DELAVAN – Donna Merrill, age 85, of Delavan passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. She was born on March 13, 1941 in Elkhorn to Donald and Althea (Bandlow) Scully. Donna was united in marriage to Jim Merrill in 1961 at St. Andrews Catholic Church.
Donna is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jim; a daughter, Mary Merrill (David Walters), of Houston, TX; two grandchildren, Kendall Walters and Greyson Walters; sisters, Linda Fritzler, of Racine and Diane Scully (John Madison), of Delavan; and nieces and nephews, Cindy Greer, Cheryl Farnsworth, Dawn Madison-Rewey, and Jeffrey John Madison.
Donna is preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Kim.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 7, 2026 at St. Andrews Catholic Church, 714 E. Walworth Avenue in Delavan. Visitation will be held from 10:30 A.M. until the time of the funeral on Friday at the church. Burial will take place at Spring Grove Cemetery in Delavan.
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