Merle married Shirley A Dibbern Ross on 9 Feb 1952 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Shirley (daughter of Henry M Dibbern and Mabel Leota Banta Dibbern) was born on 28 Dec 1932 in Delia, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 15 Dec 1994 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]