Twelfth Generation

410. Anna Marie MERCK was born on 6 Apr 1923 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA.¹⁶⁵ She appeared in the census on 1 Apr 1930 in Humboldt, Kittson County, Minnesota, USA.⁷⁵ She graduated in Jun 1941 from Ada High School, Ada, Norman County, Minnesota, USA. She was an accountant in Warren, East Grand Forks and Saint Cloud, Minnesota.¹⁶⁶ She an honored member of the Business and Professional Women's organization in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA.¹⁶⁶ She was honored by Anna Marie's Shelter being named in her honor in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA. She died from complications related to emphysema on 11 Mar 2003 in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA.^77,167 She was buried on 14 Mar 2003 in Assumption Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.¹⁶⁷ She had Social Security Number 474-16-7848.⁷⁷

Anna Marie MERCK and James Michael WHALEN were married on 3 Aug 1942 in Ada, Norman County, Minnesota, USA. James Michael WHALEN (son of John Michael WHALEN and Mary Ann SULLIVAN) was born on 27 Sep 1919. He appeared in the census in 1920 in McDonaldsville Township, Norman Co., Minnesota, USA.⁶⁶ He appeared in the census in Apr 1930 in Lockhart Township, Norman County, Minnesota, USA.⁷⁵ He served in the military 1942 to 1945. In 1949 he was a plumbing contractor in Riverdale, McLean County, North Dakota, USA. He died on 23 Dec 1974 in Spokane, Washington, USA.¹⁶⁸ He was buried in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. Anna Marie MERCK and James Michael WHALEN had the following children:

498	i.	Living was born in 1943 in Ada, Norman County, Minnesota, USA.121,169 She graduated in 1961 from Mount Saint Benedict Academy, Crookston, Minnesota, USA.170 She took vows in the Benedictine Order in 1962 in Mount Saint Benedict, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, USA170 She was educated in liberal arts at Corbett College, Crookston, Minnesota, USA.170 She was educated in education, liberal arts and pre-dental science at St. Catherine's College, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.170 She received a degree in 1972 in University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.170 She received a degree in 1974 in University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.170 She served as an O-3, Navy Lieutenant, in the Public Health Service in 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a dentist in Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota, USA.170 She lived in Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, Crookston, Minnesota, USA in 2008.
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Anna Marie MERCK and Robert R. CRAIK were married in Aug 1969 in Watertown, South Dakota, USA. Robert R. CRAIK (son of Fred CRAIK and Elaine HEADRICH) was born on 6 May 1921.⁹⁶ He died on 13 Sep 1992 in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA.^77,96 He was buried in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA. He had Social Security Number 472-16-2658.⁷⁷