LYNN — Jane L. (Merrill) Thomas, 87, of Lynn, passed away peacefully at the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody on Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Born in Haverhill to the late Coleman and Louise (Pingree) Merrill, she was raised in Georgetown, and then moved to Lynn after marrying her late husband Stanley E. Thomas of Lynn in 1955. Jane was a 1946 graduate of Perley High School in Georgetown and a 1950 graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
In her high school years she worked in the old Georgetown Pharmacy in Georgetown Square, and played organ at the First Congregational Church. After graduating college, she taught French and physical education at Maine Central Institute in Waterville, Maine, from 1950 to 1952. From 1952 to 1956 she worked in the cost department at the General Electric Company, West Lynn plant, where she met her husband. Upon leaving General Electric, she dedicated herself to being a lifelong homemaker.
She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and playing Bingo.
Jane is survived by her sons, William C. Thomas of Lynn and James S. Thomas of Rowley, her nephew, Daniel Merrill of Gaithersburg, Md., a nephew, Robert M. Merrill of San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, and a niece, Patricia Merrill Navarrete of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, an aunt-in-law, Barbara Pingree of Danvers and several grand nieces and nephews. She is the sister of the late Richard Merrill and the sister-in-law to the late Maria Marquez Merrill.
The family would like to thank the wonderful care by staff of the Arlington Household at the Brudnick Center for Living, Chelsea Jewish Foundation, North Shore Campus, where she was known to all as “Mama” or “Neighbor.”
Service information: Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 11 a.m., in the SOLIMINE FUNERAL HOME, 426 Broadway (Route 129) Lynn. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends respectfully invited. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday 10-11 a.m., prior to the funeral. Donations may be made to the Brudnick Center for Living, 240 Lynnfield St., Peabody, MA 01960. Directions and guest book at Solimine.com.