Merle Sweet Rathbun Obituary
We are sad to announce that on April 11, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Merle Sweet Rathbun of Absarokee, Montana. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merle Sweet Rathbun to show support.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Merle Sweet is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Merle Sweet's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Frank Sweet and Violet Sweet (Johnson); her husband Ernie Rathbun; and her sister Francis Sweet Hager. She is survived by: her brother Ralph Sweet (Ailing Lu) of Waterloo, Montana; her nephew Frank Sweet of Waterloo, Montana; her niece Nolita Becker (Sean) of Helena; and her stepson Tim Rathbun (Dawn) of Byers. She is also survived by many other nieces, nephews and friends.
