Samantha Grace Merrill "Waniyetu Hanwi" was born on January 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM at the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. Samantha made her journey to the Spirit World on January 30, 2024 in Mesa, AZ. Samantha changed the world while she was here, at least for us that loved her.
Samantha is survived by her parents, Aaron & Ashley Merrill of Mesa, AZ; sister, Shana of Mesa, AZ; paternal grandparents, Chuck & Char Swalberg of North Platte, NE; maternal grandparents, Jim & Julie Gardner of Kannapolis, NC; aunts and uncles, Adrian (Tanisha) Pate, Amanda (Alex) Anderson of Concord, NC, Stevie Flood, Skyler (Chandler) Flood, and Shane Merrill all of North Platte, NE, Jordyn Gardner of Kannapolis, NC, Alyssa Gardner of Phoenix, AZ, and Jeremy Gardner of Surprise, AZ; great grandmothers, Bernice Loafer-Goodro of North Platte, NE and Geraldine Hyman of Queensbury, NY; cousins, Oliver and Aaris both of Omaha, NE, Liam and Carson of Concord, NC, and Caiden, Isla, and Everest all of North Platte, NE, Cohen and Remington of Surprise, AZ; and many, many relatives that loved and prayed for Samantha.
Samantha was preceded in death by one sibling.