WHEELOCK — Merrill G., 89; born July 5, 1926, Detroit, Mich.; died March 7, 2016, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Betty (Briggs); sons, Robert, Post Falls, Idaho; Richard, Las Vegas, Nev.; daughters, Becky Zimmer, Venice, Fla.; Sharon Proctor, Coeur d'Alene; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.