Elsie Merritt

A retired shipyard riveter during World War II, she died at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 84. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, March 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes Saturday from 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a son, Roger Merritt and wife Louise; sister, Helen Bridges; two grandchildren, Matthew and Timothy Merritt; numerous nieces and nephews; and two lifetime friends, Ellen Mac and Eunice. She was preceded in death by her father, Norvil Varnado; mother, Lillian Tidwell; seven brothers, infant sister, and a son, Ronald Merritt. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was one of the last of the Rosie the Riveters.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Friday, March 14, 2008
5pm8pm

Service

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Saturday, March 15, 2008
10am11am

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Saturday, March 15, 2008
11am

Cemetery

Resthaven Gardens of Memory
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816