Merton Gustaf Lindquist was born May 15, l926 in East Hampton, CT, the fifth of six children, to Fritz Gerhard Lindquist and Odena Malvina (Quintin) Lindquist. Merton served his beloved country with honor in the United States Army 1944-46 and earned a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Philippine Medal of Freedom during action in the Philippines in April 1945 After the war, he led a long and productive career as a machinist and mechanical engineer, most recently with J.C. Barton & Co. in East Hampton CT and Susan Bates Co. in Chester CT. After retirement, he enjoyed more than twelve years living in the pleasant Cape Cod community of East Dennis, MA.

All his life, Merton was devoted to his family and home, putting his many craftsman skills to work at home improvements, vegetable gardening, and tinkering. He was especially gifted at woodworking and earned widespread admiration for beautiful furniture, exquisite finish carpentry, and delightful woodcarvings. Merton was a loving husband, attentive father, and kindly grandfather who was appreciated for his wisdom and warm humor, and for patiently and gently teaching lessons to children and grandchildren about hard work, honorable conduct, modest attitudes, proper use of time, patriotism, and the joy of Life.

Merton was predeceased by three loving wives, Elizabeth Brainard Lindquist (1929-61), Mary Hitchcock Lindquist (1934-79), and Mary Steele Lindquist (1924-2012), as well as brothers Conrad and Roland Lindquist, and sister Jeannette Barton. He is survived by his son, David Lindquist and his wife Jennifer of Cary, NC; his son Steven Lindquist and his partner Gary Sullivan of Wethersfield, CT; his step-daughter Jacqueline Dixon and her husband John of East Granby, CT;and his step-daughter Candis Pasternak and her husband Paul of Hopewell Junction, NY; sisters Christine Frontel and Pauline Markham, both of East Hampton, CT; and four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He passed away at home, surrounded by the family he loved, on July 16,2016. Arrangements are through the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc. in Hopewell Junction, NY. There will be no calling hours but a Memorial Service will be held at the home of Paul & Candis Pasternak on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 12:00 noon. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that gifts be made to Wounded Warrior Project and/or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Please visit Merton’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.