Boundary County ID Archives Obituaries.....Merrifield, Russell Allen September 14, 2007
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Bonners Ferry Herald
  Russell Allen Merrifield, 69, passed away Sunday, Aug. 9, 2007, at the
Veterans Hospital in Spokane, Wash., from lung cancer.
Russell was born in Columbus, Mont., on April 28, 1938, to Earl and Myrtle
Merrifield.
He lived there with his family until 1943 when they all moved to Bonners Ferry.
They moved to Paradise Valley.
Russell attended school here until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1956. He served on
the USS Carronade and the USS Lincoln County as an engineman 2nd class. Russell
was stationed in Hawaii, Tokyo, the Philippines and China.
He was very proud of his service for his country.
Russell served his term and then moved to Kellogg, where he worked in the mines.
This is where he met his wife, Carole Peterson. They married on March 2, 1961,
and then moved back to Bonners Ferry, where he worked in the mills and they
started a family.
They had four children: Kim, Rusty, Wally and Mark.
Russell worked at several mills in the area as a sawfiler. He also worked in
sawmills in Wyoming, Montana and Alaska.
Russell loved to hunt, fish and enjoyed playing his guitar.


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