Merrit O. Filler
Merrit O. Filler, 91, passed away peacefully at home on November 27, 2011. He was born to Edward
and Ella Filler in Harvey, ND on November 5, 1920.
At the age of 12, Merrit moved to Valley Springs, CA with his family and then to Lodi, CA. He attended local schools and graduated from Lodi Union High School in 1939. Merrit subsequently served six months in the Civilian Conservation Corps and prior to WWII, he became employed as a ship fitter at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in San Francisco.
On May 16, 1943, Merrit married the love of his life, Anna Mae
Baker. After WWII ended, he entered the carpentry trade in which he was employed until 1954. It was during this time that San Joaquin County initiated its Building Inspection Program and he became employed as one of the County's first Building Inspectors. At the end of his career in 1983, he retired as the Chief Building




