Merchant, Bernadette A.

Bernadette A. (Ruane) Merchant, of Canton, passed away peacefully in her 100th year on January 29 surrounded by her loving family.

Beloved wife of the late Leonard G. Mother of Dr. L. Paul Merchant and his wife, Madeline, of Scituate, Michael D. Merchant and his wife, Lua, of Tustin, CA, John E. Merchant and his wife, Mary, of Falmouth, Rosemary Driscoll and her husband, Robert, of Warfordsburg, PA, and Ann Marie Giampietro-O’Donnell and her husband, Thomas O’Donnell Jr., of Falmouth. Daughter of the late Bernard J. and Delia J. (Dolan) Ruane. Sister of the late Lillian Flynn, Julia Beck, Mary Venckus, Joseph, John and Francis Ruane. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours at the Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home, 455 Washington Street, Thursday from 3-7 p.m. Funeral mass in St. John the Evangelist Church in Canton Friday at 10:30 a.m. Burial St. Mary’s Cemetery, Canton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Canton Senior Center, 500 Pleasant St., Canton, MA 02021, or to the St. John School Foundation, Box 604, Canton, MA 02021. For complete obituary and guestbook, see dockrayandthomasfuneralhome.com.

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