lives and she will be so missed. May God bring you peace and comfort as you mourn. We will always remember our days of building and time of fellowship at our home.  God's blessings to you. 
Love, Pastor, Gayle, Erik, Eve, Elisabeth, & Aaron Grimm

I am so glad that I had the opportunity to reunite with you and your family at the 2009 Ahlschwede reunion.  It had been so many years since I had seen you.  My memories are mostly from one summer visit to the farm when all of the 1953 kids were present.  God bless you as you remember Aunt Mert with love and joy

Dear Uncle Marv and all your family who are in the painful process of adjusting to life without your wife and mother and grandmother by your side.  Joanne and I extend our sympathy to you all as well as our thanks to God for His faithfulness in fulfiling His promise to come again and receive each of His faithful children, one by one by one, into His eternal presence in the glory of heaven.  In the midst of your grief there remains that sometimes hidden but never the less that absolute truth that God is Good.   There is great comfort to be had in knowing that Aunt Mert had such a difinite and firm and unwavering faith in Jesus as her Savior and Lord.  The Psalmist reminds us of a most important truth ... namely that God loves each of us so very much that not only did He send His Son Jesus to die in our place that we might be forgiven of all our sins, but because of that unending love He waits longingly and ever so patiently for that glorious day when each individual person Jesus died for will step into heaven, there to remain with Him forever and ever.  with that thought in mind the Psalmist says: 
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints."  (Ps 116:15)  As you reflect on this, please don't ever forget that YOU also are among those who are precious to our loving God.  Indeed, one day He will return for you and me, in His divine timing.  That will be the best day of our lives on earth and the beginning of an eternal string of best days that will never end.
May you all sense and find strength and comfort and courage and hope in the unending faithfulness of our God who is and always will be with you.  I will simply close for now by sharing with you the words of Jude in verses 24-25 where he wraps up his message "to those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ." (v.1)... that's YOU ... and says ......
"To Him (God) who is able to keepyou from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!  Amen."
Joanne and I keep you all in our prayers.

Joanne and Dale Ahlschwede
Frankenmuth, MI

Sorry to hear about Myrt.  Glad she didn't have to suffer a long time.  She was always so cheerful.  I am sure you will miss her.  May God's love sustain you in the days ahead.  Chuck Litterer

Hi Marv, sorry for your loss, we were pleased to have known Mert and could see the love you had for each other when we were on LFC projects together.  We will always remember Mert's smile and great personality.   God be with you and keep you in his care!

Mert always had a big smile and a good fish story.  She added life, camaraderie, and Christian fellowship to the projects on which she served.  May the Lord grant peace and comfort to Marv in this time of loss.  

Curt Connolly

Dear Marv,
Our deepest sympathy to you and our prayers are with you. We have so many wonderful memories of our times together. May your memories of Mert and knowing that you will see her again give you comfort. God grant you peace and comfort. God's blessings to you.
Love, Pastor, Gayle, Erik, Eve, Elisabeth and Aaron Grimm

We are blessed to have had our Ahlschwede family reunion in 2009, and I am blessed to have taken the time to sit down and visit with Aunt Myrtle and Uncle Marvin during those days together in Michigan.  We are holding you, Marvin, and all of Myrtle's children and grands in our hearts and prayers rejoicing in Myrtle's life with us and in her new life in Heaven with our Savior.  God's blessings to you.

Dear Marv, Myrt is a very special lady, blessed by our Lord in every way.  She is still returning those blessings to everyone around her.  She will be missed but we know she is laughing in heaven just as she did here.  Enjoy your memories and keep them in your thoughts always.  We love you Marv; you are in our prayers.
Dave and Nina Lett (Clayton, OH)

Marve,
Our prayers are with you. We remember you and Mert coming to help us in Hot Springs.
Love,
The Gullivers

Laborers will all miss this wonderful woman! My the Lord continue to bless and keep you Marv, and may He uplift and sustain you at this time, Blessings, Don & Barb Gahring (Georgetown, Tx)

Marv,  Thinking of you at this difficult time.  Take hold of the memories you have made together and keep them close.

my Aunt Mert:
   wow, what a surprize--the youngest Ahlschwede!  i guess that's how our LORD works.  But no doubt she didn't have to suffer any MORE in 'this world' than she did some years back.  GOD is GOOD!  and no doubt she is happy walking with the LORD, both her parents, and so many of her bro's and her 2 great sisters.  i LOVE the Ahlshcwede family, and have learned something from 'everyone' one of them. mert gave much of herself as a wife, mother and grandmother----and 'her mom' was also one of my favorite people.  you will miss her immensely--but all the LOVE she had for the LORD and her family will live on.  she had a smile filled with LOVE, a GREAT laugh and hugs for everyone!   take care of yourselves---grieve, BUT also 'celebrate' her joy!   
one of her many nieces,     LuAnn Ahlschwede-Wee

I remember her as "Mom" who always came with Kay to our monthly card & stamping days. Kay would bring 2 projects for everyone to make, one from her, one from Mom. We'd all sit around the table and laugh and create and learn from each other. My wishes for comfort and peace for the family who loved her so much more than we did. May the Lord grant you a heavenly reunion very soon.
Skye in Memphis

What a wonderful blessing she was to you all and you to her. She was a fine example of a Christian wife, Mother and Grandmother. I learned something about love every time I was around her. Continue to love each other and live out all that she taught you - she is happy with the Father now and we will all be together again one day- May God bless you all and give you His peace, love Donna and Bruce Levi

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Myrtle Luise Bergmann

November 22, 1932 – July 22, 2010

Stowers Funeral Home

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