Dame Margaret Coumbe Merkert Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on March 30, 2026, at the age of 84, Dame Margaret Coumbe Merkert (Gibbsboro, New Jersey) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dame Margaret Coumbe Merkert to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William Kendrick Coumbe and Margaret Florence Coumbe; and her sister Joan Leonard (John "Jack"). She is survived by: her husband Robert J. Merkert, Sr.; her children, Robert J. Merkert, Jr. (Joanne), Hope Merkert (late Kenneth Kuzman, Jr.) and Mom; her grandchildren, John Robert Merkert (Kayla), Ashley Lynn Barbieri (Christopher), Kyle Robert Merkert Kuzman, Bryce Ryan Merkert Kuzman and Ashton Peter Merkert Kuzman; and her brother Robert Coumbe (Pam). She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Marge's memory to either of two charities which were close to her heart: ** Margaret C. & Robert J. Merkert '59 Endowed Scholarship in Electrical Engineering.