Elaine Doris Merryfield, 90, passed away on February 01, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on May 26, 1928 in Fairfax, South Dakota the daughter of Raymond and Alla (Rehigh) Opbroek.

She was a cosmetic saleswoman. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church and Sacred Heart Altar Society.  She loved to sew, making quilts and afghans for her children and grandchildren. She married Franklin "Dean" Merryfield on December 30, 1981, in Ness City, Kansas.

Survivors include her husband, Franklin "Dean" Merryfield of Ness City; son, Duane Pool and his wife, Faye, of Ness City; two daughters, Deborah Hawley and her husband, David, of Portland, Oregon and Sharon Erskin of Corpus Christi, Texas; stepson, Bradley Merryfield of Covington, Pennsylvania; two stepdaughters, Cheryl Rich and her husband, Wayne, of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Deana Armstrong and her husband, Phillip, of Ness City; sister-in-law, Ilene Norton of Ness City; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers.

Graveside service will be on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 10:00 A.M., at the Beeler Cemetery, Beeler, Kansas.  Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on February 4, from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Beeler Cemetery Fund.

Words of sympathy and support may be left for the family by writing in the guest book.