Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Merkle, 97, a resident of Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Indiana, and formerly of Claypool, Indiana, passed away at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. She was born on Sept. 14, 1916, in Blanca, Colo., to Wilbur Albert and Josephine Blanche (Pavy) Campbell. They were both Methodist ministers. She married Charles …read more.