Merry Lu Pusey, 82, of West Liberty, passed away at 8:19 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Rushsylvania on Oct. 27, 1937, a daughter of the late Harold Horn. She was also preceded in death by her stepmother Louise (Headings) Horn, and a sister, Nancy Stringer.
On May 31, 1956, Merry Lu married Ronald Pusey in Lawrenceburg, Ind., and he survives, along with her daughter, Karen (Gary) Contner, and their children Matt Contner and Alex (Sarah) Contner; son, Michael (Claire) Pusey, and their children Stephen (Meredith) Pusey, and Sean Pusey; daughter, Margaret (Darrell) Sanders, and their children Brett Sanders and Ryan (Annie) Sanders; sister, Marge (Max) Younce; brother, John (Rosalee) Horn; and several nieces and nephews.
Merry Lu and her husband owned and operated Hillside Greenhouse in West Liberty from April 1962 to November 1997. She was an avid reader who enjoyed working with horses and designing floral displays. She most especially loved her Boston Terrier, “Sadie.”
Pastor Kay Young officiates a funeral service at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, 101 Zanesfield Road in West Liberty. The family receives friends from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, and from 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at the funeral home. Burial follows in Fairview Cemetery in West Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made in Merry Lu’s memory to West Liberty Lion’s Club, P.O. Box 686, West Liberty, Ohio, 43357, or the United Church of Christ, 212 Newell Street, P.O. Box 427, West Liberty, Ohio, 43357.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home in West Liberty, and online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.edsfh.com.