On a recent Saturday, for no apparent reason, Lydia Merrill came to mind, making me wonder whether she was still living. A few days later, a call came saying that she wasn’t. She died the day I’d been ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Mardi Gras event space in downtown Boise will soon host its last event. The owner of the building, Lydia Merrill, passed away from complications related to COVID-19 in November of ...

Mardi Gras Ballroom in Boise closing its doors Saturday after nearly 60 years In November of 2021, owner Lydia Merrill died at 106 years old. The family decided no one cold keep it running better than ...

Merrill - Lydia Merrill of Oxnard, CA, 77, died of natural causes on February 13, 2021. She was born on July 7th, 1943 to Primo and Delphina Alviso in San Jose, California. She has two sisters, ...