Kay Marvel (Doddridge) Merrill, age 88 of Cloquet, Minnesota passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023, at New Perspectives Senior Living in Cloquet. She was born on September 6, 1934, to Norval and Caroline (Habhegger) Doddridge in Cloquet. She grew up in Scanlon and attended school in Cloquet. Kay was united in marriage to Thomas “Buff” Merrill and the two built their home North of Cloquet. Their marriage was blessed with five children. Kay was known to many as their Avon saleswoman, or the “ding-dong lady” as her children lovingly coined.