Barbara K. Merrill, 93, died Nov. 15, 2011, at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach.
She was born in Portland, Maine, and lived in Vero Beach, coming from Sebago Lake, Maine.
She graduated from Colby Junior College and Russell Sage College with a bachelor of science in business.
During World War II, she was employed at William Filene’s Sons in Boston.
Survivors include her daughter, Betsy Nelsen, of Vero Beach; sons, Scott Merrill, of Long Beach, Calif., and Bill Merrill and Craig Merrill, both of Vero Beach; sister, Nancy Moore, of Green Valley, Ariz.; brother, Chester Knowles, of Scarboro, Maine; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Merrill.
Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Interment will be at South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth.
Arrangements are by Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory of Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
