Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home
GLEN COVE - Marion 'Mae' Merrill, 91, died peacefully at her home, Sunday, March 3, 2013, following an extended illness. Born in Augusta, August 12, 1921, she was the daughter of Merton L. and Gladys Brown Taylor. After moving to Glen Cove at a young age, Mae resided in the same house adjacent to her childhood home, until the time of her death.
She attended Rockport schools, and was a 1939 graduate of Rockport High School.
On July 20, 1940, she married Lendall S. Merrill in Rockland. The couple lived in Rockport where they raised their family, all their married lives.
Mae was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a charter member of the Glen Cove Garden Club and a member of the Rockland Senior Citizens. Mae loved walking, snow shoeing, bird watching, history, and was always willing to open up and share her life with others.
Other than her parents, Mae was pre-deceased by her husband in 2000, and a sister Katherine E. Pinkham.
She is survived by four sons and their wives, Dennis L. and Carol Merrill of Hertford, NC, Steven A. and Kathy Merrill of Gorham, Michael J. Merrill of Brooklyn, CT, Chris H. and Deborah Merrill of Glen Cove; a sister Avis Tolman of Glen Cove; four grandchildren, Beth A. Merrill of Goshen, NY, Marc L. Merrill and his wife Heather of New Hampshire, David J. Merrill of Gorham, Effie M. Merrill of Connecticut; four great-grandchildren, Adam Goebler and Sarah Goebler of New York, Ava and Trevor Merrill of New Hampshire; as well as nieces and nephews.
The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
November 13, 2001BARTOW -- Mrs. Eleanor W. Carpenter of Bartow died of heart failure Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was 94.
Born in Chicago on May 20, 1907, she came to Bartow from Constableville, N.Y., nine years ago. She was an art teacher at Beaver River Central School in Beaver Falls, N.Y., for 17 years. She was a member of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Osceola Olde Tyme Fiddler's Association and also a member of the Black Cat Fiddlers. She was a Protestant.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane F. Carpenter.
She is survived by her sons, James Carpenter, Constableville, and Frederick Carpenter, Camden, N.Y.; daughters, Jean C. O'Dell, Bartow, and Caroline E. Brown, Montgomery, Pa.; sisters, Margaret Nofziger, Ojal, Calif., and Barbara Treher, San Diego; 24 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren.
Syracuse Herald American (NY)
August 23, 1992Duane F. Carpenter, 79, died Friday at his home.
Mr. Carpenter was born in Bedford, Mass., and attended the University of Massachusetts.
He and his wife, the former Eleanor Mary Wilder, operated a farm for many years in Leyden.
Mr. Carpenter also was a truck owner and operator, transporting mobile homes throughout the United States and Canada.
He was a member of Lowville Lodge No. 134, Free & Accepted Masons. He served as master of Turin Lodge 184, F&AM, in 1960 and 1962, and was appointed district deputy grandmaster of the Jefferson-Lewis District in 1968.
Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Barbara Hayes of Constableville, Jean O'Dell of Haines City, Fla., and Caroline Brown of Montgomery, Pa.; two sons, James D. of Oswego and Frederick W. of Constableville; 24 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
78549. Margaret Elizabeth Wilder
Ojai Valley News (CA)
March 22, 2006Margaret (Peggy Sheppard) Nofziger, 90, died on Monday, March 13, 2006 in Ojai.
She was born on Oct. 18, 1915, in Boston, Mass., and pursued a career in art and art education.
Having graduated from Massachusetts School of Art, she traveled to California, becoming a professional artist and teacher in Laguna Beach. She moved to Ojai during the '60s and '70s where her children, David and Roberta Sheppard, attended Ojai Valley School, and she supervised the art program. Returning to Laguna Beach, she became a faculty member of the art department of Fullerton College, and a member of the Laguna Beach Art Institute. Her final years were spent in Ojai, after returning in 1989 with her husband, noted cartoonist Ed Nofziger.
She specialized in watercolor, and for 30 years had her own series of greeting cards with the California Artists Card Company, where she was honored as Artist of the Year. She won purchase awards in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and Washington D.C., and her work is represented internationally in private collections, and was included in the show "Living Legends -- Paintings by Ten Masters of the California Scene." Her work may be seen at her web site: margaretsheppard.com.
Mrs. Nofziger is survived by her children, Roberta and David Sheppard, Tom Nofziger, Ann Spurgeon, and Jill Ryan; grandchildren Adam and Daniel Frederickson, Beau Sheppard, and Maria Watkins; and four great-grandchildren.