Rena Frances Merrill1

F, #34176, b. May 15, 1919, d. Feb 21, 2003
Pedigree
Father*Edward Merrill2 b. circa 1890
Mother*Clarisa Pike2

Family

Raymond James Wilder Sr. b. Apr 10, 1916, d. Jan 3, 1977

Chronological Events

Birth*May 15, 1919 Rena Frances Merrill was born on May 15, 1919 at Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.3 
 She was the daughter of Edward Merrill and Clarisa Pike.2 
Marriage*Aug 10, 1940 Rena Frances Merrill married Raymond James Wilder Sr., son of Gerville Norman Wilder and Lucy Louisa Stowell, on Aug 10, 1940 at Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.1,2 
Death*Feb 21, 2003 Rena Frances Merrill died on Feb 21, 2003, at age 83 at Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.4 
ObituaryFeb 22, 2003  OBITUARY: Rena Francese Wilder, 83, a longtime resident of Twin Maples Mobile Home Court, died at the Sullivan County Nursing Home in Unity, NH.

She was born the daughter of Edward G. and Sadie (Pike) Merrill, and had resided in Charlestown, NH for 78 years.

Mrs Wilder retired in 1984 as a machine operator for Whitney and Blake in Rockingham, VT where she had worked for 15 years. She had also done housework for the Senior Citizens Center.

She was a member of the Senior Citizens Club and St. Luke's Episcopal Church Guild of Charlestown and was a former member of the Grange and Hospice.

She was the widow of Raymond J. Wilder Sr., who died January 3, 1977.

The surviving family includes a son, Raymond J. Wilder Jr., of Mims, FL; a daughter, Gloria A. Cushmand and her husband David of Charlestown; seven grandchildren; 14 Great-grandchildren; a sister, Vena B. Johnson, of Charlestown; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by four brothers, Donovan Merrill, Stanley T. Merrill, Hercey A. Merrill and Linwood Merrill, and two sisters Myrtle Clark and Doris Russell.

Rena's wishes were to have no visiting hours or formal funeral service. Graveside committal services well be held at a later date in the spring in Pine Crest Cemetery in Charlestown.

Publisher Unknown.5
 
Burial*Feb 25, 2003 She was buried on Feb 25, 2003 at Pine Crest Cemetery, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 176500564.6 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.
  2. [S4204] New Hampshire - Marriage Record - Familysearch.org, online at Familysearch.org.
  3. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record - Ancestry.com.
  4. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (1935-2014),.
  5. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  6. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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