| Since the exact death date was not given, the date of the newspaper article was used. Published in Pilot-Tribune, October 23, 1961
CHARLES MERRITT RITES SATURDAY
Funeral services were held Saturday at Campbell Mortuary for Charles W. Merritt, 62 years of age, of Elkhorn, who died on Thursday in an Omaha hospital.
The Rev. Smith of the Elkhorn Methodist Church officiated. Masonic services were held at the Blair Cemetery.
Mr. Merritt is survived by his wife, Gertrude, the former Gertrude Allen of Blair; one son, Delbert of Estherville, Ia.; three daughters, Mrs. Adele Givens of Omaha; Mrs. Ann Denker of Elkhorn; and Mrs. Charlotte Murphy of Northfield, New Jersey; three sisters, a brother and 11 grandchildren.
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