Ellen Donnelly Sollars Merry, who was born and raised in Miles City, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at her home in North Carolina.
She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Custer County High School, graduating in 1943. After graduation she worked for the War Department during World War II at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and met a Marine, Joe Sollars, who she married in 1947.
After his discharge from the Marine Corps, they moved back to Miles City and had three children. Mr. Sollars was then recalled to active duty to fight in the Korean War and was killed in combat in 1951. She remained in Miles City, raising her three daughters until she moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1955. There she met her husband, John Merry, and later moved to Denver, Colo.; Roswell, N.M.; and Graham, N.C.
Mrs. Merry is survived by her husband, John Merry; three daughters, Bonnie Jo Waggoner, Laura Morris and Maggie Kryer; her brother, Dan Donnelly in Billings; a sister, Patricia Donnelly Cotton in Colorado Springs; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Pearl Donnelly; her sister, Elizabeth Donnelly; her brother, Albert Donnelly; her nieces, Karen Donnelly and Dianne Donnelly; and her nephew, Brian Donnelly.
She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Custer County High School, graduating in 1943. After graduation she worked for the War Department during World War II at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and met a Marine, Joe Sollars, who she married in 1947.
After his discharge from the Marine Corps, they moved back to Miles City and had three children. Mr. Sollars was then recalled to active duty to fight in the Korean War and was killed in combat in 1951. She remained in Miles City, raising her three daughters until she moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1955. There she met her husband, John Merry, and later moved to Denver, Colo.; Roswell, N.M.; and Graham, N.C.
Mrs. Merry is survived by her husband, John Merry; three daughters, Bonnie Jo Waggoner, Laura Morris and Maggie Kryer; her brother, Dan Donnelly in Billings; a sister, Patricia Donnelly Cotton in Colorado Springs; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Pearl Donnelly; her sister, Elizabeth Donnelly; her brother, Albert Donnelly; her nieces, Karen Donnelly and Dianne Donnelly; and her nephew, Brian Donnelly.
Ellen Donnelly Sollars Merry, who was born and raised in Miles City, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at her home in North Carolina.
She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Custer County High School, graduating in 1943. After graduation she worked for the War Department during World War II at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and met a Marine, Joe Sollars, who she married in 1947.
After his discharge from the Marine Corps, they moved back to Miles City and had three children. Mr. Sollars was then recalled to active duty to fight in the Korean War and was killed in combat in 1951. She remained in Miles City, raising her three daughters until she moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1955. There she met her husband, John Merry, and later moved to Denver, Colo.; Roswell, N.M.; and Graham, N.C.
Mrs. Merry is survived by her husband, John Merry; three daughters, Bonnie Jo Waggoner, Laura Morris and Maggie Kryer; her brother, Dan Donnelly in Billings; a sister, Patricia Donnelly Cotton in Colorado Springs; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Pearl Donnelly; her sister, Elizabeth Donnelly; her brother, Albert Donnelly; her nieces, Karen Donnelly and Dianne Donnelly; and her nephew, Brian Donnelly.
She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Custer County High School, graduating in 1943. After graduation she worked for the War Department during World War II at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and met a Marine, Joe Sollars, who she married in 1947.
After his discharge from the Marine Corps, they moved back to Miles City and had three children. Mr. Sollars was then recalled to active duty to fight in the Korean War and was killed in combat in 1951. She remained in Miles City, raising her three daughters until she moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1955. There she met her husband, John Merry, and later moved to Denver, Colo.; Roswell, N.M.; and Graham, N.C.
Mrs. Merry is survived by her husband, John Merry; three daughters, Bonnie Jo Waggoner, Laura Morris and Maggie Kryer; her brother, Dan Donnelly in Billings; a sister, Patricia Donnelly Cotton in Colorado Springs; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Pearl Donnelly; her sister, Elizabeth Donnelly; her brother, Albert Donnelly; her nieces, Karen Donnelly and Dianne Donnelly; and her nephew, Brian Donnelly.
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