Merle Boice Fretz and Anna Fraser Morrill

Husband

Merle Boice Fretz

Born: 19 NOV 1895^[1] at Newberry, Luce, Mich.
Died: 11 FEB 1979^[2]
Buried: ^[3] at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Luce, Mich.
Married: 23 NOV 1921^[4] at Newberry, Mich.

Wife

Anna Fraser Morrill

Born: 02 AUG 1896^[5] at Killmaster, Mich.
Died: 18 AUG 1979^[6] at Newberry, Mich.
Father: Levi Morrill
Mother: Alice Electa Huntoon

Children

William M Fretz1931 – 1992

Born: 11 MAY 1931^[7] · Newberry, Mich.
Died: 28 NOV 1992^[8] · Rochester, Minn.

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth and death of William M Fretz rest on Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006 (secondary information) alone and have not yet been confirmed by a second source.

Michigan, Births, 1867-1902, item 3 p 120 rn 434; microfilm 2322564; Merle B Fretz, Newberry, Luce (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQZ2-4JM). Merle B Fretz. Sex Male. Event Date 19 Nov 1895. Event Place Newberry, Luce, Michigan. Source Details item 3 p 120 rn 434. Microfilm Number 2322564. Parents: William F Fretz (Father, Canada); Ethelya L Boice (Mother, Michigan). Cite: “Michigan, Births, 1867-1902”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQZ2-4JM : Tue Jan 14 16:10:41 UTC 2025), Merle B Fretz, 19 Nov 1895.
Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 45716360, Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Luce County, Michigan (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45716360/merle-b-fretz). CPL Merle B Fretz. BIRTH 19 Nov 1895. DEATH 11 Feb 1979 (aged 83). BURIAL Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Luce County, Michigan, USA. Corp US Army – World War I. Family Members: Parents William G. Fretz 1869-1949, Ethelyn L. Boice Fretz 1869-1932; Spouse Anna Fraser Morrill Fretz 1896-1979; Siblings Roger L Fretz 1913-1988.
Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 45716360, Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Luce County, Michigan (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45716360/merle-b-fretz). CPL Merle B Fretz. BIRTH 19 Nov 1895. DEATH 11 Feb 1979 (aged 83). BURIAL Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Luce County, Michigan, USA. Corp US Army – World War I. Family Members: Parents William G. Fretz 1869-1949, Ethelyn L. Boice Fretz 1869-1932; Spouse Anna Fraser Morrill Fretz 1896-1979; Siblings Roger L Fretz 1913-1988.
Ann Lisa Pearson, Morrill/Morrell Families Association Newsletter, 1(3): 3.
Ann Lisa Pearson, Morrill/Morrell Families Association Newsletter, 1(3): 3.
Ann Lisa Pearson, Morrill/Morrell Families Association Newsletter, 1(3): 3.
Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006, Obituary of William M Fretz, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, 1992 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPB-X8BK). William M Fretz, Head, Male, Age 61, Birth Date 11 May 1931, Birthplace Newberry, Michigan, Death Date 28 Nov 1992, Death Place Rochester, Minnesota. Event Type Obituary, Event Date 1992, Event Place Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota. Parents: Merle B Fretz, Anna Morill Fretz. Spouse: Avis Loretta Mclean. Children: Loretta Ann Verhaagh, William. Siblings: Barbara Bredow, Alice Otto, Mary Lee Heniz. Cite: “Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPT-4Y5L : Tue Oct 08 23:10:00 UTC 2024), Merle B Fretz in entry for William M Fretz, 1992.
Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006, Obituary of William M Fretz, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, 1992 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPB-X8BK). William M Fretz, Head, Male, Age 61, Birth Date 11 May 1931, Birthplace Newberry, Michigan, Death Date 28 Nov 1992, Death Place Rochester, Minnesota. Event Type Obituary, Event Date 1992, Event Place Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota. Parents: Merle B Fretz, Anna Morill Fretz. Spouse: Avis Loretta Mclean. Children: Loretta Ann Verhaagh, William. Siblings: Barbara Bredow, Alice Otto, Mary Lee Heniz. Cite: “Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPT-4Y5L : Tue Oct 08 23:10:00 UTC 2024), Merle B Fretz in entry for William M Fretz, 1992.