Merriell V (Matewa) (Meatball) Wahwassuck

1945 - 2023  (78 years)

• Name	Merriell V (Matewa) (Meatball) Wahwassuck
  Nickname	Matewa, Meatball
  Born	26 Aug 1945	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Sep 2023	Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas
  Buried	18 Sep 2023	Prairie Peoples Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I25811	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Johnnie P (John) Wahwassuck, Jr.,   d. 2 Mar 1967
  Mother	Josette P Nahgonbe Wahwassuck,   b. 13 Mar 1902, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Oct 1976, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Belva Linda Coochise Wahwassuck,   d. 3 Jul 2017
  Married	24 Sep 1966	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  Children	1. Merriell V Wahwassuck, Jr.   2. Anna M Wahwassuck Boswell   3. Cosette Wahwassuck   4. Jon Wahwassuck   5. Brandon Wahwassuck   6. Michael Wahwassuck
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025 16:49:27
  Family ID	F9018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 24 Sep 1966 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Died - 16 Sep 2023 - Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Wahwassuck, Merriell Merriell V. "Matewa" "Meatball" Wahwassuck August 26, 1945 – September 16, 2023 Merriell V. "Matewa" "Meatball" Wahwassuck, 78, of Mayetta, passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at his home with family by his side. He was born Aug. 26, 1945, in Delia, the son of Johnnie P. Wahwassuck Jr. and Josette P. (Nahgonbe) Wahwassuck. Merriell retired as a boilermaker and member of Local 627 in Phoenix, Ariz. He also worked for Road and Bridge on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. He was a member of Drum Religion and Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Merriell married Belva Linda Coochise on Sept. 24, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio. They celebrated more than 50 years of marriage before her passing on July 3, 2017. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Josette Wahwassuck; four sisters, Florence "Gumpy" Ross, Twila "Charlie" Lee, Nancy Conboy and Mamie Rupnicki; and six brothers, John "Doc" Wahwassuck Jr., Jewett "Swede" Wahwassuck Sr., Raphael "Chief" "Bugger" Wahwassuck, Pete Wahwassuck, Henry Wahwassuck and Norman Wahwassuck. Survivors include six children, Merriell V. Wahwassuck Jr. (Mechelle), Anna M. Boswell (Michael), Cosette Wahwassuck, Jon Wahwassuck, Brandon Wahwassuck and Michael Wahwassuck (Dawn), all of Mayetta; a brother, James Wahwassuck of Mayetta; 15 grandchildren, Jeremiah Wahwassuck, Marlena Wahwassuck, Myra Wahwassuck, Trevor Wahwassuck, Logan Boswell, Kacie Boswell, Taryn Boswell, Madison Boswell, Wyatt Boswell, Draven Wahwassuck, Sophia Wahwassuck, Jacob Wahwassuck, Gabriel Wahwassuck, Soonwy Wahwassuck and Taavi Wahwassuck; and nine great-grandchildren, Isabella, Isiah, Liam, Mila, Elijah, Jordan, Jodeci, Roronoa and Haniwah. Visitation was held Sunday, Sept. 17 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Ttibekwe was held at the homeplace following the visitation. Sunrise graveside services were held Monday morning, Sept. 18 at the Prairie Peoples Cemetery on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com. Holton Recorder 9/20/23