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Obituary: Bentley A. Merrick DDS, 95, Lowville
Published: September 19, 2026
By: Provided by
Sundquist Funeral Home
Bentley A.
Merrick DDS
 Lowville, NY- Bentley A.
Merrick, 95, passed peacefully late Friday afternoon, September 18th with
his family by his side and under the care of Lewis County Hospice.
Bentley Atwood
Anson “Ben” Merrick was born on July 31, 1931 in Yonkers, New
York, the son of the late Bentley Almerin Glead and Jane
Clarissa (Atwood) Merrick. Raised in Millburn,
NJ, he graduated from Millburn High School in 1949, and went on to Hamilton College, and graduated from Penn
Dental, University
of Pennsylvania in
1956. Shortly after graduation he joined the navy and served from 1956 to
1958.
Ben was united in
marriage on July 12, 1958 in Norfolk, VA,
with Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Burns. Ben was finishing his naval
career on USS Pocono, the flagship for the 6th fleet, and Betty was
finishing school at William and Mary College (now Old Dominion University),
Norfolk Division. They enjoyed lots of laughs and fun during their 68 years
of marriage.
He opened his
dental practice, Bentley A. Merrick, DDS
PA in Chatham, NJ, which later became Chatham Dental
Associates.
He is survived by
his wife, Betty, their children and families, Susan Rose Merrick wife of
the late Dr. Bentley Atwood Howe Merrick, their daughters, Dr. Katherine
Merrick (Mitchell Joseph); and Jane (Alden) Merrick-Piper; Elizabeth J
(“Jenny”) Merrick (Gerard) Vecchio, their daughters, Sabine Vecchio
(Andrew) Baldwin and Mary A (“Lexy”) (Matthew Caraway - partner) Vecchio;
and Charles Brooks (Kathleen) Merrick; Dr. Akihisa (Yasuko) Harada, our
exchange student son; his niece and nephew, Jane (Robert) Miller; Davis
(Jeannine) Cutting.
Ben is
predeceased by his son, Bentley A. H. Merrick, D.M.D., Ben’s sister, Marian
and her husband, Davis Cutting, and two nephews, Robert and Richard
Cutting.
Ben deeply
admired his family. Giving time and devotion with
his family was the most important thing to him. He enjoyed tennis, golf,
bridge, platform tennis, and anything competitive. He always made friends
of all ages throughout his life. He also loved NY Yankee baseball.
Calling hours are
at Sundquist Funeral Home on Saturday November 7th from 10-11 with a short
service following. A luncheon will follow.
Donations can be
made in his name to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 266, Lowville,
NY 13367
or The LD Pankey Dental Foundation, Inc., One Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne,
FL 33149 or https://pankey.org/pankey-foundation/donation-form/
To share words of
condolence, please visit www.sundquistfh.com
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