Death date: Nov 7, 2024
Marlene "Marly" Merrill Obituary Marlene “Marly” Merrill, longtime resident of Oberlin, passed away peacefully November 7, 2024 after an extended illness. Marly was born in South Bend, Indiana, in 1933, the only child of Orlo and Read Obituary
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Dear Karen and Steve, What a treasure your mom was. I often took care her dogs when I was in Oberlin. She was always so generous, loving and kind to me. I always looked forward to spending time with her. And I feel like I got to know you both a bit through her. She was often headed to see one of you and I would come and take care of Bridger, Nette, later Oliver and Brooks. I loved hearing about her adventures over coffee when she got back. She was a gift to all of us.
How we cherish our memories of Marly. A warmer, more gracious person never walked the earth. I first met Marly when we were both teaching at Lake Ridge Academy. John had just started as an elementary teacher at Eastwood and asked Marly for counsel. In her quiet, generous way, she gave him a book, Time for Poetry, a poetry collection compiled by May Hill Arbuthnot, which stood him in good stead for many years. Every day, he wrote one of the poems from this book on the blackboard and used it in his teaching. We cherish this book along with every encounter we had with Marly.
Dear Merrill Family,We send our sincere condolences to you from Jackson Hole. Both Marly and Dan were the very best neighbors and we have missed them ever since they moved to Oberlin full time. We adored their cheery intelligence and we always walked away from a conversation with them having learned something new about the history of the area.Marly was a dear and we know her absence will be felt from here to Ohio and beyond.With heavy hearts, The Leeds Family
Dear Karen, Steve and Griff,My husband and I have so many wonderful memories of Marly. As my dad’s (Albert Deahl, Jr) cousin, they were each raised as only children. They both told me of the more brother-sister bond they shared. We enjoyed when Marly and Dan would visit. After my dad died, we continued visiting (often with our daughter) to their beautiful Jackson Hole home when our summer travels took us that way. We had many wonderful times discussing life and philosophy!Marly was much loved and admired by our family. She will be truly missed.Love to you all,Deanna (Deahl) Bates
To Stevie and Karen,My sincere condolences to you. I was in high school when I met your parents. I was your babysitter in the mid 60's. Your parents were very kind to me. (I'm now age 75).
Such a lovely and soft spoken lady! It was always a pleasure to see her and Dan downtown as they were frequent visitors to our store Powers and Dawley in Oberlin. They are both in our thoughts and prayers and remembered fondly.
