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Jean Stuart (Chace, Rogers) Merrill, 84, died May 21, 2018 at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, Florida.
She was born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and moved from Fairhaven, MA to Little Compton, RI to the Moorings in Vero Beach, FL.
She served as an organist in numerous churches, including the Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford, MA, where she played hundreds of services, weddings and funerals.
For the last 2 decades of her life, she was an active member at Christ Church in Vero Beach, regularly playing organ/piano duets with the Music Minister.
As a Life Master, she played Bridge with her first husband and met her second husband by playing that very game. She ran Duplicate Bridge games in New Bedford, and taught hundreds the intricacies of the game.
Survivors include: husband Greg Merrill Sr of Vero Beach, three children and three stepsons and their spouses; Susan (Roy) Bailey of NH, Steven Rogers of MA, Stuart (Leithia) Rogers of NYC, Gregory (Annette) Merril Jr. of MD, David (Julie) Merrill of ME, John (Heather) Merrill of CT, brother Charles (Margaret) Chace of MA, thirteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father William Stuart Chace of MA, her mother Muriel Mangham Chace, and her first husband, William Francis Rogers.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make any memorial contributions in her name to your favorite charities.
A Celebration of Life will be at a later date in Massachusetts.
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Martha Rogers - Cousin
May 24, 2018, 10:23 am
Sending love and hugs from Massachusetts at this sad time to all who loved “Cousin Jeanie”.
Sarah Alexander - Friend
May 25, 2018, 10:22 am
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Your mother was and is a beautiful soul. I pray you find peace in the love she shared with you during her time in this world and that which radiates from the next. Love, Sarah
Mary Lou Fitzgerald - Friend
July 18, 2018, 10:21 am
I am so saddened to read of Jeanie’s death, and send condolences to all her family. She was my “oldest” friend — we became pen pals at 10 years old, she from Fairhaven, me from Pittsburgh, and kept in contact until 2 years ago when I lost touch with her. I was trying to locate her again when I sadly came across her obituary. I have many happy memories of her and her mom, dad and brother who I met in our early years, and was fortunate to meet Greg also in about 2005. She was a lovely person and I feel so fortunate to have known her. Rest in peace, dear friend.