Carleen J. Hay Mertes, 84, died at 8:50 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, at the home of her daughter Lori.
She was born Thursday, April 1, 1937, in Chicago, a daughter of the late Oswald Hay and Grace Katke Hay.
Carleen was a member of the Miracle Mission Church in Mount Morris, Pa., and she loved Jesus Christ with all her heart. Carleen loved life and lived it to the fullest. She was known by many as the coolest mother and grandmother and was a homemaker.
Her husband, Robert F. Mertes, is deceased.
Surviving are four daughters: Carlette Mertes, of Pearidge, Ark., Lynnette Powers, of Mount Morris, Pa., Lori Blackwell, of Mount Morris, Pa., and Mary Mertes, of Mount Morris, Pa.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother, Harvey Hay, of Trevor, Wis.; her special companion, John Libscomb; and several nieces and nephews.
At the request of the deceased there will be no public visitation or services. Milliken and Throckmorton FH, Inc. Daryl L. Throckmorton Owner/Director, 324 Mount Morris Rd., P.O. Box 478, Mount Morris, Pa., have been entrusted with her arrangements. Burial will be private. The family ask that memorial donations be made to the ALS Association, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 416 Lincoln Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15209.
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