By Patrick Kernan pkernan@timesleader.com
Nanticoke resident Doris Merrill of Nanticoke holds a photograph taken on her wedding day in this 2015 file photo. Merrill, a World War II veteran, died Thursday at the age of 97.
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Veterans Doris Merrill and Albert Burkevage of the Veterans Affairs make Their way down Wyoming Avenue during the 2011 Memorial Day Parade. Merrill died Thursday at the age of 97.
Times Leader file photo
Times Leader file photo
Doris Merrill, a well-known local woman who served her country during World War II, passed away on Thursday at the age of 97.