Alpena County MI Archives Obituaries.....Merrill, Frank Forrest May 6, 1947 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Nevins snevins51@sbcglobal.net August 31, 2008, 6:50 pm Alpena News, May 6, 1947 Frank Forrest Merrill, 73, died this morning at his home, 222 E. Campbell, following a three-day illness. Born Dec. 7, 1873 in Alpena, he married Mabel Wright of Long Rapids on June 23, 1898. In 1905 thye moved to Minnesota and in 1912 they settled in Duluth, residing there eight years until their return to Alpena in 1920. He was employed for 19 years with the city water department, retiring in December 1945. Surviving, besides he wife, are three sons, Ray, Ralph and Philip of Alpena; four daughters, Mrs. David Nordstrom (Reba) of Bay City, Mrs. Russell McDougall (Alta) of Alpena, Mrs. Herald Kingsbury (Charlotte) of Albuquerque N.M., Mrs. Roland Emerson (Jane) of Alpena; three brothers, William Merrill of Fairmont, MO., John Merrill of Pensacola, Fla. and Alex LeRoy of Holly, Mich., two sisters, Mrs. George Gilbertson and Mrs. Frank Mercy of Flint; 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The body will be at the Bannan funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/alpena/obits/m/merrill147nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb