Albert L. Merrill

1935 - 2012

LISBON - Albert Lawrence "Larry" Merrill, 76, died unexpectedly at his

home in Lisbon on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

He was born in Auburn on March 14, 1935, to Albert E. and Margaret

(Juul) Merrill, the second of four children.

He grew up on a farm in Auburn, and attended Auburn schools, graduating

from Edward Little High School in the Class of 1953.

He graduated from Maine Vocational-Technical Institute in South Portland, ME

on June 23, 1955,

with a degree in Technology of Automotive Mechanics.

He served in the United States Navy from April 10, 1957, until his

honorable discharge on April 1, 1959.

On September 11, 1960, he married Muriel Agnes Jones, who predeceased

him on February 24, 2009. Their infant daughter, Donna Sue Merrill,

predeceased him on August 14, 1961. He was also predeceased by his

parents and stepmother.

After the Navy, he worked at R.I. Mitchell, and then for many years with

the Auburn Highway Department, retiring in 1997.

Mr. Merrill is survived by his daughter, Deborah (and Raymond) Carlson,

currently of Lisbon, ME and formerly of Jacksonville, FL; his son, Brian

Merrill, of Gardiner;

his grandchildren, Autumn (and Chris) McCahill, and Jeremy (and Aisha)

Carlson; and his great-grandchildren, Jasmine Carlson, Aidan Clayton,

Dillon and Logan McCahill, all of Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Merrill is also

survived by his sisters, Dorothy LeClair of Auburn and Mavis (and David)

Pomeroy of Detroit, ME; his brother, Leonard (and Carolyn) Merrill of

Loudonville, NY; and his brother-in-law, Melville Jones, Jr., of

Auburn. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Jeff (and Anne)

Pomeroy, Barbara Pomeroy, Albert (and Jane) Merrill (and great-nieces

Leslie Juul and Rebecca Merrill), Ernest Merrill, and Emily Merrill (and

her husband Mark Ottensmeyer).

He will be missed by all who knew him.

Funeral Notice:

Merrill, Albert L. 2/4/12. A funeral service will take place at The Fortin

Group / AUBURN on Sat. at 10 AM. Committal and interment will take place

later in the Spring in the family lot at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Instead of flowers, the family suggests donations in his memory to the Edward Little High School Alumni Association c/o ELHS 77 Harris St. Auburn, ME 04210 or to the charity of one's own choice.

A service of THE FORTIN GROUP / PLUMMER & MERRILL FUNERAL HOME, CREMATION

AND MONUMENT SERVICE, 217 Turner St. AUBURN, 783-8545