Roscoe John Merry, 83, of Galatia, Kansas died Friday, August 31, 2012 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas. He was born December 23, 1928 at Aurora, Illinois the son of Roscoe Cecil and Henrietta Maye (Howard) Merry. Roscoe married Barbara Louise Ann Strecker on March 30, 1977 at Riverton, Wyoming. He was a US Navy Veteran and served on the USS Perkins. In 2005 Roscoe moved to Otis, Kansas from Dubois, Wyoming. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Galatia, lifetime member of VFW Post #2301 in Monmouth, Illinois, American Legion and worked as a maintenance foreman for U.S. Plywood, Champion International and Louisiana Pacific. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Louise Ann Merry of the home; two sons, Ronald Lynn Merry of Phoenix, Arizona, Daniel Wayne Merry of Monmouth, Illinois; two sisters, Josephine Holmberg of Monmouth, Illinois, Sharon Miller of Rhinelander of Wisconsin; one brother, William W. Merry of Monmouth, Illinois; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Beverly McConnell and Eunice Estes. Memorial service will be held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Galatia, Kansas with Pastor Adam Wutka officiating. Inurnment will be held 11:30 A.M. Monday, September 10, 2012 at Warren County Memorial Park, LLC, in Monmouth, Illinois. There will be no public visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Lutheran Church in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, Kansas 67544.