Carolee Merritt
March 25, 1940 – December 11, 2024
Carolee Merritt passed away peacefully at her home in Priest River on Dec. 11, 2024. She was 84.
Born on Mar. 25, 1940 to Bill and Mina Hirschi in Foster, she was the second of four children. She attended grade school in Foster, and later high school in Sweet Home.
In her younger years she worked in the fields around Sweet Home, picking strawberries, green beans,…