The funeral for Fletcher Merkel, who died in the shooting Aug. 27 at Annunciation’s church in Minneapolis, is 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, per an obituary published online by Washburn-McReavy funeral chapels.
The 8-year-old was a third– grade student at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. One other Annunciation student died during the shooting at an all-school Mass: 10-year-old Harper Moyski, a fifth grader.
Merkel’s funeral will be preceded by a visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mt. Olivet. The family has asked guests to wear bright colors and not black. The service is open to the public and a livestream will be available. Those wishing to watch online can go to this link: https://mtolivet.org/live/. No cameras or recording devices will be allowed inside the church.
The family has also opened a GoFundMe page for support, which can be found online at:?https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-honor-of-fletcher-merkel.
