Stucky, Merlin D. (1926-1975)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Jul 17 p. 2

Birth date: 1926

text of obituary:

Berne Industrialist Dies Unexpectedly

Berne, Ind. — Funeral services for Merlin D. Stucky, 49, assistant manager of the Berne Furniture Company, were held July 9 at the First Mennonite Church. Rev. Kenneth Bauman, the pastor, officiated.

Mr. Stucky died unexpectedly July 5 in Oregon while on a vacation trip. he, his wife Betty and daughter Kay, along with a son Kent Stucky and wife of Salem, ore., were driving from Salem to Portland when Mr. Stucky was stricken. Despite resuscitation efforts by members of the family, he was dead on arrival at a hospital. He had not been ill.

Mr. Stucky had been associated with Berne Furniture for nearly 20 years. Surviving in addition to his wife and children are two brothers, Edward, Berne postmaster, and Gerald, missionary to Colombia; and two sisters, Mrs. James Fox and Mrs. Curtis Bedsworth, both of Berne.