Emma D. Merselis, age 90, formerly of Cape Cod and Hawthorne, NJ passed away on December 18, 2009. Her husband, G. Clark Merselis and a daughter Lorraine Lewis Brown predeceased her. A son Garret Merselis and his wife, Nancy of Vernon, NJ, granddaughters Sarah Lewis, Taren and Kaylene Merselis, a grandson Daniel Merselis and a sister Vera Bibbings of Acworth, GA survive her. Emma graduated from Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ. She served as church secretary for 16 years at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Paterson. Upon moving to Hawthorne, she raised her family and was an active member at St. Clements Church and the Hawthorne Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary. She and Clark retired to Cape Cod in 1986, where they became members of St. David’s Episcopal Church and enjoyed many church functions. A Memorial service celebrating her life will be held at St. David’s Church in 2010. Interment of her ashes will be in the memorial garden alongside the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to St. David’s Episcopal Church, 205 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA 02664. Her loving memory will be with us always. BACK