Rosette Mary Merchant

FOREST DALE:

Rosette Mary Merchant, age 89, passed peacefully September 24, 2024, in Auburn, Maine.

Rose was born in Bennington on September 8, 1935. She was the daughter of Alva and Mary (Jones) Taft. She was a graduate of Pittsford High School, class of 1954. She married Walter Merchant in 1976 and they made their home in Sanford, Florida. They returned to Vermont, in 1982 to be near family. Mr. Merchant predeceased her in 1997. She was past member of the Forest Dale Christian Fellowship Church and Brandon Senior Citizens, where she had worked as a volunteer.

Surviving is her daughter; Donna Stevens and her husband Jeff of Greene, ME. In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by 2 brothers; Dalmer and Robert Taft.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 10:00 am at the Forest Dale Christian Fellowship Church. A private graveside committal service and burial will follow in the family lot, at Pine Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Friday, September 27, from 5-7 PM.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in her memory to; Forest Dale Christian Fellowship Church, 1895 Forest Dale Road, Brandon, VT 05733.

Arrangements by Miller & Ketcham of Brandon.