The Coloradoan : Fort Morgan, Colorado 10-17-01. : : Mildred Merkt : Mildred Merkt, 83, of Fort Collins, died Oct. 14, 2001, in Fort Collins. : No services are planned. Cremation will take place. Allnutt Funeral : Service is in charge of the arrangements. : Mildred Lamke was born Feb. 11, 1918, in Salina, Kan. to Gustoff William : Lamke and Laura Lorena Terry Lamke. : She married Harold T. Merkt on July 25, 1937, in Taos, N.M. He died in : February 1976. : A former resident of Center, she has lived in Fort Collins since 1974. : She was a homemaker. : Mrs. Merkt was a member of the Rebekah Lodge in Fort Collins. She loved : baking and sewing. Her children and grandchildren were her life. : Survivors include three sons, Harold L. Merkt of Fort Collins, Cliffton : E. Merkt of China Grove, N.C., Herb D. Merkt of Kersey; and two sisters, : Lonnie Myers of Westminster and Ellen Howard of Colorado Springs; five : grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. : She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harold T. Merkt, : and a daughter, Frankie Lorena. : : Editor's note: Obituaries are published seven days a week in . : Basic : : _________________________________________________________________ : Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp : : :