Merl L. Fickbohm, 93, of Akron, died peacefully Jan. 23, 2006, at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

A Celebration of Life service will be at 10;30 a.m. Friday at Union Creek Lutheran Church, rural Akron, S.D., with Neil Peck officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday, with the family present after 6 p.m. at the Carlsen Funeral Home-Schroeder Chapel in Akron. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.