Merlin “Merl” G. Hall, age 78 of Kenosha, died on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Froedtert South – Kenosha Hospital Campus.

Born in Barnesville, OH on October 8, 1940, he was the son of the late Dean and Edna (Hall) Hall.  As a child, he moved with his family to Burlington and he graduated from Burlington High School.

On August 16, 1986 in Kenosha, he was united in marriage to Ellen Chamberlin.

Merl was a member of CrossWay Community Church.  He selflessly was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels, the Civil War Museum and the Kenosha Public Library.

He loved golfing, gardening; especially vegetables, and trying his skills completing jigsaw puzzles.  Merl was also an avid sports fan who enjoyed the Packers, the Brewers and the Bucks.

Merl is survived by his loving wife, Ellen Hall; his daughter, Stephanie (Michael) O’Connor; his two stepdaughters, Nita (Tim) Becker and Cori (Paul) Schoenke; his four grandchildren, George and Angela Becker and Cailin and Meagan O’Connor; and his great grandson, Benson.

He is further survived by his two sisters, Deanna (Fritz) Barels and Joyce (Len) Lewandowski; and many loving nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Darwin Hall.