Born ‎23 Apr 1929 Paynesville, Stearns Co, MN, died ‎23 Jun 1997 Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota‎, age 68 years
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.

Born ‎1931 Dames Ferry, Monroe County, Georgia, died ‎5 Jan 2015 Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota‎, age 83 or 84 years