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William D. Merritts, 82, formerly of Revloc, passed away Aug. 4, 2025, in Yountville, Calif. He was born in Johnstown, son of the late William M. and Anne (Yonko) Merritts.
Surviving are brothers: George of Revloc, Peter of Greensburg and Jack (Victoria) of Lakewood, Colo.; and niece and nephews: Ann, Travis, Drew, Karl, Daniel and Andrew. Also surviving are special and dear friends and health advocates, Michelle Capp of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Rosalind Merritts of Hollidaysburg.
Bill graduated from Central Cambria High School (Ebensburg) in 1961 and Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh) in 1966 with a degree in civil engineering.
After graduation, he was employed with Dravo Construction Co. as a civil engineer. He then served in the U.S. Navy with an ensign commission upon graduation from Officers Candidate School at the Newport, R.I., Naval base. Bill was then assigned to Naval Intelligence in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon.
After his military service, Bill switched career paths to the information technology/computer field. Throughout his long and varied career, he held various technical/marketing/executive positions at the Interior Department, Westat Research, UnisysCorp. and Grumman Corp. He retired as Vice President at Fairfax Imaging.
Bill loved to travel and some of the remote places he visited were the Marco Polo silk trade route through present day Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as other foreign countries and Antarctica.
Although he lived most of his adult life in other states, he always cherished his days growing up in Pennsylvania. He kept in close touch with some of his high school classmates and attended most of his class reunions.
All services will be privately held at the convenience of his family.
Arrangements are by Plank, Stitt & Stevens Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg.
Interment will be at Geeseytown Cemetery, Hollidaysburg.
Condolences may be made at www.stevensfamilyfuneralhomes.com or Stevens Family Funeral Homes Facebook page.