Lexington, Massachusetts
1923 - 2020 (Age 96)
MERCK, Katharine Died peacefully on April 11 at Brookhaven in Lexington, MA, where she and her late husband Albert W. Merck had lived since 1998. The previous 46 years had been in their home in Mendham, NJ. Mr. Merck died in 2014. Born July 24, 1923, the daughter of Jeremiah and Katharine Evarts,...
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One year has passed.
Tonight I lit a candle and said a prayer for you, Patience, Will and their families.
Heather Brueggeman
April 11, 2021 | Needham, MA | Acquaintance
Kate was an important part of my life growing up in Morristown, NJ. As my mother's closest friend, and as she was the mother of my dear friend Friedrike, I spent many hours at her home in Mendham. I always thought of Kate as an aunt, she was always there for me. Her warmth, kindness, love, and wonderful laugh are what I remember most. Although for the record I always said I named my eldest daughter after my great grandmother, Kate Ammons, I really named her after Kate Merck for the role she...
Ridie Wilson Ghezzi
January 09, 2021 | Friend