08/13/2019 - Merry Rachetts

In compliance with her wishes, there will be no funeral services for Merry Christine Rachetts, age 64, who passed away on August 6, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

Memorials in Merry's name can be sent to P.A.W.S., c/o Dede DeVeny, PO Box 117, Alliance, NE 69301.

Merry was born on December 25, 1954 in Omaha, NE, the third child of Raymond L. and Winifred M. (Calhoon) Rachetts.

She graduated from Alliance High School in 1973 and worked in Alliance all her life. Her favorite job was the position she held as an Engineer on the Burlington Northern Railroad (later BNSF) until her retirement in 2016. During her career, Merry acted as Union Griever for the United Transportation Union, E.

Merry was preceded in death by her mother in 1989 and her father in 2009.

She is survived by sisters Kathi Brown (Dennis), of Chadron, NE and Linda Rachetto of Johnstown, CO; brother Mike Rachetts (Debbie)  of Riverside, FL; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.