Jan Stenbeck’s wife Merrill McLeod: family, cause of death and inheritance

Jan Stenbecks wife Merrill McLeod family cause of death and

Merrill McLeod was married to the contractor and company manager Jan Stenbeck, whose life is portrayed in SVT’s “Stenbeck”. News24 works out some common questions that the Swedes google about Stenbeck’s wife McLeod.

Who was Jan Stenbeck’s wife Merrill McLeod?

Merrill McLeod was born on September 9, 1944 in Los Angeles, US The National Archives.

American Be the daughter Carolyn Waring Verkeck and Robert F. McLeod. Waring passed away in 2007, according to a obituary at Chapman Funeral. The father, who was a well -known publicist and editor, passed away in 2003 after complications from a stroke, according to Los Angeles Times.

When did Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck met?

Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck met in the early 1970s. This in connection with Stenbeck made a career at the US investment bank Morgan Stanley, according to Today’s industry.

More specifically, McLeod and Stenbeck should have met at an American Country Club, according to Aftonbladet.

Jan Stenbeck. Photo: Scanpix/TT

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When did Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck get married?

In 1976, Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck married. According to the National Archives, the wedding took place in Glen Head on Long Island, New York.

It was also there – in the farm Mayville Farm – that the couple and their family lived, says King Magazine.

Although McLeod and Stenbeck were married for several decades, no picture was taken on the couple in public and according to Aftonbladet, McLeod always kept a low profile.

– I’ve always stayed in the cloud. I have never been included in Sweden in any picture. That’s how Jan wanted it and I wanted it. I have my interests here in the US and have always wanted to remain anonymous in Sweden, she should have told Expressen in the early 2000s, according to Dagens Industri.

Did Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck have children?

Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck received, according to Svdfour children together:

  • Cristina Stenbeckborn 1977
  • Hugo Stenbeckborn 1979
  • Sophie Stenbeckborn 1980
  • Max Stenbeckborn 1985 and death in 2015 as a result of complications related to the disease diabetes type 1
  • Hugo Stenbeck and Cristina Stenbeck after a meeting in 2023. Photo: Stina Stjernkvist/SvD/TT
    Cristina Stenbeck at the Memorial Service for Corporate Leader PG Gyllenhammar in 2025. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
    Sophie Stenbeck in 2019. Photo: Pontus Höök/TT

    IN SVD podium “Dynasty” Sophie Stenbeck told about the grief after brother Max Death.

    – He was just on his way out when it happened, he would marry the same summer. I just don’t get it together.

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    Low Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck in divorce at his death?

    When Jan Stenbeck died, at the age of 59, August 19, 2002, he had applied for divorce from Merrill McLeod three years earlier. However, the legal process around the divorce was not clear, so at Stenbeck’s death, the couple was still married.

    After the death, McLeod traveled to the Stenbeck family’s estate Luerentzscheierhaff in Luxembourg to support the couple’s children.

    “We ask to undisturbed to mourn our immeasurable loss,” the family appealed then, according to Aftonbladet.

    Did Merrill McLeod take part of Jan Stenbeck’s legacy?

    As the divorce between Merrill McLeod and Jan Stenbeck did not gain legal force at the death of the contractor, question marks arose as to whether she would be allowed to take part in the inheritance.

    But in January 2006 it was clear: McLeod received no part of the inheritance – which was worth SEK 638 million – but an annual maintenance of SEK 1 million, reported Svd when.

    Merrill McLeod’s cause of death – was she sick?

    On February 10, 2006, Merrill McLeod died after a period of illness, according to New York Times. For Express told McLeod’s mother Carolyn Waring Verkeck about the death:

    – She was sick for a year. When she died, everyone was by her side, all four children, her brother and I. Of course, it was very sad, but calm and quiet.

    “It was a very nice and very private ceremony,” she further said about the funeral.

    McLeod turned 61 years old.

    Do Zoe Boyle Merrill play McLeod in the SVT series “Stenbeck”?

    Zoe Boyle plays Merrill McLeod in SVT’s series “Stenbeck”. Photo: Stella Pictures

    In SVT’s new drama series “Stenbeck”, which will portray Jan Stenbeck’s life, it is Jakob Oftbro that plays the lead role. The role of Merrill McLeod makes the British actress Zoe Boylewho previously participated in, for example, “Downton Abbey” and “Sons of Anarchy”.

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