Verna Mae Merry
Verna Mae Merry, 89, died Nov. 29, 2003, at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson.
Born Sept. 19, 1914, at Galva, she was the daughter of Ben and Nina (Halsne) Severtson.
She received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Kansas.
She was a former high school teacher, having taught at Burns High School from 1937-1941.
On Jan. 2, 1942, she married E.E. "Pete" Merry of Burns. He died in 1992.
She had been a resident of Hutchinson since 1993, moving from Fall River Lake. In addition to being a high school teacher, she was a retired bookkeeper for Boeing Co., Wichita.
She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Survivors include a nephew and five nieces.
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