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Obituary for

Doris Alice Merrill

of North Chelmsford, MA

Mrs. Doris Alice (Gaudette) Merrill of North Chelmsford died peacefully Saturday evening, April 12, 2008 surrounded by her loving family and friends at her home in North Chelmsford, MA after an 8-year courageous battle with breast cancer.

She was happily married to Mr. Richard G. Merrill with whom she would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on May 11, 2008.     

Born in Nashua, New Hampshire on December 14, 1947, the daughter of the late Edward G. and Doris (Stancombe) Gaudette.  She was raised in Chelmsford and was a graduate of Chelmsford High School with the class of 1965.

She was employed as a cleaning technician with Pony Express Cleaning in North Chelmsford and more recently with Care Cleaners in Chelmsford Center.

Doris was an active member of the North Chelmsford Congregational Church where she also taught Sunday School classes for many years.

Doris loved playing golf and camping especially with family and friends in Vermont.
Besides her loving husband, Richard, she is survived by two cherished daughters, Wendy and Kimberly Merrill both of North Chelmsford, three brothers and two sister-in-law, Kevin and Nancy Gaudette, James and Babby Gaudette all of Nashua, NH, Bryan Gaudette of North Chelmsford, two sisters and their husbands, Debra and James Caisse of North Chelmsford, Cheryl and Robert Boucher of Pepperell, a brother-in-law, George and his wife Patricia Merrill and their family of N. Chelmsford, MA two nieces, Elizabeth and Kathryn Caisse, a nephew, Brett Caisse, an uncle, Herbert Stancombe of Ruskin, FL and several close family friends.

Doris was predeceased by her brother, Wayne Gaudette of North Chelmsford who died in 1954.

FUNERAL NOTICE

MERRILL, Doris A. (Gaudette) Merrill of N. Chelmsford, MA died April 12, 2008. Visiting hours Tues. 4 to 8PM at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME, 106 Middlesex St., N. Chelmsford, MA.  Funeral Service Wed. at 10AM at the N. Chelmsford Congregational Church, Princeton St. N. Chelmsford. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, N. Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in her name to the Lowell General Hospital Cancer Center, 295 Varnum Ave., Lowell, MA 01854. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com
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