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Merle Albrecht Obituary

1/9/1926 - 7/29/2016. Former Durango native survived by his brother Ernest Albrecht (101), sister Liz Hillman (92), and 20 nieces and nephews.
Mr. Albrech served his country during WWII as a bombardier in the Pacific as a proud member of the Army Air Corps.
Interment will be held at a later date in a private service.

Published by The Durango Herald on Aug. 1, 2016.
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He was a kind and loving soul. I did not get to see him much, but I always remember him being great! He was so generous to me and my family. Thank you to Patty Nelligan for all her help with him. Sorry this took me so long, I did not see that we could leave a message before.

Robin Clifford

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April 27, 2018

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