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Official Obituary of

Lorea C. (Olson) Merrill

August 15, 1932 ~ October 14, 2023 (age 91) 91 Years Old

Lorea C. Merrill Obituary

York, Maine-Lorea C. Merrill, 91 passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born August 15, 1932 in Worcester, MA  a daughter of Charles R. and Alice C. (Carlson) Olson.

She had graduated from North High School and Worcester School of Business. She had worked as an Accountant/Bookkeeper for many years.

She was a member of the Union Congregational Church in York Beach, she was active in the York Senior Center and loved crafts and knitting. She wintered in Myrtle Beach and St. Petersburg, FL.

Her husband of 63 years Howard C. Merrill passed in 2015.  She leaves two sons Gary J. Merrill an his wife Gail of York, Maine and Stephen H. Merrill and his wife Janet of Wells, Maine; a daughter Jodie A. Stephens and her husband Mark of York, Maine; a sister Marolyn Cook; 5 grandchildren Michelle Chambers, Chelsey Drapeau, Gary J. Merrill Jr., Sabrina and Sophia Stephens; 4 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. 

Please omit Flowers. Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

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Services

Services to be held at a later date

First Parish Cemetery
180 York St.
York, ME 03909

Donations

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105
Tel: 1-800-805-5856
Web: http://www.stjude.org/

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