LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jeanette Merriman passed away peacefully on Dec. 3, 2016, with family in attendance.

Jeanette worked at Piedmont Lumber in Lakeport for 22 years as a bookkeeper/receptionist. 

Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Hildred Ketcham. She is survived by her husband, Bill Merriman; her daughters, Lisa Newell of Ruth Lake, Calif., Sara Mozzini and Donna Gibson; son, Dan LaFranchi; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all of whom loved her very much.

As per her wishes, no services will be held. A family memorial will be planned for a later time.

Donations can be made in her memory to the Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes at UCSF online at http://madisonclinic.ucsf.edu/ , clicking “contribute” in the upper right corner and attributing to Jeanette Merriman.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .