Services for Merrill will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home beginning at 10:00 A.M. A visitation for family and friends will be held one-hour prior to the services. He will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Marshalltown. Memorials in Merrill’s name may be directed to the American Legion Post 46 of Marshalltown. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

He is survived by his daughter Stephenie (Randy) Stites, of Overland Park, KS; his daughter-in-law, Katherine Price, of Peoria; his seven grandchildren; his three great grandchildren; his sister, Kathryn Pfeiffer, of Peoria, AZ; and numerous nieces and nephews.