OBIT: Helen (MERKEL) NAIR, 1980, from Fairhope, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Robert Stutsman and proofread by Jesse Davis. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ HELEN NAIR Helen Nair, 63, Somerset RD 5, died Oct. 20, 1981, in Siemon Lakeview Manor Estate. She was born Jan. 24, 1918, in Fairhope, Somerset County, a daughter of the late George and Hulda (Richardson) Merkel. She was preceded in death by husband, Herbert S. Nair Sr.; a son, George; and three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by three sons: Herbert Jr., husband of Lois; Henry, husband of Fumie; and Harry, husband of Donna, all of Somerset; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was a sister of: Mrs. Betty Huffman, Mrs. Alma Custer, Mrs. Jean Deitz and Mrs. Shirley Emerick, all of Hyndman RD; Victor Merkel and Harry Merkel, both of Cumberland, Md.; Dewey Merkel, Fairhope; and John Dermer, Warren, Ohio. Friends were received in the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, where services were conducted with the Rev. John C. Cox officiating. Interment, Husband Cemetery. The Republic, October 29, 1981