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1926
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2023
Mary Merila Obituary
Mary Merila, 97, of Minnetonka, MN formerly of Hibbing, passed away peacefully Thursday June 23, 2023.
She was born in Cherry, MN on April 28th 1926 to Josephine and George Glad.
Mary was married to Donald Merila until his death on October 13, 2004.
She is survived by her son Jim Merila, daughter Janet (Gary) Plager and grandchildren Ben Merila, Philip Plager, Katherine (Plager) Foster.
A celebration of life for friends and family will be held at Valentini's Supper Club from 2-5pm on Tuesday, July 11th.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Peter Esala
June 28, 2023
Sorry for your loss. I only met Mary a couple of times and she was a very nice person. Her husband Don was my boss at USS for 14 years - a real good guy.
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